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<br />6. Estimate of dama~es.~
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<br />Area flooded:
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<br />155 aCres agricultural land (rural)
<br />III acres agricultural land (urban)
<br />80 acres parks
<br />414 acres residential and business
<br />760 acres total
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<br />Damal!;es,
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<br />K. ELKHORH RIVER, NEBRASKA
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<br />Flood of 25-30 March 1951
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<br />.. ,',I. Caus.e.- Rising temperatures during the third week of
<br />),l;,:~,ch: ~~twed. rapid melting of,.a moderately heavy snow cover over
<br />the, o entral, and .1lPper portions, of the Elkhorn River Basin. Runoff
<br />froIP,'snowmelt and some rain caused a damaging flood on the Elkhorn
<br />Ri~er.and seve~al, of its tributaries during the period 25-30 March.
<br />In some' instances minor' ice jams aggravated the flood conditions.
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<br />", 'J; ~ten.t~ - Over.bank flow occurred along the following
<br />.' .aPl?r.oxiroate rea(l~es' (a,) Emme~"..Nebrll.ska, to Stafford, Nebraska;
<br />(b) Norfolk, Nebraska, to 3 m~les below stanton, Nebraska; (c)
<br />4 miles below Wisner, Nebraska, to Scribner, Nebraska; and (d)
<br />r.rolll the ,mouth, of Logan Creek, enter-ing .the main stem near
<br />.Wl.nslow, , Nebr.,!-ska, 'to the mouth. Flooding throughout these
<br />'reache.s :was' generally of a minor nature, except for relatively
<br />short stretches in the vicinities of the mouths of Plum Creek,
<br />th~ \il:orth ~ranoh <,>1'. the Elkhorn .River, l!,~d Logan Creek.
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<br />3. Duration,- The period,of overbank flow lasted approxi-
<br />. "mately 5 ..days, ,
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<br />.. ' ... . .~. . Staies .and ,discharl':es.- A stage ,of 14..1 feet occurr'ed at
<br />. We'st. Po~.n-t; at .7,:OP p.m., 25 March, or 2.1 fee,t above flood stage.
<br />%!le.'greatest. flo.od of r~cord ~at West Point, .occ:urred on 12 June
<br />194.4 at whio,h time .8. orflat stage of .14.3. feet e'/as recorded. ' The
<br />recent nood' c.rest, at. West., Po?nt was dl.le largely: to heavy inflow
<br />fr,om ,.PIUlllCreek,..whic~;enterf\ the main stem ,about'one mile above
<br />West~Point.. Stages e~sewhere along the Elkhorn River during: this
<br />flood~ere. mod~rate ,as compared to the m&ximum floods of past
<br />record..."...
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