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<br />M~ " PLUM CREE;K, NEBRJ,SKA,
<br />(Tributary of Elkhorn River)
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<br />Flood 'of 25~2a'~r~h,i95l
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<br />1. Cause;~ Runoff'from sno~elt,and, some rain caused 'severe
<br />flciodi,ng on Plum Creek and seyeral "ofit.,s ,tr,ibutaries during the,
<br />period from 25 to 30 March. The flood condition was aggravated
<br />by the presence of ice in the channel at the time the flood occurred.
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<br />2. Extent.- Severe overbank flow ~.s confinep,: to the channel
<br />reach extendirig from .near the, north J.:ineqfpum~ng County to ,tbe
<br />oO,nfluence with the, E!lj;l1?p'l aiv~r !l-P<1' r~!\t\l4 ,From 5qP,to 1,000 '
<br />feet in width througbout tbe greater portfop of :the,nood area." ,
<br />'but reached a maximum wldtb,of/l.boutonE!-half mile, near tbe, mo~t}l.
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<br />3. Duration.- Flooding began on 25 March and continued:lcir
<br />approximately 6 days.
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<br />4. stages and dischare;es.- No gaging stat'ions are maintained
<br />on this stream" and no ,slope area .determipation,.pf peak ,flow,
<br />Was made. The peak discharge for 't'l'El,'rl.o,Od, -therefore', i.al1llknown.
<br />r..ocallriterests stated, bowever, that ,tbis flood,was one of):b\! most
<br />s'evere froods' experienced in ,recent' years. ' '
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<br />5. Damages;-A total area esti~ate~ at 3,555 acres'was
<br />inundated, mostly to a shallow depth. Crop losses wer'e light as
<br />the greater portion of the area was unplanted. Nq farmsteads were
<br />flooded and there was no loss of livestock. 'So~e fence damage
<br />'oocurred in areas close t.o the main cha~el. Near the mouth
<br />about cine-half intle of the 'Chicago anil,Northwesterp. Railway track
<br />w:as overtopped and train tr'affic ,was' tied up ,for about ,three day.s'
<br />because of a traok washout. In the same vicinitY,,,pne-halt mile,
<br />d U. S. Highw:ay 275 was overtopped to a, depth cf .three feet in
<br />p,laces,', C;ounty roads crossing the flood fire", were overtc,ppe,d 1,n
<br />17 places f,cr various distances and in addition to,sustaining '"
<br />er'osion' damage were, impassable, for three, or four, days,. No human
<br />11l'es, were lost'. ' ,
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<br />6~' 'Estimate of dama/l:es.-
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<br />Areas ,flcoded:
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<br />~,ooo acres cropland
<br />" 600 acres' p~st\U'e and hayland
<br />3,600 ,acres total
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<br />Damages:
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<br /> Direct Indire'Qt "Total
<br />Agricl.\1ture " $ 9,50,0 $1,000 ~10,500
<br />TranspOrtation 11 ,200 2,000 ,13.200
<br />Total damages $20 700 $3,000 $23,700"
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