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<br />FLOODS OF 1 GG;l IX THE rX1TED STATES
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<br />$Ot'TH PLA'ITE R!VER BASr~) COLORADO) n!NE It!65
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<br />B61
<br />
<br />f:agf>hdglit n'{"uril.-i\~;.lil'r-:,d:l;::;:e n>('Orcit'f I:r.qtll. Dallllll nf g"ng-e- i.<:: ~,(>>7.:i.l ft
<br />'above mean sea len'1. datum of I:J~:J.
<br />1)isd\ll.rg~ recorll.-Stflgt~-(li~d1arg-e r{'l:ttioll (It'fillNl hy ('urrf'nt.meter measure-
<br />ments below 30,000 efs.
<br />:\Iaxima..-Jnne 1(;~~7. WH..: llL"('har/.:"l', :t{,SOn ,'f:-;. O!)()() hours June 21 (t."a~l'
<br />height. 10.69 it).
<br />10=30 to ).!::r l!~;::; 1:::0:.1;;,;';,:-,., 1:;.:;(iO ,.r" ~ia.\" 7. Ij'-l:': (g-:l~(' hPH!.:ht. n.:H ft):
<br />gllf!.:f>hpight. n.;) ft Apr. :In. Hf..!:.!.
<br />
<br />:\Iaxima.--June 13-29, H)w: Discharge, 22,200 d;,; OCIOO hours June 22 I gage
<br />heighl. 10.43. ft).
<br />1897, IHU-l:-i, 1917 to )Iay l!)G.j: Diseh:lrg-e ohsen-ed, 37,100 cfs .Tune 3,193;1
<br />(~9.ge height, H.0'2 ft),
<br />
<br />Day
<br />.1111)(' It;___
<br />1l__~ .
<br />
<br />lJischarge
<br />44
<br />DS
<br />
<br />Jl('an (lisclwr(J('. in cubic fat !HT M'C01Ul. 1965
<br />Day
<br />.Tunc 18___ _ __ _______ ___ _ __ _______________ _ ___ _____ __________
<br />19______________ ____________________________
<br />20_____________________________________________________
<br />21_____________________________________________________
<br />
<br />~~--~--------------------------
<br />
<br />DischarGe
<br />274
<br />30T
<br />440
<br />703
<br />19,700
<br />14.000
<br />13.100
<br />D- 090
<br />6,830
<br />5,320
<br />",M
<br />.,."....
<br />
<br />J!I','i!; disdl,:r'!/", ill c1{1;;'(' f{.cf /icr ,'U'("olld,196,)
<br />
<br />18. _~________ ________
<br />ID_______________.
<br />
<br />521
<br />1,060
<br />2.100
<br />24, GOO
<br />17,700
<br />14,700
<br />11, ()()()
<br />S,400
<br />6,220
<br />;;.220
<br />
<br />~3__________________________ _____________
<br />24_____________________________________________________
<br />25_______ _______________ _ _ ____._ _ _ _.__ ___ _ _ _ __ _ __ ____ _ ____
<br />2G__._ _ _ __ _ _ ~ _ _ _ __.___ _______________________ _.. _ _ ____ ____
<br />27_____________________________________________________
<br />28____________ _ _._ _ _ __ ____________ ______ __ _________
<br />29_____________________________________________________
<br />
<br />3,920
<br />
<br />20
<br />
<br />~1____________________________________________________
<br />22__ ___.. _________.
<br />
<br />:?3__.__
<br />:!L
<br />
<br />Gage height and discharge at ~'ndicated lime, 1965
<br />
<br />2G_."______
<br />~j-----------------
<br />
<br />Gall'A Di....
<br />. Y. cha.rge
<br />;U;:lgll~
<br />(feet) (ers)
<br />10.47 2'J,52O
<br />10.69 33, 800
<br />10.58 31,600
<br />10.67 33, 400
<br />10.6S 33, 000
<br />10.66 33, 200
<br />10.66 33, 200
<br />10.65 33, 000
<br />10.62 32, 400
<br />10.62 32, 400
<br />10.55 31,000
<br />10.44 29,04<1
<br />10.32 27,200
<br />10.20 25,400
<br />10.07 23,610
<br />9.97 22,340
<br />..., 20, 950
<br />
<br /> , ,
<br /> Ga~ Dis- i Gag:e Dis- i Gage Dis.
<br /> hVu... he1g, t Chargl;l : ITottr heignt charge i Hilur height charge
<br /> (feet) (ers) ! (feet) (cfs) I (feet) (efs)
<br />_.-_._---"~ ---I 22,2)0 I ~_~_ ~~~~~.. __
<br /> June!! 1,640 I ~_~_~~~~~~"n
<br />0000 4.70 IOA3 9.91 ~~,~
<br /> 7.\m !lJ.~ <)'}t'lIY\"<Yv\
<br />V''^'__. jf!. l(~-' , 't~_M!_ _ _.... _______ 2.; iOO I ;000:-_-._ 9:68 is: 900
<br />0200___ 9.83 1'.);300 11100_____ 10.36
<br />0300___ 10.08 20,400 12(l(L... 10.28 21,500 2100_ _. . 9.64 17,000
<br />0401L____ 10.16 20,800 !13CXL_u 10.26 21,400 2201:!-___ 0.48 18,800
<br />0501L_ 10.20 21,000 14lXLnn 10.26 21,400 230(L _ __ fl. 43 17,800
<br />0600. 10.28 21.400 I 1501L.___ 10.18 21,100 1"00.. ~ ~l. 26 17,100
<br />07OCL..._ 10.33 21,~1OO (1600------- 10.03 20,400
<br />0801L____ 10.40 22,000 1700_____ 9.96 20,100
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<br />Gage height and discharge at ~.ndicated time, 1965
<br />
<br />------.- --------.
