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<br />crested at 9:09 a.m. the. s.ame day. ,l1eglln "1;0 receqeat.ll:30a.m.,
<br />".'ilrid the waterwils back.Jn1;>anks by 6:00 p.m., 2 June;. At Ashland,
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<br />Nebraska; the pe"riod ,ot overbank flow.lasted ..for sever!ddays due
<br />to oon'tinued high inflow from tributary. streams ..
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<br />. ... :4:;' 'Stai1;es. arid diso.ha.rges. ": At the' .Linooln Sanitary Distrtc't
<br />sewage'dhposal pJant stream gage, the. ore st stage forthi s flood
<br />was'42:;4 reet o.n ,2 Jime, the same .as .the.cr<lst . stage for 'the flood
<br />of a May 1%0, 'for which. the peak discharge was 29,200 c.f.s.
<br />The greatest flood of previous record,on Salt ,9r~~k oco~red'
<br />8 July 1908 at whioh time a crest stag.e' of'33'~6 feet and 30,000 c.f.s.
<br />disoharge were observed at the U.S.G.S. gagin,g--statlon.
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<br />5. Dama~es.- A total agrioultural area, estimated at approxi-
<br />mately 19,258 acres, was inundated. . In. addition, a portion of the
<br />oity of Lincoln, Nebraska,. 'fromPioneer . Boulevard to ,the S.Y.A.
<br />Bridge was f16oded'to.shallow. depth.;. Rural damages were moderate
<br />above Lincoln and heaviest in the vicinity of Ashland. Railroad,
<br />county road, and fence damages were light. No loss of h~n life
<br />or of livestook ooourred.
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<br />6.' .: In, Linooln, 9 'business 'places had their basements partially
<br />filled"and.291 homes had basement,s flooded fronil to 8 feet deep.
<br />26 additional homes. were floodecl'to shallow depth on the first floors.
<br />The 14th street Bridge was damaged and closed to traffio for about
<br />5 days. ,,1'he-Lincoln Ball Park was.'flooded to a depth of 2 feet,
<br />which interrupted and oaused resohfldule of' games..
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<br />7. Severe residential damage' oocurred in Ashland.. 46 homes
<br />had water up to 3 f'l',et'in':depth. on the fIrst flOors and 5 additional
<br />homes had basements .flooded.. '46 families were forced from their
<br />homes. Two small business esta1;>lishment~'were flooded. Approximately
<br />27 blocks of' streets and alleys'were.damaged.
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<br />'8:. Estimate of flood damaies.-
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<br />'.. Area flooded:
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<br />'.,
<br />13,142 acres cropland
<br />6,l16.acres pasture.
<br />338 acres municipal
<br />19,596 llcres t~tal
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<br />DaJtie.ges:
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<br />Municipal
<br />Hiclanan, . Nebraska
<br />Roca, Nebraska
<br />Sprague, Nebraska
<br />Saltillo, Nebraska
<br />Lincoln, Nebraska.
<br />Ashland, Nebraska
<br />!grioulture .
<br />Tfansportation
<br />levees and ditches
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<br />Total damages
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<br />
<br />Direct
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<br />'l>' '1 -400
<br />.. I,
<br />.. ';590
<br />'500
<br />500
<br />140,000
<br />84,000 .
<br />241,000
<br />11,000
<br />3,500
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<br />$482,200
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<br />Indirect Total
<br />$ 200 $ 1,600
<br /> 1QO 400
<br /> 100 600
<br /> 100 600
<br /> 21,000 161,000
<br /> 12 ,600 96,600
<br /> 31,000 272,000
<br /> 1,100 12 ,100
<br /> 200 3,700
<br />$66,400 $548,600
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