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<br />FLOODS OF 1965 IN THE UNITED STATES
<br />
<br />TABLE 27.-Flood stages and discharges, July 18-2'3, in northwestern Missouri
<br />
<br />S~Y OF FLOODS
<br />
<br />E79
<br />
<br />Known before
<br />July 1965
<br />
<br />July
<br />H'"
<br />
<br />G"",
<br />beight
<br />(feet)
<br />
<br />TABLE 27.-FlQodstQ.ges and discharges, July 18-23, in northwestern Missouri-Con.
<br />Maxlmum floods
<br />
<br />Ma.xim1ll11 floods
<br />
<br />Drainage
<br />~'"
<br />(sqmi)
<br />
<br />No,
<br />
<br />Stream and place
<br />of determina.tion
<br />
<br />Period Year
<br />
<br />Discharge
<br />Recur-
<br />Cfs renee
<br />interval
<br />(years)
<br />
<br />No.
<br />
<br />Stream and place of
<br />determination
<br />
<br />Rock Creek basin
<br />
<br />Known before
<br />July 1965
<br />
<br />July Gage
<br />1965- height
<br />(teet)
<br />
<br />Drainage
<br />=a
<br />(sqmf)
<br />
<br />Discharge
<br />Cis Recl1I'~
<br />"'no.
<br />inter"O'a.l
<br />(years)
<br />
<br />1 Rock Creek at Rockport____
<br />2 Boney Branch at Rockportu
<br />
<br />11.1
<br />16.0
<br />
<br />40.1 _u__+hn_n__+hh
<br />.76___.___udu__n__.
<br />
<br />18_______... 8,260
<br />18 h__n._.. 5,f1I0
<br />
<br />4 Missouri River at Rulo,
<br />Nebr.
<br />
<br />25.60 358,OOO____.n...
<br />16.12 85,000__________
<br />
<br />18 Grove Creek tributary near
<br /> Edgerton.
<br />19 Alger Creek: at Camd&ll.
<br /> Point.
<br />20 Linn Branch tributary at
<br /> Grayson.
<br />21 Camp Bnmch atArLey____..
<br />22 Little Platte Ri'lerat Smith.
<br /> ville.
<br />23 Second Creek at Linkville__.
<br />24 First Creek near Nashua...n
<br />25 Fil:st Creek near Linkvilleh.
<br />26 Uttle ;Platte River tribu-
<br /> tary near SmithviHe.
<br />Z1 Platte River at Platte Dity..
<br />
<br />Tarkio River basin
<br />
<br />.3 TarkioRiveratFairfax.~n.
<br />
<br />""
<br />
<br />1922-65..n 1929
<br />1242
<br />
<br />22.~ ..n._UU_dn.____
<br />.n".u_."".n. 16,300 h..n.n.
<br />20 19.63 9,440 4
<br />
<br />Missouri River main stem
<br />
<br />418,905 .~~~::::u~~~nmn20'
<br />
<br />Little Tarkio Creek basin
<br />
<br />Period Year
<br />
<br />Platte River basin-Continued
<br />
<br />1.03 ____.....nnn..n.
<br />2.36 ..n..4hnun..n.
<br />.79 un'HUhnnn...
<br />
<br />19.n_n.n_
<br />19 n..n.n.
<br />19 .n..nn_
<br />
<br />2,770 12.8
<br />3,000 !l.9
<br />2,410 12.8
<br />li,43Q '1.6
<br />~:~::::::::::
<br />76,600 14.0
<br />10,000 12,9
<br />3lD
<br />'"
<br />4,430
<br />1,270
<br />114,000
<br />
<br />..m-1T2
<br />11.8
<br />12.0
<br />
<br />11.8
<br />
<br />5 Staples Branch near Bur.
<br />lington Junction.
<br />
<br />28 Missouri River at ~sas
<br />City.
<br />
<br />38.0
<br />36.2
<br />22."
<br />
<br />625,OOOun.___.:
<br />~~:::::::::::::
<br />
<br />0.49 1959-65nn 1964
<br />
<br />19
<br />
<br />15.72
<br />10.94
<br />
<br />430uUh.n.
<br />50 <2
<br />
<br />Mill Creek basin
<br />
<br />9.78 nn..U__Unnun 19......n..
<br />243 i~~:::: i~ :::::::: ~~:i
<br />.nnnnn.nnhn 20 44.8
<br />9.99 nnn.......h.nn I9 __.....0..
<br />.55 1%9-65__.. 1961 'h...in 13..25
<br />hnmm..n..nn 19 18.,40
<br />5.23 .hnnnn.....h.. ~ .n...~...
<br />.44 .Unnn_...._...__ 1:9.n.......
<br />2,400 .hnhnn____u... ~ n._n.n_
<br />
<br />MilDOurl River main &tem
<br />
<br />489,200
<br />
<br />1844n__... 1844
<br />. ~~~:::~~::. '::~:h n---2i"
<br />
<br />6 Mill Creek at 'OregoDnn.n_
<br />
<br />29 Blue River near Kansas
<br />City.
