UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Harold L. Ickes, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY W. C. Mendenhall, Director
Water-Supply Paper 869
FLOOD OF AUGUST 1935 dtf MUSKINGUM RIVER o O z < 5 BY i ;> ^, C. V. YOUNGQUIST AND W. B.
WITH SECTIONS ON THE ASSOCIATES METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOOT ^ ;j . » BY * V WALDO E. SMITH AND A. K. SHOWALTEK 2.
Prepared in cooperation with the * ^* FEDERAL EMERGENCY ADMINISTRAflCg^ OF PUBLIC WORKS ' -o
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1941
jFor sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. G. - * * « Price 40 cents (paper)
CONTENTS
Pag« Abstract---.--_-_-__-__-___--______.-__-_---_---_-__-_--_-__-.-_._ I Introduction.______1 Administration and personnel---______--_-_____-__--______-__ 3 Acknowledgments ______-______-----_--__--__-______3 Geography ______6 Topography, drainage, and transportation______6 Rainfall...--_---.-__------.-_------__..---_------_---- 7 Population, industry, and mineral resources_---_-__--______--__ 8 Flood control-___-_-___-__-_-__-____-_--_-_-__--_--__.____--_- S General features of the flood-______9 Damage.-__-______--____-__--__--__-_-____--______-____--__ IT Meteorologic and hydrologic conditions, by Waldo E. Smith______19 General features of the storm.___-____-______---_____--__--_ 19 Records of precipitation.______21 Antecedent rainfall.______29 Meteorology of the storm, by Albert K. Showaiter.--_---___-______29 Records of flood stage and flood discharge.____-___-______-____....__ 31 Flood discharge-______-__-___----____--______..___ 32 Tuscarawas River at Clinton..-___--_-___-______.____--__ 33 Tuscarawas River near Dover_-______.______34 Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstown______36 Muskingum River at Dresden_-_____-______38 Muskingum River at McConnelsville---__-_--_____-______-__ 39 Sandy Creek at Sandyville.______41 Nimishillen Creek at North Industry_-.___-_-______-___ 42 Sugar Creek at Strasburg____-_____-______.___ 43 Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville._-_-_____-_-______-__-___ 44 Black Fork at Loudonville------_----____--__--___-_-_-_ 45 Mohican River at Greer-_____-__---___-______.,____ 46 Walhonding River at Pomerene____-______..______..___.__ 47 Clear Fork at Newville______-----___-___-___-____..___-_- 48 Jerome Fork at Jeromeville-__---_--_-_--_--______.______49 Lake Fork near Loudonville______.______50 Kokosing River near Millwood______51 Killbuck Creek at Killbuck______-_-____-_-_-______53 Wills Creek at Birds Run______54 Licking River at Toboso--_------_-_--_----______--___ 55 Salt Creek near Chandlersville_-__---__-_-_.______-__ 56 Supplementary records of flood discharge.___.__..__..______-.__ 57 Muskingum River at Coshocton______.______58 McGuire Creek at Leesville dam site, near Leesville_._.______59 Conotton Creek near New Cumberland..______59 Indian Fork at Atwood dam site, near Atwood.______60 Stillwater Creek at Piedmont dam site, at Piedmont-__.____.__ 60 Stillwater Creek at Tippecanoe.______60 Brushy Fork near Tippecanoe___--_____-______-____--__ 61 Records of stage at locks and dams on the Muskingum River------61 in IV CONTENTS