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<br />as a c~oud burst that produced ra1nf8.ll MOunts in exces~ of 8 incheo'! <br /> <br />md entered ClJ'anad&. One bre"ch..as &long the north side Of U.S. <br /> <br />Over an area Of 20 to 25 square ",UeH. 'Ille J:lost inten~e Of this <br /> <br />Higb.ve;y 50 and another breach Y58 near the north side ot the rail_ <br />road. '!he vater caused conlkiderab~" slougb,ing ot the ~evee near the <br />ra.1lroad and underlllined the !ev"e lit that point. '!he vater flowed <br />over the fields YelIt ot U.S. Highv"il' 385 and actoss the Gtanada <br /> <br />rainfeJJ. occurred in a period ot f'r01ll Olle-halfto one andone-h&lt <br /> <br />hourH. 'Ille peak dhchar~ for this ~torm from Wolr C""ek...as e~ti- <br /> <br />trl8.tedatl4.000c.f.ll.....tGranada...hichinundstedthemainstreet <br /> <br />of the city to a depth otthree ftlldone_h!t.lf feet. Thisstomalso <br /> <br />Ditch. East Of High...e;y 385 the Gran....dll. Ditchbrci:ethroul!h the <br />nortbbank...nd floved acr'OSs the nJ.~f!J' to the Arkansu River. <br />(3) The levee breach at tbera.1lro..d c..Wledso.... <br />flooding over U.S. Higllw"il' 385 and to IS ff!l/ homes 1n the north <br /> <br />produced &n e~timated peak of 31,000 c. f.s. on Grll.llada Creek MOut <br /> <br />3 llIilell downstrea.m. Eight lives ...ere reported to have been lost all <br /> <br />areo'!uJ.tofthefloodOllGranadsCreek. <br /> <br />b. June 3-5. 1949. Intense rainfall during the period <br />3-5 Jun produced flooding on 10011' Creek e:t Granada andrellulted in <br /> <br />part Of GranlLd8.. '!here vM nO dll..1M.ge to the highv"IY and there ,...~ <br />~minordll..1M.geintheurban ar<!anorthottherailroad. '!he <br /> <br />a peak tlow in excess of 10,000 c.r.s. The maximum 24-hour preci_ <br />pitationon4Junevas 4.45inchea at Granade.vith1.27inchea in <br /> <br />br"ach at U.S. Highw'''IY50.hO\O'ever. caWledrloodingsouth otthe <br /> <br />1 hour and 1.81 inches in 2 hours. W....te.r vas stlLndi~ 3 f'eet deep <br />in GrM....d" es a re~u.lt of' thi~ !'lood. <br /> <br />railroad and ...bout 20 hom.... vere d.wnaged. The ra11roe.dbridgev~ <br />"ashedoutvithonJ.,y rai1a and ties hang!.ng overWolfCreelt. U.S. <br />lt1gb.vsy 50 bridge over Walf Creek, 11lli1.e v....t ot Granada. "&8 <br />overtopped to the bott"", of the gua.rdrail and vaa significantly <br />damaged. <br /> <br />c. Ma,y14-15,1951. <br />(1) The noodonWoltCreeltw"" caused by intense <br />reJ.ntall dariD$!; the nillht ot 14_15~. Rainf....u I)f fr"", ~ to '1 <br /> <br />d. ~1~14.1958. <br /> <br />inch"" oocurred over Wolf Cree", and the surrounding area. <br />dhch....rgoo vas eHtu.e:ted to be 22,000 c.r.s. <br /> <br />'IhepuJ< <br /> <br />(ll <br /> <br />R....inbe'anfa.llin'bet"een2..00--'3.00 <br />~. . p.m. on <br /> <br />(2) FlO'ltBf'rom1,'oltCreekspreadalongMdover <br />U.S. Highw'a.y50 Mdtbenell8t toth.. lU'ee on the vest ed8" of <br /> <br />13 M"I'f and ..nded "'bout ~O:OO p.m. on the S8Jlll! d8/(. It alIIOunted to <br />2.85inches....t Granada and extended up the Wolf Creek dr&inagearea <br />foradiBtance ot15 to 20 mil.... inalllOunts up to 3 inchell. The <br />estimated pea); now onWolfCr..ekv..s 17,000 c.t.s. Moutllllile <br />aouthotU.S.ltighway50. <br /> <br />CrMada. 'Ih.. lev"",, extends from about one_h....lt 1lli~e south of the <br /> <br />AT&SF Rail...."" bridge to U.S. Highv8/( 385. We:ter broke the levee <br /> <br />App.3 <br />3 <br /> <br />App.3 <br />. <br />