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Floods of April-June 1953 in Louisiana and Adjacent States Floods of April-June 1953 In Louisiana and Adjacent States FLOODS OF 1953 Prepared under the direction of ]. V. B. WELLS, Chief, Surface Water Branch GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1320-C Prepared in cooperation with the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas and with agencies of the Federal Government UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1959 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FRED A. SEATON, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Thomas B. Nolan, Director For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office Washington 25, D. C. PREFACE This report on the floods of April-June 1953 in Louisiana and adjacent States was prepared in the Water Resources Division, C.G.Paulsen, chief, under the general direction of J. V. B. Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch. The data presented in this report was collected and com­ piled under the supervision of the district engineers, Surf ace Water Branch, as follows: Louisiana, F. N. Hansen; Mississippi, I. E. Anderson; and Texas, Trigg Twichell. The report was assembled and the text prepared in the Baton Rouge, La., district office under the direction of M. F. Cook, assistant district engineer. The collection of basic records of stage and discharge in the area covered by this report is apart of the continuous cooper­ ative program with other Federal agencies, and with many State organizations. Records of discharge are collected by the U. S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the following agencies: The Louisiana Department of Public Works and the Louisiana Depart­ ment of Highways; the Mississippi Geological Survey; in Texas, the Texas Board of Water Engineers, the Sabine River Authority, and the Lower Neches Valley Authority; the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; and the U. S. Weather Bureau. Ill CONTENTS Page Preface ....................................................... Ill Abstract....................................................... 155 Introduction ................................................... 156 Acknowledgments............................................... 157 General description of the floods ................................. 158 Flood damage .................................................. 164 Meteorology and precipitation. ................................... 167 Meteorology, by U . S. Weather Bureau........................ 167 Precipitation................................................ 169 Measurement of flood discharges. ................................ 169 Stages and discharges at stream-gaging stations. .................. 171 Explanation of data........................................... 171 Mississippi River basin Homochitto River at Eddiceton, Miss. ....................... 179 Homochitto River at Rosetta, Miss.......................... 180 Buffalo River near Woodville, Miss ......................... 182 Red River: Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La ........................ 183 Red River at Shreveport, La ............................... 184 Bayou Dorcheat (head of Loggy Bayou) near Minden, La .... 185 Flat River: Bayou Bodcau near Sarepta, La..................... 186 Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La. ........................... 187 Bayou Pierre: Wallace Bayou: Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La. ................... 188 Cypress Bayou near Keithville, La ............... 189 Saline Bayou near Lucky, La ............................ 190 Black Lake Bayou near Castor, La .................... 191 Saline Bayou near Clarence, La.......................... 192 Nantachie Creek near Montgomery, La ................... 193 Cane River: Kisatchie Bayou: Little Sandy Creek at Kisatchie, La ................. 194 Bayou Jean de Jean: Hemphill Creek near Hot Wells, La. ................... 195 Red River at Alexandria, La ............................... 196 Ouachita River: Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La. ................ 197 Bayou D'Arbonne near Dubach, La..................... 198 Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne near Bernice, La...... 199 Cornie Bayou near Lillie, La. ...................... 200 Ouachita River at Monroe, La ........................... 201 Boeuf River near Girard, La. ......................... 202 Bayou LaFourche near Crew Lake, La .............. 203 Big Colewa Bayou near Oak Grove, La .............. 204 VI CONTENTS Page Stages and discharges at stream-gaging stations--Continued Mississippi River basin--Continued Red River--Continued Ouachita River--Continued Tensas River at Tendal, La........................... 205 Bayou Macon near Delhi, La ....................... 206 Bayou Castor near Grayson, La ....................... 207 Dugdemona River: Little Dugdemona River: Garrett Creek at Jonesboro, La ............... 208 Dugdemona River near Jonesboro, La ............... 