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State of Colorado
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Floods of September, 1970 in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico
Date
1/1/1978
Prepared For
State of Colorado
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USGS
Floodplain - Doc Type
Flood Documentation Report
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<br />2330 <br /> <br />CONTENTS <br /> <br />Floods of September 1970 <br />in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, <br />and New Mexico <br /> <br />GEOLOGICAL <br /> <br />SURVEY <br /> <br />WATER-SUPPLY <br /> <br />PAPER <br /> <br />2052 <br /> <br />Page <br />Abstract........................................,............................................,....................................... 1 <br />Introduction.. ........ ..... ...... ..... .... .... ..' '.. ...... ..... ".... .... .... ..... ...... ..."...."...... .... ..'... .... '" ..... .... 1 <br />Reponing of data '" ........... ........, ...... ... ..... .... ..,.... ..... ....... ....... ... .......... .......... ....... ...... 3 <br />Acknowledgments." ... ..." ..... ... ....... ..... ............ ....... ... ..' ...... ..... ...... ... ....... _.. .... ...... ....." 3 <br />Storms and weather conditions..... ... .., ...... ," ...... ... _.... ..... ........... ... ... ...... ..... ... ............ ........ 3 <br />Storm of September 3-6, 1970.............................................................................u..... 4 <br />Meteorological setting ... ..... ............................. ... ...... ...,. ..... .... .... ..' ." ...... .... ... ...... 4 <br />Rainfall...... ..... ...... ........... ... ...... ... ..... .... .......... ... .... ....... ... ... ........ ..' ..... .... .... ......... 5 <br />Storm of September 12-14, 1970 ........................................................................~....... 10 <br />Description of the floods ............................................................................-....................... 10 <br />Southern Arizona... ..' ." ....... ... ... .... ... ........ ......... ..... ." ...... ...,.... '" ... ..... ... ..... ....... ... ...... 10 <br />Central Arizona..... u...... ...... .......... ......u.. .... ........ ........ ......... ..... ........... ..... .... .... ......... J 8 <br />Tanto Creek basin.. ........ ... '" ......... ." ... ... '" ... ..... ... ... ..... ..' ...... ..... ........ .... ...... ....... 20 <br />Sycamore Creek basin... ...... ....... ..' ........ ...... ..... ...... ........... ........... ...... ................. 25 <br />East Verde River basin. ...... .... ... ...... .......... .... ... ... ... ..... ... .............. ..... .... ..' ... ... ..... 26 <br />Oak Creek and Beaver Creek basins ................................................................... 26 <br />Agua Fria River basio......................................................................................... 27 <br />Hassayampa River basin ..................................................................................... 28 <br />Buckeye. Phoenix. and Scottsdale areas.............................................................. 30 <br />Northeastern Arizona ......... ... ... ....... ........ .... ... ... ... ...... ......... ......... ............. ................. 30 <br />Four Corners area ........ ..... .... ..... .... ......... .... ... ... ... ..... .... .... ..... ...... ... ........ ......... .......... 32 <br />Flood of September 5-7, 1970 .................................................................,........... 32 <br />Dolores River basin .............................................,....................................... 32 <br />San Juan River basin.........................................................................."....... 32 <br />Flood of September 12-14, 1970..................................................................:....... 35 <br />Flood frequency. .... .... ..... .............. ..... ........ ... ........... .... ... ... ... ..... ...... ........ ... ..... .... ...... ........ 36 <br />Flood damage .... ....... ..... ..... ... ........... ..... ... ... ............. ... ......... ..... ... ..... ." ... ............... ..... ...... 37 <br />Streamflow data at gaging stations and miscellaneous measuring sites.............................. 37 <br />Explanation of data....... ......... ... .... ... ...... .......... ..... ... .... ..... ..... ..' .... .... ... ..... .... ....... ....:. 37 <br />Summary of flood stages and discharges.................................................................... 37 <br />Data for individual sites ............................................................................................. 44 <br />Station data ... ......... ........ ................... ... ............. ... ... ... ..... .,......... .... .... .......... .... ." ....... 44 <br />References cited ......... '" ..... ........ .... ... ....... ...... ........ ........... ..... ... '.. ............. .... .............. ....... 130 <br />Index................................................................................................................."...............133 <br /> <br />By R. H. ROESKE, M. E. COOLEY, and B. N. ALDRIDGE <br /> <br /> <br />ILLUSTRA nONS <br /> <br />P'l!' <br /> <br />PLATE <br /> <br />1. Map showing rainfall for September 3-6, 1970, in Arizona and the Four <br />Corners area and areas flooded during Septemberl970 in the lower Tanto <br />Creek, Sycamore Creek, and Hassayampa River basins, Arizona ........ In pocket <br /> <br />III <br /> <br />UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON 1978 <br />
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