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<br />Q. LILLIAN CREEK, NEBRASKA
<br />(Trib~~ary :~~,Middle,Loup River)
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<br />"Flood of l2,Al.\gust
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<br />1. Causs:- ,On 12 ,August, between the hours of 5:30 p.m; ,
<br />and' 7100 p.m., 'a heavy,'rainstorm'occ\U'red over the'watersned cif'
<br />Lillian CrEtek. 'At the' center of the storm1;;otal prec.ipitati.on,
<br />was approximatelyG inches. Due to the hilly topography, runoff
<br />wa.s rapid. Lillian Creek Channel was unable to carry the flood
<br />,and cverba'nk flow resulted~
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<br />2. 'Extent.- Overbank .flow began,1ntn.e :;niddle"rea~li about
<br />a ,nile'S'iibove ,the'inouth and increased' dcwnstr,eam therei'ro~."Blttom-
<br />lands: are practically nonexistant along ~ill~~n Cre~k ~_~~pt '~~r
<br />the 10werl-l!2'miles, which is lOCated cn the -!\lidd,l~, LO:Up RiVer
<br />valley floor. ",,':' , ",
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<br />"3: 'IlUratrcn~" Flcoding.began,about 7:~(Lp.m", 12 Al.\gl.\st
<br />and the stream was back in its, banks !:>y"abou~,~0:OO,~p-.11l..',t~e "
<br />same day. ' " "'," ",'
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<br />4. Stages and discharl!:8S ....: No,di~~harge:mea~~e~Q.t~(<'!~re
<br />, taken: The crest stage was about 15.5 feet on a gage located' '
<br />'on e. bridge on the south 'side of. Section" 1. T" 1,9 }.l,,,I!-, 20 W'. This
<br />was~?'t',a,hrgeflcod, " , : " ".': "',,, ,'::":',~""
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<br />" ',,5': bamaj!;es.-, A 'total area estimated a,t.66 ":cres' was Oooded
<br />to shanciwdepth~' 'Damages to crops and pasture',were light. : Three
<br />county road 'brfdges sustained :partial washouts of approao~ fills,
<br />,and'the gra'ded earth roads each side, of,these bridges sustained
<br />light scour ;" Nc farmsteads were, affected. No ioss of hUlllElb. iUe
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<br />or livestock occurred. '
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<br />6. Estimate of damages.-
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<br />Area flooded:
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<br />20 acres cropland
<br />20 acres hay
<br />25 acres pasture
<br />65 acres total
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<br />Indirect
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<br />Agrioulture
<br />Trallil~9;rtation
<br />Tot~\ "damages
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<br />,".,. ,,$ 700
<br />:",:,,-~, 1,000
<br />'$1,700
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<br />..600 "'"''
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<br />$1,200
<br />1,100
<br />$2,300
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