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E54 FLOODS OF 11165 IN THE UNITED STATES 1140 1 North Fork Sheep Creek nea.rManlla.. 2 Middle Fork Sheep Creek above Hickerson Park nea.rManUa. . Middle Fork Sheep Creek at H1ckerson Park near Manila. , Sheep Creek above South Fork and above diversion canal near Manila. S South Fork Sheep Creek near Manila.. . Sheep Creek near M~nila_~_. 7 Sheep Creek at gap near Manlla. . Beaver Creek above Browne Lake Dear Manila. , Carter Creek above Deep Creek near Manila.. 10 Deep Creek at mouth Dear Manlla. 11 Carter Creek at State High- wa,y44nea.rManils.. 12 Ashley Creek above Red Pine Creek nearVern.al. 13 Can CanyonnearVernaLn_ 14 Strawberry River tributary near Duchesne. 15 Antelope Creek at U.S. ~way 40 near Myton. 16 Iron ash near Green River_ 17 Crescent Wash above dam near Crescent Junction. 18 Crescent Wash at Crescent Junction. I' lvie Creek above diversions near Emery. 20 RoadS Creek at diversion near Loa. 21 Rabbitbrush Creek near Bicknell. 22 Government Creek near BicknelL 22 C~te Hollow near dalo. SU~Y OF FLOODS E55 TABLE 21.-Flood stages and discharges, June-August, in Utah I I I I I 41' EXPLANATION .' Flood-determination point Numbtn-con'e~to tlzati10tab!e21 No. Stream and place 01 determinatiOn I I I J I I J I UTAH 39' J i :/ /, , , .' " ,- Sevi/fLake Milford 0 I I , I I I Ced., C,,\r Vi'T'flin Rive'f 20 0 I", I 80 MILES , 40 , 60 20 , FrGlTRE 24.-Location of floo.d.determination points, June-August in Utah. Rains of high intensity at high altitudes in the Uinta Mountains on June 9-11 and the melting of the unusually heavy snowpack caused flooding of several streams (sta. 1-12). The storms caused very little runoff from the lower altitudes. The worst flood in 40 years hit the Sheep Creek area on June 10 and 11 causing damage estimated at $660,000 to roads and bridges. Damage in the Ashley National Forest-to Deep Creek bridge, Trail Creek-Carter Creek bridge, and 2i American Fork: above South Fork: near American Fork. 25 South Fork of American Fork at South Fork Ranger Station near .A.merica.n Forie. 26 American Fork a.t Riverside ~~a.reanea.rAmeriCa.n 27 _ Utah Lake tn"butary near Elberta. See footnotes at end of table. 381.8490.70.8 Maximum floods Drnlnag, "'.. (sqml) Known belore June 1965 Jun.. Angust 196.\ Gog, height (feet) Period Year Green River basin 10 n_h_U....._.._.. June 10 10 n_h__.hhU.n.. June 10 n....n._ 10 u_.n_____n____._ June 10 ......_n_ 27 _nnn__nn___n_ June 10 h._n_n_ 12 ._.n_nn_h_n.__ June 10 n___nu_ 42 1943-61 1948 w.m_._ 6.06 _*_un_hu"n.n June 10 9.36 93.2 __nnhnnhhm June 11 _mnm. 9 n........h..hh. June 10 _nn_u.. i7 __".__"_.".hh. June 11 _n___.u_ 11 77 58 "' 1.7 200 179 1" &23.3 nhnnn......... June 11 ._.nn_h nhnhUhh..h. June 11 _..u..h. _..h..un........ June 10 12.13 .hhU_.u._.n_u July 22 h..h._.. 1960-65 1963 numm 11.36 _hU.....un_._._ July 22 16.52 ......._..u__n_._ July 22 ....._.n_ ._.n_.n_hunu_ Aug. 19 nnnnn _________nn___u_ July 31.....___.. 1959-65 1961 uwmh 13.08 mmm__nuhn1uly 31 23.57 Dirty Devil River basin 50 1950--65 1965 13.24 _..u...nuu..u_ July 25 15.06 9L 6 nunU.._'_____.. July 31 ___mun 2.62 ......n..nunn_ July 31 n......n 4.82 ....._._nnnu_.. July 31......nn 16.16 ...n_nnh....... July 31 .___n.h. Jordan Riv<< basin 40.3 u.....n_h...._n July 18 n~__U_U 8.5 _..n._n_._.un_~ July 18 _uunn_ 57.6 ..uuu.___.n___. July 18 _.uu__u 4.71 1961-65 1963 _.mnm !lL35 ..nn..n.._._.... July 18 12.83 Discharge R=- ers rence interval (years) 1320 21.5 1220 21.3 1270 Q.6 '42.5 00 11.630 27.4 1,020 .....h.n 2,320 23.7 2,620 22.7 1110 28 1870 21.5 '580 'U 1,610 21.9 1,410 '&8 3.3, 600 (~) 177.n___nu_ 2,560 (') 31,660 21.1 320,000 39,920 (') 22.7 l,t60 n........ 4,160 .50 700 unnnn 1.420 21.3 3487 23.6 32,780 (&) 32,430 (e) 32,430 (S) 3400 '1.5 392 21.3 31,890 21.7 101dmmh 713 29,7