<br />
<br />44.46 41,000..__..__n
<br />18.95 3,m 2
<br />
<br />4. 90 .:~::~::::..:~~__m~.i9.
<br />
<br />'l'.l0
<br />3.85
<br />
<br />2,730 Uh.n""
<br />'" 2
<br />
<br />Nodaway Ri.basln
<br />
<br />Blue Rh-er bastn
<br />
<br />188
<br />
<br />1935~5..n 1961 'mnn
<br />20
<br />
<br />7 NDdaway River near Bur'
<br />lingtonJnnction.
<br />8 Lincoln Creek near Fillmore.
<br />
<br />1,240
<br />
<br />1922-65nu 1947
<br />1249
<br />
<br />nnnn'n__n.h 32,000 nn'.n._
<br />nnn.. 219.69 n..'U'.n.__n....
<br />19 8.4 7,120 2
<br />19n.....u. 6,170 11.2
<br />
<br />20.7
<br />
<br />Little mue River basin
<br />
<br />30 Little Blue River near Lake
<br />City,
<br />
<br />9,460u____n..
<br />5,200 2
<br />
<br />184
<br />
<br />'~~~::::":~~h.h"20'
<br />
<br />27.94
<br />25.03
<br />
<br />9 M1ssowi River at St. Joseph_ 424,300
<br />
<br />MiSS011rl River main stem
<br />
<br />Fishing River basin
<br />
<br />27.2 370,OOOnmmn
<br />26.82 397,000...nn_n
<br />18.22 119,000'...nnn
<br />
<br />188Lnn.1881
<br />.~~:::=n::~~._---h20.
<br />
<br />31 Flailing River near Rooster.
<br />ville.
<br />32 Clear Creek near Kearney...
<br />33 East Fork F1shiD.g River at
<br />Excelsior Springs.
<br />34 Fishhlg Riv~ at Miltondale.
<br />
<br />Platte River basin
<br />
<br />10 Platte River at Ravenwood.
<br />11 One Hundred and Two
<br />River near Maryville.
<br />12 White Cloud Creek near
<br />Maryville.
<br />13 Big Slough near Wilcox......
<br />14 Platte RIver near A~ncy ~..
<br />
<br />15 Jenkins Branch at Gower.n.
<br />16 Malden Creek near Gowern.
<br />17 Mitchell Branch near Edger-
<br />ton.
<br />See footnotes at end of table.
<br />
<br />486
<br />'"
<br />
<br />.1.~~____.......I~..__'U--i9 SIt-if
<br />l~m. 1947 mnm 21.20
<br />hmmun__m'n 19 11.20
<br />6.06 1949-65___. 1949 mmn 13.41
<br />Unnmnnnm.. 19 10.63
<br />1.30 1950-65m. 1964 .mm: 6.43
<br />...___nnnnu____ 19 3.33
<br />1924-30, 1941 mm__ 30.46
<br />1.......
<br />U__'___.____h'nn 20 36. Oli
<br />2.72 1950--65'h. 1964 ...nn. 10.71
<br />20 13.27
<br />2O....nn__
<br />19......nn
<br />
<br />1,760
<br />
<br />9.24 ::::::::::::::::::::
<br />1.56 hnnnnnnuuh
<br />
<br />11,000 n'U",n.
<br />680 <2
<br />14,2OO.mun..
<br />2,520 <2
<br />4,100 Unn....
<br />1,030 5
<br />1,040 'Uhn...
<br />320 3
<br />5O,<XlO ____n____
<br />53,000 &I
<br />2,420 __.Hh.n
<br />3.460 12.0
<br />12,100 13.1
<br />3,490 12.8
<br />
<br />2U
<br />29.4
<br />2J10
<br />
<br />19un....__
<br />
<br />nnnnnnnn____ 19 nn.nn.
<br />1947o.nou 1947 nU~n '23.7
<br />1951--65m. 1951 nu___ 15.3
<br />"...nnnnunm <19 16.05
<br />1947uh.n 1947 nn....._____hU
<br />"Unhhnnnnn. 20 ..n.h.'n
<br />
<br />13,500 11.6
<br />11.900 11.9
<br />($) _u.nnn
<br />12,000 .uuu__,
<br />10,500 11.4
<br />32,<XlO...___.....
<br />80',200 12.7
<br />
<br />238
<br />
<br />Crooked River basin
<br />
<br />35 Crooked River near Rich-
<br />mond.
<br />
<br />28.8 27,ooou____u..
<br />30.70 29,000 lL2
<br />
<br />159
<br />
<br />.~~::=:_.~~~~.:nn~.
<br />
<br />Missouri River main stem
<br />
<br />36 Missouri River at Waverly_._ 491,200 .~~~::::..~:~~u-"'22' G~:J ~:~ ::::::::::
<br />See foo-tnotes at end of table_
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