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<br />and an athletic field were fl-ooded and some mud waS, deposited.
<br />Damage occurred' to, the abutments, of' a 'bridge on Benjamin Avenue
<br />and where State Highway No. 35 cr~ses the channel in the city'
<br />area. Severe damage and loss of surface material occurred on a
<br />number of street.. No serious'dama'ge r.e:sulted to: the Chicago,
<br />st. 'Paul, :Minneapolis, and 0me.ha',Railroad tracks 'as' the' line was
<br />not overtopped.,,' The eDibarikment ,of this 'line prevented serious"
<br />flooding in',the, city area souj:;h of" the .tracks., No ,human. lives
<br />were lost during, the flo()d.:
<br />
<br />6. Estimate of damages.-
<br />
<br />Areas flooded~ ,,: '
<br />
<br />, ;
<br />
<br />7,000 acres cropland
<br />2,300 acres pasture
<br />,',500 acres'B.MO_W andchailnel' ,,-
<br />9,-BOO acre s tctal'
<br />
<br />,
<br />
<br />Damages f
<br />
<br />Direot
<br />
<br />Indireot
<br />
<br />Total
<br />
<br />Municipal
<br />l\'orfolk, : Nebraska,
<br />Pierc'e, Nebraska
<br />Osmond,: Nebraska
<br />Agriculture
<br />Transportation (outside of
<br />municipal areas)
<br />
<br />$27,000
<br />16.,600
<br />1,600,
<br />36,000
<br />
<br />~ 4,100 ',$
<br />3,000
<br />?OO
<br />3,600
<br />
<br />31;lpO,
<br />19';000:
<br />1,700
<br />:39,600
<br />
<br />,13.600
<br />
<br />. ,1.500
<br />
<br />15.100
<br />$106,500
<br />
<br />Total damages
<br />
<br />, , $94,100.
<br />
<br />$12 ~ 400
<br />
<br />0, SHELL CREEK. NEBRASKA
<br />(Tributary of Platte River)
<br />
<br />" Flood of 18-19 .July
<br />
<br />1. Cause.- ,Runoff from a rather heavy rainstorm, which passed
<br />over Shell Creek Basin cn 17 July between ,7:00, p.m. and midnight,
<br />caused flooding along'Shell Creek on 18 July. 'Total precipitation
<br />at'various p'eints ranged from 1/2:"to 3 ine,hes. ,The rainfall occurred
<br />with such timing that the runoff was c\.llllulattve,' above Lindsay',
<br />Nebraska.
<br />
<br />-,
<br />
<br />2. Extent.- General minor cverbank flaw ,occurred along Shell
<br />Creek from Newman Grove to Platte Center, Nebraska. ,No flooding
<br />was observed along tributary stre!lms'.
<br />
<br />! Of'.
<br />
<br />3. Duration.- The period of overbank flow ranged from 8 hours
<br />in the vicinity of Newman Grove to 20 hours in the vicinity cf
<br />Platte Center.
<br />
<br />4, Stages' and discli.ar'ges.- A orest stage, of 8.-1 feet and
<br />4,000 c.f.s. discharge occiR'red at '12:0Q.Noon.' 19 July at Platte
<br />Center. The ind4ca,ted peakf1cw at Newman Giove viali"1,900'c.f.s.
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