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II. DESCRIPTION OF FLOODS AND DAMAGES A. MISSOURI RIVER 1. General.- Official flood stageS of 15, 15, and 17 feet, respectively, at the Missouri River gaging stations located at Nebraska ~ity, Br ownvi lIe , and Rulo, Nebraska, were exceeded for various lengths of time each month from February to August, inclusive, 1951. Maximum stages recorded at these stations were as follows: Nebraska City, 18.4 feet on 2 June; Brownville. 21.5 on 3 June; and Rulo, 21.0 feet on 3 June. While the Missouri River overtopped ita banks in the lower part of the District during the above flood stage periods, the overflow was confined to the unprotected lands between the levees and no serious damage resulted. No estimate. . . was prepared of the areas inundated and flood damages sustained. B. MTI..L CREEK, MISSOURI Flood of .26-30 March and 8-19 April . 1. Cause.- During the spring breakup, a small ice jam' formed . in -Mip. Greek Ditch near the mouth, whi?h caused the waters to rise and break t~e 'r~ght bank levee. Local flooding 'followed. :,. .2. ..Exten1>.,. Flooding was limited to a small area on the rigM side of 1>he ditch near the point of confluence with the:Missouri Hi ver . 3. Duration.- Water flowed through the levee break for about 4 days. 4. Sta?;es.and dischar?;es.- None avai1able~ "No extreme dis- charge..occ.urred,. however ~ 5. Dama?;es.- 320 aCres 'of land were flooded most.of 'Which .i. was swampland. One farmyard was flooded to shallow depth: - If' . short stretch of graded earth county road was rendered impassable for about one week, and a small amount of levee da~ge 'occurred. No human lives or livestock were lost. This same area was reflooded during 8-19 April. The damages from the two floods are given in the following paragraph. 6. Estimate of dama?,es.- Area flooded: 20 acres farmland 300 acres gwampland 320 acres total Dama?;e s : Direct Indirect Total Total damages $100 250 $350 4 $50 50 $100 $150 300 $450 Agricul ture Levees