FLOOD00419

• County: Jefferson
• County: Park
• Community: Buffalo Creek
• Title: The Buffalo Creek Flash Flood of July 12, 1996 Draft - A Reconstruction of Rainfall and Meteorology
• Date: 7/12/1996
• Prepared For: CWCB
• Prepared By: Henz Meteorological Services
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

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Storm total rainfall in Buffalo Creek basin on July 12,1996

BUFFALO CREEK DRAINAGE BASIN RAINFALL
July 12, 1996 (Storm 1-4 Toeals)

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2.15 2.25 2.37 2,'
-G' 1.\11 2.74 3.22 3.10 3.26 3.25 3.21 ',2
l.;< 2.50 3.77 4,25 4.54 4.15 3.97 4.21 4.37 4.70 4.78
1.< 2.15 2.85 3.48 4.05 4.62 5.18 4.99 .,n 5.34 5.32 5.21 ..n.
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1.27 2.01 2.98 3.29 3.92 3.95 4.46 4.38 -US 5.43 5.06 4.92 5.51 5.97 5.S-J 3.27
L, 1.ir 2.4' 2.49 3.16 3.64 3.80 3.51 3.77 3.98 4.55 5.07 5.35 5.75 5.85 6.29 ,{.
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1.60 1.72 2.14 2.14 3.00 3,06 3.44 3.51 3.69 4.15 4.86 .c.54 4.76 5.01 5.38
O.4.rJ 0.87 1.60 1.12 2.31 2.09 2.36 2.60 3.03 3.21 3.11 3.61 .00 3.67 3.81 3.93 4.2J
104' 0.62 0.82 1.67 1.37 1.88 1.\13 2.01 2.38 2.75 2.83 3,03 3.16 3.43 3.35 3.16 2.70 2 .
01 0.70 1.29 1.02 1.70 1.51 1.43 1.48 1.60 2.07 2.16 1.99 2.11 2.23 2.09 2.17 2.25 2.15 2 ,
oL, 1.00 1.19 1.22 1.82 1.63 1.25 1.36 1.74 1.77 1.67 1.77 1.85 1.70 2.04 1," 'no 1,41 31
.83 0.90 1.37 1.34 1.64 1.57 1.HI 1046 1.59 1.59 1.65 1.79 1.80 1.76 1.56 11"
~33 0040 0.60 0.57 1.15 1.15 1.37 1.68 1.80 1.84 1.72 1.89 1.71 lur ~
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0.37 0.37 0.78 0.84 1.23
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0,1 ,7 0.57

ClOt TIl: 2.09 3,~' '.7S 7.CO 13.'" I~.!.(I 16.&7 18.S1 22.71 28.8\ 29.\& 30.(2 31.61 3'.'" 3UlO n.2f 3~.S3 ~0.09 C4.2t 3.5.'1 21.01 !B.3S

C.llo1C.,I: 7 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 11 12 12 11 10 11 12 8 7 5

Col.A~\l.: 0.52 0.58 0.82 0.78 1.36 1.33 1.53 1.69 2.07 2.23 2.43 2.54 2.87 2.97 3.25 3.57 3.85 3.64 3.69 4.44 4.14 3.67

RowTTL ~ ROWA~o.
6.77 , 2.26
11.31 2.21
25.45 . 2.83
42.78 11 3.89
54.09 13 4.16
67.97 17 4.00
68.73 17 4.04
59.23 17 3.48
47.04 17 2.77
39.58 18 2.20
32.80 19 1.73
28.90 19 1.52
22.76 16 U2
17.94 16 1.20
9.79 11 0.89
5.94 0.74
1.29 3 0.43
l.,ul.: 542.43 218

Baslo 1I2-Squar. Mil. Av.rag.: 2.49

Baslo 112-Squarl Mil. Max: 6.29

% of Buln > 1.00~: 84%

% of Basin> 0.50": 04',1;,

Peak 30-mlnut. Basin 112-Squar. Mill Rainfall: 3.42

"/. ofB3sln.>0.25~: 99"/.

Peak 12.mlnut. Basin 1f2-Square Mile Rainfall: 1.14

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