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<br />FLOODS OF 1965 IN THE UNITED STATES
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<br />various degrees of flooding in a 50-mile- wide band on the south side of
<br />the Ohio River. Rainfall ranged from 1.68 inches at Lexington to 7.30
<br />inches at Lockport, at the center ofthe storm (fig. 44).
<br />Flood peaks were generally high on the small streams within the
<br />boundaries of the 4-inch isohyet of figure 44_ Flat Creek near Frank-
<br />fort (sta. 1) on the South side of the area of highest rainfall had its
<br />third highest peak for the period of record 1951-65 (see table 32), The
<br />runoff there wa.;; 693 cfs per sq, mi., whereas it WOl3 161 ofs per sq. mi. on
<br />Little Plum Creek near Waterford (sta. 7), which lies near ,the 4-inch
<br />isohyet and ha.;; approximately the same drainage area as Flat Creek
<br />near Frankfort, Little or no property damage occurred as a result of
<br />the floods, although minor crop damage occurred along the low-lying
<br />flood plains of the smaller streams.
<br />
<br />84'
<br />
<br />83'
<br />
<br />82'
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<br />
<br />39'
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<br />EXPLANA TIO!,!
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<br />Flood-determination point
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<br />lsohyet showing amount of
<br />precipitation, in inches
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<br />3
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<br />2
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<br />10 0
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<br />30 MILi;:S
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<br />10
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<br />20
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<br />FrGUBE 44.-Location of flood-determination.points a.nd is()hy~ts for August 31-
<br />September 1, floods of September 1 ill north-central ~tuck:y.
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<br />SUMMARY OF FLOODS
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<br />TABLE 32.-Flood stages and discharges, September 1, in ,north-central Kentucky
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<br />No,
<br />
<br />. Stream and place
<br />of determination
<br />
<br />Drainage
<br />area
<br />(sqm1)
<br />
<br />Known before
<br />September 1965
<br />Period Year
<br />
<br />Max!mom fioods
<br />Sep-
<br />tember
<br />1'"
<br />
<br />0...
<br />heigbt
<br />(feet)
<br />
<br />Discharge
<br />Reeur-
<br />Cls rence
<br />interval
<br />(years)
<br />
<br />Kentucky Rivet' basin
<br />
<br />1 Flat Creek near Frankfortu_
<br />2 Eagle Creek at Sadieville____
<br />
<br />3 Eagle Creek at Glencoenm_
<br />
<br />5..631951-35m_ 1955
<br />42.9
<br />
<br />___nnnnhnnn. 1
<br />1932n_n._ 1932 n_uum
<br />1941-35_.__ 1943 mmm_
<br />l.
<br />
<br />437
<br />
<br />-i9ia;--------i96i+-
<br />1915-20,
<br />1928-31,
<br />1937-65.
<br />
<br />1LSO
<br />10.68
<br />22.0
<br />21.95
<br />12.12
<br />26.05
<br />
<br />7,100 nnnuu
<br />3,900 (I)
<br />(1) H'_'hh_
<br />9,870n.___+..__
<br />3,730 <2
<br />58,2OO."+___u.-.
<br />
<br />17.20 19,500
<br />
<br /><2,
<br />
<br />Beararass Creek basin
<br />
<br />4 South Fork Bea.rgrass Creek
<br />at Louisville.
<br />
<br />5 Middle Fork Bea.rgmss
<br />Creek a.t Cannons Lane,
<br />a.tLottisville.
<br />
<br />17.2 1943--m_.I943
<br />1939-40, 19M
<br />1944-65.
<br />
<br />18.9
<br />
<br />_nnnhh_.'uuu 1
<br />1943....m 1943 __mmn
<br />1944-65_h. 1964 __mmn
<br />1
<br />
<br />15.1
<br />14..17
<br />9. 60 ~".
<br />&1
<br />.,
<br />4.47
<br />
<br />(')
<br />4, 940 ~u__.._+_
<br />1,680 (1)
<br />(I) mnh.n
<br />3,92Omumu
<br />1,150 (1)
<br />
<br />Salt River basin
<br />
<br />6 Plum Creek: near Wilsonvllle_
<br />7 Little Plum Creek"near
<br />Waterford.
<br />8 PlumCreekatWaterfordnn
<br />9 Floyds Fork at Fisherville_..
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<br />19.1 _~~~~~~~n~~__.--..mi-
<br />IUS 1954-6L._ 1960 +____um
<br />_unnnnn~_n_n 1
<br />31.8 1954-65m_ 1960 u..um_
<br />n_nnnnnnnn_ 1
<br />138 1937,1943n 1937 nmnm
<br />1944-65m_ 1964 _umm_
<br />1
<br />
<br />7.92 6,180 nnuun
<br />5.56 2,860 (I)
<br />6.12 3,810 un_.uu
<br />3.78 831 (1)
<br />lL84 13,200unnn++
<br />7.52 6,580 50
<br />16.8 (1) _._.......
<br />15.25 24,8OO_h_mm
<br />11.79 8,680 3
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<br />1 Unknown.
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<br />FLOOD OF SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 3 IN SOUTHWESTERN
<br />ALABAMA
<br />
<br />By J. F. McCAIN
<br />
<br />A system of squalls spawned by the remnants of tropical storm
<br />Debbie moved inland from the Gulf of Mexico across southwestern
<br />Alabama September 29-October 1 (fig. 45). Moderate to heavy rain
<br />covered a' broad, area, but embedded in the general rainfall pattern
<br />were numerous intense thunderstorms, some of which caused record-
<br />breaking rainfalls in downtown Mobile.
<br />In the 24-hour period 'beginning at 2100 hours on September 29,
<br />16,85 inches of rain fell in downtown Mobile. This rainfall amount
<br />greatly ex<Jee<led the previous 24-hour rainfall record of 12.98 mches
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