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Summary of Floods Ir the United States During 1960 Summary of Floods ir the United States During 1960 By J. O. ROSTVEDT FLOODS OF 1960 IN THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1790-B Prepared in cooperation with Federal, State, and local agencies CNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1965 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE DTERIOR STEWART L. UDALL, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Thomas B. Nolan, Director For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.G. 20402 - Price 45 cents (pap^r cover) CONTENTS Page Abstract___-_--_____-__-____---_--__-______-___-___.____________ Bl Introduction._____________________________________________________ 1 Determination of flood stages and discharges_________________________ 6 Explanation of data_________________-__-___________________-_____- 11 Summary of floods of 1960_____________________________________ 13 Floods of: February 8-10 in northern California._______________________ 13 March 7-9 in southern Idaho.______,____-__-__-_-_____-____ 18 March 17-April 5 in central Florida.________________________ 20 March-April in the Skunk River and lower Iowa River basins, Iowa_ _________________________________________________ 24 March 29-April 6 in southeastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois.----.-.-_____________________________-. 27 March-April in eastern Nebraska and adjacent areas._________ 30 March 30-April 6 in New York___-_-_____---_-__-_-_--__-__ 47 April 15^19 in west-central Missouri.________________________ 51 April and May in northern Wisconsin and Michigan Upper Peninsula. ___ ___________-_-______-__-_-_--___-_-_-_-_-__ 53 May 4-6 in northwestern Arkansas and east-central Oklahoma. _ 58 May 5-9 in southern Mississippi.___________________________ 60 May 6 in south-central Missouri.- __________________________ 64 May 19-22 in southwestern Arkansas and southeastern Okla­ homa. ___-________________________-_--__-_____--___---_ 65 May 21-28 in south-central Minnesota.______________________ 67 May and June in Wyoming.._________-__--_--_______-_-__-- 70 June and July on the Texas High Plains._____-__________-_-- 73 June 11 in northwestern Kansas.___________________________ 76 June 17 near Binghamton, N.Y_______-________________---_- 78 June 19 near Timber Lake, S. Dak________-________-___.._ 80 June 20-21 in east-central Nebraska.---------.---.---------- 82 June 21-29 in Indiana.____________________________________ 85 June and July in Kentucky.-_______________________________ 89 June 25-July 1 on the Texas coast_________________________ 92 June 27 in the Niobrara River basin, Nebraska.______________ 96 July 2 in Madison, Wis____________________________________ 98 July 29-August 3 in central-western Florida._________________ 99 July 29-August 2 in southeastern North Carolina._____________ 102 July 31 and August 1 in southeastern Idaho.__--________-__-- 105 August 22-23 in Randolph County, N.C___________________ 106 Early September in Utah_______._________-__-___--_-__--_- 109 September 6 in eastern Puerto Rico______-------_---_--_---- HI September 11-14 in Eastern United States caused by hurricane Donna.________________________________________________ 119 September 16-28 in Florida.--...____-____-----___-__--_---- 129 October 16-30 in southern and south-central Texas.___________ 131 November 24-25 in northwestern Oregon and southern Wash­ ington _________________________________________________ 138 Index... ____..__._.________________--____-__________ 143 m IV CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS Page FIGURE 1. Map of conterminous United States showing location of flood areas of 1960 for which reports are prepared---- B2 2. Graph of rainfall depth versus recurrence interval of storms-_________________________________________ 4 3. Graph of rainfall depth versus duration of storms------ 5 4-7. Isopluvial maps of conterminous United States: 4. 10-year 1-hour storm.____-____-__--____-__--___ 5. 10-year 24-hour storm._--________----____--____ 6. 100-year 1-hour storm. ------------------------- 7. 100-year 24-hour storm.--_____-_-_--__-________ 8. Map of flood area, February 8-10 in northerr California. 9. Discharge hydrographs, South Fork Eel River near Miranda, Calif., and Feather River near Oroville, Calif_______________________________ 10-12. Maps of flood area: 10. March 7-9 in southern Idaho. ----------------- 11. March 17-April 5 in central Florida.____________ 12. March-April in Skunk River and lower Iowa River basins, Iowa.______________________________ 13. Discharge hydrographs of Skunk River ba^in, March- April in Iowa.____________________---_---------__ 14. Map of flood area, March 29-April 6 in southeastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois._______-__--___ 15. Map of area of floods of March-April in eastern Nebraska and adjacent areas.______________________________ 16-17. Water equivalent of snow on ground in eastern Nebraska and adjacent areas: 16. March 18-_________._..__..__.____.