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<br />10,000
<br />
<br />8000
<br />
<br />6000
<br />
<br />4000
<br />
<br />2000
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<br />~ soDa
<br />()
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<br />4000
<br />
<br />3000
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<br />2000
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<br />FLOODS OF 19'65 IN THE UNITED STATES
<br />
<br />SU~RY OF FLOODS
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<br />
<br />TABLE 14.-Flood stages and discharges in the Platte River basin, May, in east-
<br />central Wyoming
<br />
<br />
<br />Box Elder Creek near Careyhurst.
<br />Drainage area, 202 SQ mi
<br />
<br />No,
<br />
<br />Streamand place
<br />ot determination
<br />
<br />Drnlnag,
<br />"".
<br />(sqmi)
<br />
<br />Sheep Creek near MarshalL 61.0
<br />2 Muddy Creek near Glen. 122
<br />rock.
<br />3 Deer Creek below Millar di- 212
<br />version at Glenrock.
<br />
<br />\p'" '.
<br />. reVlOUS maXll~l1Um ot recor~
<br />1911, 1915-24, 1928-33. 1935-65
<br />
<br />4 North Platte River near 11,481
<br />Glenrock. 3 12, 365
<br />Box Elder Creek at Box- 63.2
<br />elder.
<br />6 Box Elder Creek near 202
<br />Careyburst.
<br />
<br />La Prele Creek ne~r D9ugl~s.
<br />Drainage area, 135 sq mi
<br />
<br />7 La Prele Creek near 135
<br />Douglas.
<br />S La. Prele Creek below La 152
<br />Pre1e Reservoir.
<br />9 Wagonhound Creek near La 112
<br />Bonte.
<br />
<br />""
<br />
<br />10 La Bonte Creek near La 281
<br />Bonte.
<br />
<br />
<br />12 North Platte River at Orin. 18.837
<br />313,695
<br />
<br />17 Horseshoe Creek near Bin-
<br />ford.
<br />18 Horseshoe Creek near CSSSIL
<br />20 Horseshoe Creek near
<br />Glendo.
<br />
<br />--Previous maximum of
<br />record,1919-65
<br />
<br />23 North Laramie River near
<br />Garrett.
<br />
<br />o
<br />
<br />1 Not determined.
<br />2 Site and datum then in use.
<br />S Contributing drainage area.
<br />
<br />13
<br />
<br />14
<br />
<br />15
<br />
<br />16
<br />
<br />FIGum: 19.-Discharge of selected stations for May 13-16 il1 east-central Wyoming.
<br />
<br />MAY
<br />
<br />Maximum floods
<br />
<br />Known before
<br />May 1965
<br />
<br />May 1965
<br />
<br />Gag,
<br />height
<br />(feet)
<br />
<br />1961-65____ 1961 ___~n..n 9.40
<br />nnn_nnn_unn 14 8.88
<br />__n..._.____....h. 14 __n__nn
<br />191&-24, 1924 __n__.u _ ~ 6. 5
<br />1928-33,
<br />1935-65.
<br />
<br />Discharge
<br />Ratio
<br />Cfu to
<br />Q,.
<br />
<br />850 _un..h.
<br />660 (I)
<br />2,160 (I)
<br />2,840.._.nnn
<br />
<br />9,45
<br />U2
<br />&10
<br /><64
<br />&08
<br />9.04
<br />
<br />12,800 4.3
<br />6,ooo.hh___U
<br />16,000 (I)
<br />l,otO ."hhu_
<br />4,MO" 3.1
<br />2,360 n..uuu
<br />
<br />Period Year
<br />
<br />.......,..h_...n_. 14
<br />1960-65__n 1962
<br />nnnnnn_nnn_ 14
<br />1946-51, 1964 ........,.
<br />1962-<5,
<br />.nnhnnnnnn_ 14
<br />1911, 1933 n_hh'_'
<br />1916-24,
<br />1923-33,
<br />1935-6'
<br />nnnnnn_nnn. 14
<br />1920-65nn 1920 m___nd
<br />.nn__nnnnnu_ 14
<br />1962-65nn 1964
<br />n_n__nnn_n_u_ 20
<br />1916-24, 1937 unnnn
<br />1929-32,
<br />1937-65.
<br />__..n._.....,.,n.. 14
<br />191&-24, 1923 ..,uu...
<br />1928-33,
<br />1935-65.
<br />n.nnh_UU.,U.. 14
<br />1895-99, 1899 _...._....
<br />1917-18,
<br />1924,
<br />1958-65.
<br />
<br />110
<br />180
<br />211
<br />
<br />_nnnnnnnhn_ 15
<br />1961-65___. 1964
<br />nnuu_____nnu_ 14
<br />1962--65.___ 1962 ______m.
<br />u_uu_nuhunn 14
<br />191&-18, 1935 ___umn
<br />1921-24,
<br />1923-33,
<br />1935-65,
<br />u_un..._____u_n 14
<br />19M-65____ 1964
<br />14
<br />
<br />ILB'
<br />11.4
<br />l2.oo
<br /><82
<br />U,
<br />210.00
<br />
<br />8,250 2.9
<br />1,2OO_...nnn
<br />7,300 3.5
<br />507 'hhh__.
<br />573.hh___n
<br />2,oooun_.nn
<br />
<br />ILB8
<br />27.5
<br />
<br />3,500 " L6-
<br />2,750_____n_n
<br />
<br />46
<br />
<br />10.60
<br />27.2
<br />
<br />8,770 2.5
<br />23,3OOmm___.
<br />
<br />IQoo
<br /><66
<br />&91
<br />U8
<br />7.70
<br />&80
<br />
<br />23,800 (I)
<br />427..n._n._
<br />5,900 1.6
<br />498._._n.___
<br />4,780 .91
<br />11,9OO._.n_....
<br />
<br />7.15
<br />'"
<br />&78
<br />
<br />5,000 .88
<br />362 'h.n._n
<br />1,200 .48
<br />
<br />JUNE IN SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING
<br />
<br />Floods in southwestern Wyoming in June were the result of a com-
<br />bination of rainfall and snowmelt runoff from streams which flow
<br />northeasterly from the Uinta Mountains (fig. 20), The Uinta Moun-
<br />tains were overlain with heavy late-spring snowpack at the time the
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