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<br />El8 FLOODS OF 1965 IN THE UNITED STATES
<br />
<br />
<br />Area(jfrepo~,
<br />88'
<br />EXPLANATION. A.F ~~1:
<br />..5 KENTU......lI..Y ~
<br />Flood-determination point
<br />Number IXi'M"BSpand,s to
<br />tMti..table 1
<br />--4_
<br />Isohyet,showing amount of
<br />precipitation,in inches
<br />
<br />>- KENTUCKY
<br />----TENNEsSEE
<br />
<br />10 0
<br />I." I
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<br />10 20 30. 40. MI LES
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<br />FIGURE 9.-Location of flood-determination points and isohyets for March 24-29,
<br />:floods of March 29-31 in western Kentucky
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<br />Less rain fell in other areas of western Kentucky from the second
<br />storm, although the total rainfall in some areas approached that re-
<br />ported by the Weather Bureau station at Mayfield. The most severe
<br />'f16oUing occurrea on streamshamg imalludrimage basIns in areas
<br />where the rainfall intensity was great. For example, Town Branch at
<br />Clinton (sta. 11; drainage area, 1.40 sq mil had a peak discharge of
<br />512 cfs per sq mi and Perry Creek near Mayfield (sta, 8; drainage
<br />area, 1.72 sq mi) had a peak discharge of 1,080 cfs per sq mi, whereas
<br />Obion Creek at Pryorsburg (sta. 10; drainage area, 36.8 sq mi) had a
<br />discharge of 135 ds per sq mi. The peak discharge on Obion Creek at
<br />Pryorsburg has a recurrence .interval of 42 years. Rose Creek at Nebo
<br />(sta. 3; drainage area, 2.10 sq mi) had a peak discharge of 296 cis per
<br />sq mi, whereas East Fork Pond River near Apex (sta, 1; drainage
<br />area, 194 sq mi) had a peak discharge of 63 ds per sq mi,
<br />Table 7 lists gaging stations in the storm area, their drainage area,
<br />stages and discharges of previous maximum floods, and stages and dis-
<br />charges for the floods of March 29--31.
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<br />S~ARY OF FLOODS
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<br />TABLE i.-Flood stageB and diadtarges, March ~9-S1, in western Kentucky
<br />
<br />No.
<br />
<br />St~andpIaeeJ)f
<br />detennination
<br />
<br />1 "East Fork Pond RiVer near 194
<br />Apox.
<br />
<br />2 Tradewater River at Olne-y.. 256
<br />
<br />3 Rose Creek at Nebo_H______ 2.10
<br />
<br />4 South Fork Little River at 46. 5
<br />HopkinsvUle.
<br />.5 Little River near Cadiz...n.. 244
<br />
<br />6 East Fork Clarks River at
<br />Murray.
<br />7 East Fork Clarks River
<br />near Benton.
<br />
<br />8 Perry Creek near Mayfield..... L 72
<br />
<br />9 Mayfield Creek at Lovelace- 212
<br />ville.
<br />
<br />10 Oblon Creek a.t Pryorsburg.. 36.8
<br />
<br />11 Town Branch at Clinton.... 1.40
<br />
<br />12 Bayou du Chien near
<br />Clinton.
<br />
<br />1 Unknown.
<br />
<br />381.8490.70.4
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<br />Dra1nage
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<br />(sqmi)
<br />
<br />89.7
<br />
<br />227
<br />
<br />Known beto~ March
<br />Ma.rch 1965 1965
<br />Period Year
<br />
<br />Green River .basin
<br />
<br />1937,1940- 1957
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<br />
<br />Tradewater' River basin
<br />
<br />1937,1940- 1937
<br />",
<br />
<br />. i9si:M::::.-i967'- ....n.~~.
<br />29
<br />
<br />Cul1Iberland River basin
<br />
<br />1937-65__n 1957 ....um.
<br />.iii40:65::::Hiii5i-......u~.
<br />29
<br />
<br />Tennessee River basin
<br />
<br />1951-66.... 1952, uu__u..
<br />1957
<br />29
<br />'1937.:&::::ui937n u...nn.
<br />1938-&.... 1957 n.nn.,.
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<br />
<br />Maydeld Creek basin
<br />
<br />:Maximum f1.00ds
<br />
<br />G....
<br />height
<br />(feet)
<br />
<br />Discharge
<br />""'wo-
<br />Cfs rencein.
<br />"",,,
<br />(years)
<br />
<br />20.70 21,800 .nh.Uh
<br />29 18.33 12,400 10
<br />
<br />19.27 17,ooonmmn
<br />16.18 5,050 3
<br />7.46 1,230 .nn.n"
<br />6.72 622 (1)
<br />
<br />21.51 9,360.unnn.
<br />15.37 2-,960 3
<br />21.00 14,200nmmu
<br />15.50 6,050 2
<br />
<br />15.20 32,300._mum
<br />12.25 6,850 25
<br />17.8 (1).0..______
<br />11:10 36,OOOmmm.
<br />14.20 10,300 7
<br />
<br />.~::_::.:,_.!..:::::::~:.n.:}.r.....;i:;.:::::::j~;
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<br />........::::....___.m.h'3i. Ii 73 6,660 2
<br />
<br />Obion Creek basin
<br />
<br />1949...m...I949
<br />1961-65..._ 1957
<br />
<br />Bayo1l du. ChIen ba8in
<br />
<br />68.7
<br />
<br />1939-65..n 1951 nmum
<br />30
<br />
<br />13.'
<br />12.60
<br />29 12.82
<br />29 h.....n..
<br />
<br />(I) numm
<br />5,330..mn.n
<br />U70 42
<br />119 (1)
<br />
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<br />'<28
<br />
<br />6,88O.....n__.
<br />~860 2
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