-- 17. March 25-__----_--_-_.______________________ 18-19. Total precipitation in eastern Nebraska and adjacent areas: 18. March 26-31--_------_.________-_-__- 19. April l-3--__-_---_---.--___----_----_.--__-- 20-32. Maps of flood area: 20. March-April in eastern Nebraska and adjacent areas.. 21. March 30-April 6 in New York___-_-_-__---___ 22. April 15-19 in west-central Missouri.___________ 23. April 24-28 in northern Wisconsin and Michigan Upper Peninsula-__________________________ 24. May 7-12 in northern Wisconsin ard Michigan Upper Peninsula._______._________ ____--_- 25. May 4-6 in northwestern Arkansas and east- central Oklahoma. __________________________ 26. May 5-9 in southern Mississippi.__-____--___--- 27. May 6 in south-central Missouri-__.___-_------- 28. May 19-22 in southwest Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma. _______________-___--__---__--_- 29. May 21-28 in south-central Minnesota._________ 30. May and June in Wyoming_______---___------- 31. June and July on the Texas High Plains. ________ 32. June 11 in northwestern Kansas-_-_--__--___--_ CONTENTS V Page FIGURE 33. Maximum rainfall depth-duration diagram; Bingharrton, N.Y., June 17.__________________________________ B79 34-47. Maps of flood area: 34. June 17 near Binghamton, N.Y_ _______________ 79 35. June 19 near Timber Lake, S. Dak_____________ 80 36. June 20-21 in east-central Nebraska____________ 83 37. June 21-29 in Indiana_______._________________ 85 38. June 21-24 in central Kentucky.______---______ 89 39. July 1-4 in northeastern Kentucky.____________ 90 40. June 25-July 1 on the Texas coast._____________ 95 41. June 27 in the Niobrara River basin, Nebraska. __ 96 42. July 29-August 3 in central-western Florida. _____ 99 43. July 29-August 2 in eastern North Carolina._____ 102 44. July 31 and August 1 in southeastern Idaho._____ 105 45. August 22-23 in Randolph County, N.C________ 107 46. Early September in Utah._____________________ 109 47. September 6 in eastern PuertoRico-__----_---__ 112 48. Relation of unit discharge to drainage area, September 6 in eastern Puerto Rico______--_--__-____-_-_____-_ 116 49. Discharge hydrographs, September 6-8 in eastern Puerto Rico--_-_----_---------------.--____-_____.__. 118 50-52. Map of flood area, Hurricane Donna floods: 50. September 11-14 in Florida___-______-____.____ 120 51. North Carolina to Delaware_-._______-__--_-__ 121 52. New Jersey to New England States.___.-___.___ 127 53. Accumulated rainfall, September 11-12 at four weather stations in southeastern New York_________________ 128 54-55. Map of flood area: 54. September 16-28 in Florida__-______--_--_-_--_ 129 55. October 16-30 in southern and south-central Te^as- 132 56. Isohyetal map, October 23-24, in Los Olmos C~eek watershed.. _________-___-_-----_____.__----_---- 133 57. Map of Escondido Creek basin showing flood-detention reservoirs and hydrologic instrument installations.___ 135 58-59. Rainfall-runoff hydrographs: 58. Escondido Creek subwatershed 1 near Ken?.dy, Tex., October 24-26_------___-_-_-_-_----- 136 59. Escondido Creek at Kenedy, Tex., October 24-26. 137 60. Map of flood area, November 24-25 in northwestern Oregon and southern Washington....-..---.------- 138 TABLES TABLE 1. Flood stages and discharges, February 8-10, in nortl 3rn California.. _______________________________-_--_ B16 2. Flood damage in coastal basins of California in February. 17 3-7. Flood stages and discharges: 3. March 7-9, in southern Idaho--------..---------- 19 4. March 17-April 5, in central Florida._____________ 21 5. March-April, in Iowa.____-_______-____--_------ 25 CONTENTS Page TABLE 6. March 29-April 6, in southern Wisconsin and north­ ern Illinois.-.--------------__--______-. B28 7. March-April, in eastern Nebraska and adjacent areas_ __-___--_________--__----_--_________ 36 8. Damage, in dollars, of floods of March and April in eastern Nebraska and adjacent areas..---.-___________ 45 9 Damage, by type, of floods of March and April in eastern Nebraska and adjacent areas.__---_--_._.____.____ 46 10-19. Flood stages and discharges: 10. March 30-April 6, in New York...-.-._,.____--___ 48 11. April 15-19, in west-central Missouri-____________ 52 12. April 24-28, in northern Wisconsin ard Michigan Upper Peninsula__-____________---__-_-______ 55 13. May 7-12, in northern Wisconsin an*} Michigan Upper Peninsula______________-____ ._ ._._.___ 56 14. May 4-7, in northwestern Arkansas1 and east- central Oklahoma.. _ ____ _ __-__--_-__-_______ 59 15. May 5-9, in southern Mississippi_________________ 62 16. May 19-22, in southwestern Arkansas and south­ eastern Oklahoma... _ __--___--___-_________-_ 66 17. May 21-28, in south-central Minnesota,.......____ 69 18. May and June, in Wyoming___________________ 71 19. June and July on the Texas High Plains..._______ 74 20. Daily rainfall at selected rain-gage stations in rorthwestern Kansas, June 4-15-__--_----_---__--_--__--__-_--_- 77 21. Flood stages and discharges, June 19, near Timber Lake, S. Dak___---___-____---__--______-_-__.--_-_-___- 81 22.
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