209 Dugdemona River near Winnfield, La. ............... 210 Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La. ................. 211 Big Creek at Pollock, La .......................... 213 Mississippi River Delta Chefuncte River near Folsom, La........................... 215 Tangipahoa River at Robert, La ............................ 216 Tickfaw River at Holden, La ............................... 217 Natalbany River at Baptist, La........................... 218 Amite River near Darlington, La ........................... 219 Comite River near Olive Branch, La ..................... 220 Comite River near Comite, La........................... 221 Amite River near Denham Springs, La ...................... 222 Bayou Manchac: Ward Creek at Seigen Lane, near Baton Rouge, La ...... 223 Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La. ..................... 224 Bayou Courtableau (head of Bayou Teche): Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, La ......^.............. 225 Bayou Courtableau at Washington, La ....................... 226 West Protection Levee borrow pit channel: Bayou des Glaises: .Bayou du Lac: Chatlin Lake Canal near LeCompte, La ........... 227 Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at Moreauville, La . 228 West Protection Levee borrow pit channel near Plauche- ville, La .......................................... 229 Big Darbonne Bayou at culvert, near Krotz Springs, La. 230 Bayou Courtableau at weirs, near Krotz Springs, La.......... 231 Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, La ............................ 232 Bayou Carencro near Sunset, La............................ 233 Bayou Fusilier: Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La ...................... 234 Mermentau River basin Bayou des Cannes (head of Mermentau River) near Eunice, La . 235 Bayou Plaquemine Brule: Long Point Gully near Crowley, La .................... 236 Bayou Nezpique near Basile, La ......................... 238 Calcasieu River basin Calcasieu River near Glenmora, La ........................ 239 < Calcasieu River near Oberlin, La........................... 240 -- .. Whiskey Chitto Creek: Tenmile Creek near Elizabeth, La..................... 241 Whiskey Chitto Creek near Oberlin, La ................... 242 Bundick Creek near Dry Creek, La .................... 243 CONTENTS VII Page Stages and discharges at stream-gaging stations--Continued Calcasieu River basin--Continued Calcasieu River near Kinder, La ........................... 244 Beckwith Creek near DeQuincy, La. ...................... 245 Hickory Branch at Kernan, La ........................ 246 Sabine River basin Sabine River near Mineola, Tex ............................ 248 Lake Fork Sabine River near Quitman, Tex ............... 249 Big Sandy Creek near Big Sandy, Tex..................... 250 Sabine River near Gladewater, Tex ......................... 251 Sabine River near Tatum, Tex. ............................. 252 Sabine River at Logansport, La. ............................ 253 Tenaha Creek near Shelbyville, Tex ...................... 254 Bayou San Patricio near Noble, La ....................... 255 Bayou San Miguel near Zwolle, La ....................... 256 Sabine River near Milam, Tex. ............................. 257 Palo Goucho Bayou near Hemphill, Tex ................... 258 Bayou Anacoco near Leesville, La ....................... 259 Bayou Anacoco near Rosepine, La. ....................... 260 Sabine River near Bon Weir, Tex ........................... 261 Big Cow Creek near Newton, Tex ........................ 262 Cypress Creek near Buna, Tex .......................... 263 Sabine River near Ruliff, Tex .............................. 264 Cow Bayou near Mauriceville, Tex ....................... 265 Neches River basin Neches River near Neches, Tex ............................ 266 Neches River near Alto, Tex ............................... 267 Neches River near Diboll, Tex ............................. 268 Neches River near Rockland, Tex. .......................... 269 Angelina River: Mud Creek: Lake Tyler near Whitehouse, Tex................... 270 Mud Creek near Jacksonville, Tex..................... 271 Angelina River near Lufkin, Tex ......................... 272 Attoyac Bayou near Chireno, Tex. ..................... 273 Angelina River near Zavalla, Tex ........................ 274 Dam B Reservoir at Town Bluff, Tex. ....................... 275 Neches River at Town Bluff, Tex ........................... 276 Neches River at Evadale, Tex.............................. 277 Village Creek near Kountze, Tex. ........................ 278 Summary of flood stages and discharges .......................... 279 Magnitude and frequency of floods ................................ 287 Flood-crest stages ............................................. 295 Miscellaneous discharge measurements........................... 308 Index.......................................................... 319 ILLUSTRATIONS
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