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<br />TABLE 2 - (Cont.)
<br />LOCATIO>; RAI~F,.l.LL
<br /> Inches
<br />Sc~ 35. TBS, R64',I! 1.52
<br />SC(: 9. 18S, R631\' 3.8
<br />See 17. T8S, R6311' 2.66
<br />See 19. 195, R64l\ 2.12
<br />Sec 34, T95, R64\<' 3,1
<br />Sec 6 . nos, R63\1' 4.00
<br />Sec 19, TIOS, R64\i 3.22
<br />See 35, TlOS, R64\i 4.92
<br />See " HIS R55\\! 3.68
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<br />See 18, Tl15, 1<6511' 4.65
<br />See 22, 11lS, R64\'i 7.6
<br />Sce 20, TllS, R64W 7.HI
<br />See 4, 112S. RG5W 1.9a
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<br />RnrARKS
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<br />collen.inn ofV.i,. Backlund, TOh'n Clerk, aTe inclu('(:.1 in the
<br />"J-li-j(,nJL.\ aJl,l "pe;,k felf themselves.
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<br />The heaviest rainfalls recorded in Colorilda or adja-
<br />cent states h'cre recorded during this great gtorm. The areas of
<br />hcaviest pT~cipitation had no official rainfall gages, so th",
<br />State Engineer intcl'vic'^,ed 10Cll residents, who pro'dded the foll-
<br />o'"ing information.
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<br />TABLE 1 - RAII\FALL O~ KIO\'A CREEK, HAY 30, lSl3S
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<br />LOCATION
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<br />RAT>;
<br />FALl.
<br />(in)
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<br />~]ETHOD OF
<br />~EASUREMENT
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<br />1. OS" fell in 5 hOClYS
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<br />at Elbert
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<br />Sec 34, nos, R64W
<br />Sec 27, TIOS, R641'f
<br />See. 21. nos, R64W
<br />See 19, TI0S, R64W
<br />Elbert
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<br />24
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<br />Stocktank
<br />Overflo,,-ed
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<br />5A~1 to 6Pl.1
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<br />Most fell in 2 hours
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<br />20
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<br />Stoektank
<br />Overflowed
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<br />Noon to 4PM
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<br />18
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<br />Stocktank
<br />Overflo';ed
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<br />9A~1 to 5: 30PI-1
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<br />15.
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<br />Stocktank
<br />Overflowed
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<br />12:30 to 4:30PM
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<br />6.4" fell in 4 hours
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<br />24 Standard rain 1 :30 to 4 :.,OP,',I
<br />(;au~e, ov('r-
<br />flolled,12ia.
<br />caught it. bucket
<br />after overflow.
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<br />2.25" fell on 15th and 16th
<br />The above "fable might be p'.:t in penpeetlvc by leaIlZing th<lt
<br />" 6-hour rainfall th"t 'oJo"ld oe",,,' on(:e each 100 ye:J.r~ 1-.'Quld drop
<br />3.5 inches. Approximately half th.e basin recei\'ed rainfall in
<br />excess of that figure.
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<br />To an experienced hvdrolol'(ist, the above firuTo.~ arc phe-
<br />nomenal. Several eye \oJitnesses indicated that the floor! ,,"'atel'S
<br />reached to the intersection of Comanche Street and Pawnee Ave;\Uo
<br />In K iOh'a, 1200 fcet fro;:~ tho croek and 18 feet avove st rcambed.
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<br />Because of the flood control nea,;ures in effect,;Is later
<br />described and the much smaller rai:.fall, this flood did not have
<br />near the effect as the 1935 flood. All of the bridges crossinp. the
<br />creek, however, were ~'asll<:J "'.It \It t!w ,,\;utJr.ents, stranding numerous
<br />travelers. The damages from the flood were eHinated to be $169,165.
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<br />3. l~.~~.-!2,. 1965-.-.--!:!.<?2E:
<br />/-luch morc data is available on this flood, since 14
<br />1\'0[1 thor Bureaus rn in gal~es recorded the rainfall wi thin the d rilin-
<br />aRe basin. The rainfall h'as minor :It Kiowa, being less than that
<br />expected every two yenrs, but !;'as concentrated heaviest near the
<br />h{'ad!;'~ter~ of li>1st Kio\;~ Crl'el<, wh"H' nC;'Tly R inch"" ".~s l'f'(nrd"rl.
<br />The following lists the recorded "lil1falls.
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<br />4. I.r"gnitude of Previous S;:ol'ms
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<br />The State Engineer a!ld o~hcl's have computed the m<l!!nitude
<br />of the m.ajor storms on KiO\,;j Creel.: by mC'.lsurer1Cnt of the stream at
<br />the highwater maI'ks, h'hich may be summarized as fol10"'$.
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<br />TABLE 2 - ~FALL ON nO\l',.\, CREEK, JUNE 17,1965
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<br />RAltl:FALL
<br />Inches
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<br />RHlARKS
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<br />TARI.E :S - Selecte,l Peak Di$charge~ in the Kio';a Creek \':3teI'shed
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<br />LOCATIO;';
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<br />DR!\L'I,\GE AREA
<br />:is-I'''>'''' ~lile$
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<br />D.\Ti' OF FV)OD
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<br />PEAK DlSCJ-IARGI'
<br />Second-l'ct't
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<br />I.()CATIO~
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<br />See 2U, 'fAS, Rb~W
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<br />0.90
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<br />3/4 ~ile$ W. of Kiowa
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<br />Ki01.;J Creek at
<br />E~bel't
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<br />05
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<br />19:)5
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<br />43,500
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