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I reduced to IS0,000 c.f.s. at Garden City, 49,000 c.r.s. at Kinsley, and 33,000 C.!.5. at .Great,Bend. 31. Agricultural flood.ing in Kansas was extensive; thousands of acres of cropland and pasture. were flooded. .In the ~estern portioo of the state, wheat which was ready..ra.be harvested was destroyed. Livestock losses were high as little warning preceded the arrival of the floodwaters. Flooding of wheat crops_and. loss of livestOCK were sOlIIcwhat less in the central portion oft:he state.. 32. Flooding of the AT~SF RaiLway roadbed and tracks was wide- spread. It was especially severe where the river and railroad werc in close prOXimity. In the western portion of the state along the Arkansas Rivet,. most of the highway crossings were flooded. The bridges that were built higher than the approaches were effective in confining most of the damage to the approaches. 33. Urban flooding in Hamilton County waS mostly in Syracuse, the county seat of Hamilton County. The floodwaters entered Syracuse about 1 p.m. on 17 June 1965 and flooded the town south of the raUroad tracks. The railroad embankment served as a dike and prevented the flood from entering the northern portion of the community. The local water supply system,which depl!nds on wells south of the Arkansas River, was severely damaged. The waterline crossed the river on State High_ way 27 bridge and was broken when both bridge approaches were destroyed. The local sewer system was slightly damaged but did not become inopera- tive. I I I 34. Urban flooding in KearnyCounty was slight. At Lakin a successful flood fight prevented the floodwater fr~ damaging utilities and business establishments. The only urban damage incurred was to the basements of three houses. 35. The floodwaters entered Garden City in Finney County on the evening of 18 June, and by 9:30 p.m. had exceeded the flood levels attained in the 1951 flood. A hydrograph of the Arkansas River at Garden City 1$ shown on plate 16. About 300 families in the southern part of town were evacuated ahead of the flOOd, which attained its maxi_ lIIUIII level by 11 p.m. During the afterloon of the 18th,a sandbag dike waS constructed along the railroad tracks through the city. This dike prevented the floodwaters from entering the business section of the eity, but minor flooding occurred behind this dike due to the flow overtopping the storm sewer gates and backing up the storm sewers into the streets behind the dike. However, nearly aU of the damages were confined to the area south of the tracks. The county fairgrounds were inundated by the floodwaters; all equipment, furniture, and wooden buildings were extensively damaged. The old National Guard Armory, whi~h was used as a city wa~chouse, WAS inundated to a depth of about 5 feet. The new National Guard Armory also was flooded. ", lheyare The Garden City Park and Zoo areas were located near ~he river and were flooded e:nensivelyflooded. to II depth of about " five feet. ing cages, damaged. Most of the animals had been evacuated. Improvements includ. fences, buildings, and playground equipment were severely 37. All utilities in Garden City and its environs were damaged by the flood. Three main sewer1ines to the sewage treatment plant were broken. An overhead telephone cable which crosses the Arkansas River was knocked down by the flood. 38. The flooding of residences'in other communt~iea in Finney and Gray Coun~ies was minor, with the exception of the town of Ctmarron .where five blocks were flooded. The power substatien south of Cimarron was washed from its foundation by tbP flood, and the sewage plant at Ingalls was hoavily damaged. Approximately 80 miles of county roads in the two counties were damaged. Livestock losses in Finney and Gray Counties were light as most of the ranchers had tim, to move cattle to high ground. , 39. The floodwaters entered Dodge City about 9 p.m. on 19 June and attained a maximum stage of 17.12 feet, 92,000 c.f.s., by 10 p.m. of the same day. A hydrograph of the Arkansas River at Podge City is shown on plate 17. About 1,500 people were evacuated from thcir homes in low- lying sections of the city south of the railroad tracks and were moved to schools, churches, and homes of friends on higher ground. As the flood entered the city, it was coafined by the railroad embankment which prevented the flood from entering the main business district. An attempt waa made to force the flood away from the area between the railroad tracks and the Arkansas River by sandbagging a atreet normal to the river and adjacent to the Dodge City Park. This attempt failed and areas south of the railroad were inundatod. Water attained depths up to eight feet on both sides of the river. Duringthel;leightoftheflood,numerousfires broke out in the northern section of the city which is located on high ground out of the floodplain. The fires resulted frolll excessive pressure in the gas mains which caused pipes to burst. When inundated, pressure regulating equipment became inoperative. ". swimming uated. ~e Dodge City Park area,comprising a park, stadium, pool, and"f. ~oo,was extensively flooded. The animals pavilion, o.>ere evac- 41. The suburban community of Wilroads Gardens also waS extensively flooded. Wi1roadsGardensislocatedontherightbankoftheArkansas Riveraboutfourmi1esdownstreamfromDodgeCity. Floodwater depths were over four feet inmost of the area with depths up to seven feet in some locations. Flows breached a levee upstreaafrom Wilroads Gardens and cut a channel through the community. The floodwaters crossed culti- vated fields and damaged land and destroyed crop~. The new channel pre~ vented access to damaged areaS and delayed rehabilitation and restoration. ". attained Floodwater reached Kinsley early on the morning of 21 June and a maximum stage by noon of r~e ~ame day ~ith a ppak d\~rhargp of "