<br />UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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<br />WALTER J, HICKEL, Secretary
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<br />GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
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<br />William T. Pecora, Director
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<br />CONTENTS
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<br />Abstractnn_ ___ _ n _ _ n n n n__ hn _ _ n__ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __. n_ _ _ _ n_ nn E1
<br />Introduotiou______ _ ______ ____ __ __ ____ __ __ __ _ _ _ ___ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ 2
<br />Determination of flood stages and dischargesnnunn_uun___u__n 4
<br />Explanation of dats_nnnn__nn__________h___nn__n____n__n 5
<br />Summary of floods_n___n_nnn____"_____un_n___n__nnn__n_ 6
<br />January and February in Hawaii, after Stuart H. Hoffard (1965)____ 6
<br />February and May in eastern Texas, by Leo G. Stearns__________n 14
<br />March 26 in Sevier County, Tenn., by William J. Randolph__nnn 15
<br />March 29-31 in western KentUCky, by C. H. Hannum_______hhh 17
<br />March-May in the upper Mississippi River basin__________________ 20
<br />April in the Little Sioux River basin, Iowa, after Harlan H. Schwob
<br />(1966)n_n_ nn~------- _ h_ n _ n____ ___ n_ n n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ nn n 21
<br />April-May in northwestern Minnesota, by D. W. Ericsonh___U_U 23
<br />May 14-15 in the northern Black Hills, S. Dak., by R. E. Westuu_ 28
<br />May 22 in southeastern Nebraska, by H. D. Brice___uuuun____ 31
<br />May 30-31 in the vicinity of Carlsbad, N. Mex., after Ralph W.
<br />Clement (1967)________ _ h _ ____n_____ __hn ___ _ _ __n_ ______ _ 34
<br />May and June in Wyoming, by Stanley A. Druse and Kenneth B.
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<br />Rennick_____ _ _ ____ _____ ____ ___ __ ____ __ __ _______ _ __ _ _____ _ __ 39
<br />June in Nebraska, by H. D. Brice__u_uu__u___nu____u___u 49
<br />June-August in Utah, by Elmer Butler_h______U_u_uu______h 53
<br />June 11 in Sanderson Canyon, Tex., by Leo G. Stearns_uuuuu__ 59
<br />June 15 in the Yellowstone River basin near Glendive, Mont., by
<br />Melvin V. Johnson_uu_________uuu___u__u___nuu__u_ 61
<br />June in the South Platte River basin, Coloradoh___u______________ 62
<br />June in Arkansas River basin, Colorado, Kansas, and New Mexico__ 63
<br />June 17--18 in the Rio Hondo valley, southeastern New Mexico,
<br />after Arden D. Haeffner (1967) __Un__h__nn_nnnn_n____ 65
<br />July in Nebraska, by H. D. BriCeuHhu__UU_____hU___nUn 68
<br />July 18-23 in northwestern Missouri, by James E. BowiehU_UUn 71
<br />July 23 in the vicinity of Hillsboro, Ohio, after William P. Cross
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<br />(1966)_____________________________________________________ 81
<br />July 24 in southeastern Kentucky, by C. H. Hannum.H_Un____,u 84
<br />July 24 in the vicinity of Clinchmore, Tenn., by William J. Randolph_ 86
<br />July 26 near Echo, Oreg., by D. D. Harris____u_u_____n_____n 88
<br />August 22 in the Yellowstone River basin near Greycliff, Mont., by
<br />MclvinV.Johnson.__________________________________________ 90
<br />September 1 in north-central Kentucky, by C. H. Hannumuu___u 91
<br />September 3D-October 3 in southwestern Alabama, by J. F. McCain_ 93
<br />October 17 in the Cimarron River basin, Oklahoma, by L. L. Laine_ _ 99
<br />November and December in southern Calliornia__u_____n_uuu 100
<br />November and December in Arizona and New Mexico, by B. N.
<br />Aldridge.___________________________________________________ 102
<br />Selected referencesn_ __________ ____ ___ ____ ____ _______________ ______ 104
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<br />Index____________________________________________________________ 107
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