<br />
<br />00100
<br />UlOO_
<br />0201L..
<br />0300__ _..
<br />().IOlL__
<br />051)(L_
<br />0600.
<br />0700
<br />0800: ~
<br />lYJOO__
<br />1000_.
<br />1100_
<br />1200.
<br />1:WO_ .
<br />BOO_
<br />1500_
<br />1000_ .
<br />
<br />4.72
<br />4.73
<br />4.74
<br />4.75
<br />{.77
<br />4.7..
<br />4. SO
<br />4.85
<br />4.87
<br />4,87
<br />4.SS
<br />4..';:1
<br />4. ~ 12
<br />4. 'IS
<br />,~. Oil
<br />,).07
<br />5,15
<br />
<br />Dis- I _ Gage D1S- I
<br />;::h<.r~" . JlOl,r "..,...", ~h...~_~ , au....
<br />(d,) +~ ~_ __ii;,;)- ~(;;r;r i
<br />. J,,)lPtrJ ./'"n. I .rull~tl-COIl.
<br />I,~;I~- ~~ 21MOO
<br />1.55011.soo-. - 5.40 2:2'JO 091)():__
<br />1.560 19()IL ._ 5.57 2,490 1000___.
<br />1.500 '200\L__._ 5.78 2,750 1l0lL
<br />1,590 2100. ___ KOO 3,050 1200
<br />1'60012200_.: 6.25 3,400 1301'-
<br />1,630 2JOO _ 6.54 3,860 1400__
<br />1,680 240i1.._ 6.80 4420 1500
<br />1,7101 Juru!l '1600---
<br />1.710 01100 6_80 4,420 1700:-'
<br />1,720iOI(HI 6.!l7 5000 1800
<br />1.7:!O ' (l:X~) 7.24 5' '900 1000-
<br />I. 7611 1I:~OIl 7.55 7:070 I' 2000:
<br />1.7!IU 040(j 8.75 12,000.2100_____
<br />1,850 or,oo ~J.75 HJ.9001220CLu
<br />1.!J80 060U_ 10.07 23,600 2300..__
<br />2.020 0700_ 10.2:.1 25,850 2400__._
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<br />H'mr
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<br />(feet)
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<br />SELECTED REFERENCES
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<br />-Daily nl('3nS computed [rom data ill :.l.llditiOI~ to fig;urcs shown.
<br />
<br />Cnlorado StatE> 'En/tin€'E'r, 1939. 28th bie-Ilnial re-port : p. 38--43.
<br />Crt"a~('r, \Y. P.. Justin, ,J. D.. nnd Hinds, ,Iulian. HKiO, En~ill('('ring for dams:
<br />:'\ew lOi.'k. ,Iohn Wilp;\' & Sons. Inc.. y.1. fl- 101~127.
<br />FullnushN" Hobert. and Hodges, P. V.. 1925, Some flood~ in the Rocky 1.Iountain
<br />r('~iol\: C.R Geol. Snrn'y \\~ater-Supply Paper 520-G, p. 105-125.
<br />l-'ollan~hee. Hobert. aud Sawyer. L. R.. 1948. Floods in Colorado: U.S. Geol.
<br />Suney Wllter-HuPllly Pnpf'r 997. 151 p.
<br />Hoyt, W. G., and Lnngbpin. ".. B.. 1955. Floods: Prince-ton Uniy. Press, p_ 59. GO,
<br />72-76.
<br />:\latthai. If. F., lHu..~, :\li:-;souri Rin"I' basin bplow Sioux City, Iowa. magnitude
<br />and frequency of floods: L.S. Geol. Snr\'ey "":Iter-Supply Paper 1680, 491 p.
<br />1.1ayor's Platte Ril'er ne\'f"lollme-llt Study, 1966. In response to n t!.ood and flood
<br />control iUlllrOYE'Ille-ut:'), Cit:r alld Count)- of Dell\-er. Colo.
<br />l\fcK€'€', E. D., Crosby, E. J., and Berryhill, H, L.. Jr.. 1967. Flood deposits. BijOll
<br />Creek, Colorado, ,June I!)U5: Jour. Sed. Petrology, \-. 37, no. 3. p. 829-8;)1.
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<br />(50) 6-7655. SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT NORTH PLATTE NEBR.
<br />['(J(..lti(JII,~L;lt 41 007', If)n~ lOW-Hi' ill ~('f'. ~). T. 13 X.. R. 30 ,,".,'near left bank on
<br />rI()w)J~trE"am sidt. of hrid~(' on l.".~. HhdlWllY ,~~. thrt>e-quarters of a mile south
<br />flf Xorth PI:l.tte and 4 mill''''': IIp:-;tream froll] ('outfuE"nl'e with Xorth Platte Rin'r.
<br />ltrainag{'- 3T(>U.-:!-1.300 Sf! mi, :IPllroximutely.
<br />(;aJ.!.:e-ht'ight ff'f'ord.-"':1tf"r_sla~(' rp('flrd('r ~r:lph. nlltum of gage is 2,787.73 it
<br />llbu\'t. UIE":lll sea Jpw.!, datum of I!I:?!).
<br />11isdwrg(' r(,f.()rtl.-:-;tage-dis('har~e rt'lation defiup(] h:' t'nrrf:'l1t~!!!e!:e!' me!!.s~re-
<br />ments.
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