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<br />Improvement
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<br /> TABLE 2
<br /> APJ<.II.NSASRIVERPEAK DISCHARGES.
<br /> (cubic feet per "econd)
<br /> Mile June Standard Intermediate
<br /> ~". 1965 Project Regio"",l la-Year
<br />Location ~uth ,,"'" Flood Flood Flood
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<br />Lamar, Colorado 1,137.3 74,000 89.000 40,000 10,800
<br />Syracuse, Kan,,~s 1,080.9 174,000 158,000 68,000 20,700
<br />Kendall, Kansas 1,068.0 170,000 153,000 67,000 20,000
<br />Lakin, Kansa~ 1,048.1 160,000 152,000 61,000 18,000
<br />Garden City, Kansas 1,024.2 130,000 114',000 53,000 14,500
<br />Dodge City, Kansa" 970.2 82,080 80,000 40,000 8,900
<br />Larned, Kans,,"s 897.4
<br />~". Pawnee River 40,000 43,000 37,800 6,100
<br />Below Pawnee River 40,000 71,200 39,200 8,500
<br />Gre..tllend. "ansas 873.2 27,800 76,000 42,000 13,000
<br />
<br />Anbry, ~~on, Southside, and Garden City Farmers Canals.
<br />
<br />16. CHANNEL AND Fr.oooWAY IMPROVEMENT.- There are no =jor
<br />channel Or floodway improvements along the Ark..ns,,"s River between
<br />
<br />John Martin Dam and Great Bend, although local interests have con-
<br />structed low levees to prOVide some flood protection. These minor
<br />channel and flooclway improvements along the Arkansas River and trib-
<br />utaries are listed below:
<br />
<br />t.ocation
<br />
<br />Lamar,Colorado
<br />
<br />Granada. Colorado
<br />
<br />Holly,ColoradO
<br />
<br />GardenCity,Kansas
<br />DodgeCity,Kansas
<br />Wilroads Gardens,
<br />Kansas
<br />
<br />Kinsley, Kansas
<br />Larned,Kansas
<br />Larnad,Kansils
<br />Great Bend, Kansas
<br />Grea't:llend,Kans"$
<br />
<br />Strewn
<br />
<br />Willow Creek
<br />Wolf Creek
<br />Wild Horse Creek
<br />
<br />Arkansas River
<br />
<br />Arkansas Riv..r
<br />Arkansas River
<br />
<br />Coon Creek
<br />Arkansas River
<br />
<br />"awnee River
<br />Arkans<lsRiver
<br />
<br />Walnut cr""k
<br />
<br />Channel Improvement
<br />
<br />Channel Improvement
<br />
<br />Channel Improvement
<br />IlankProtection
<br />
<br />Levees
<br />
<br />Levees
<br />
<br />Channel Improvement
<br />Levees
<br />
<br />T!,BLE3
<br />
<br />Levees
<br />
<br />ARK......'1SAS RIVER ':'RISUTARY I'I"..AK DISCHARGES'
<br />(cubic feet per second)
<br />
<br />Levees
<br />
<br />Levees
<br />
<br />Standard
<br />..roject
<br />Flood
<br />
<br />Intermediate
<br />l<egio",<1
<br />F1.on<1
<br />
<br />Stream & Location
<br />
<br />a. DOdgeCityLocalProtectionProject._ The Corps of
<br />Engineers'authorized Dodge City Local "rotection Project ~ill consist
<br />of about 6.9 miles of levees along both banks of the Arkansas River
<br />at ~dge City and enlargement of the channel between the levees to
<br />prOvide a floadway for 40,000 cubic feet P<lr second flows. Initiation
<br />of contracts for the flood control works is scheduled for Fiscal Year
<br />
<br />1974.
<br />
<br />Willow Crce~ at Lamar, Colorado
<br />P.o."""" Ri',er at Larnild, l(an~d~
<br />~dlnut Creek at Diversion above
<br />Gred.~ Bend, )(ans<ls
<br />Little Wal:\ut Creek at Div~rsior. above
<br />Gre"t8cnd, Kansas
<br />
<br />13,000
<br />
<br />20,500
<br />
<br />14.600
<br />15,200
<br />20,300
<br />
<br />54,100
<br />37,500
<br />
<br />22,800
<br />
<br />b. Great 8~nd Loc~l Pro~octi~n r~cject.- ~o reduce tut~c
<br />
<br />flood damage at Great Bend, the construction of the Great Bend Local
<br />"rotection Project was authorized by the 1965 Flood Control Act. The
<br />project '~uld consist of 6.2 miles of leveed channel to divert Walnut
<br />C~a~k floodflow~ ~round Great Bend intD the Arkansas Riv~r ~out~west
<br />
<br />A-15
<br />
<br />.Discharges differ fro~ previously published data at
<br />locations due to change in the ~tatistical frequency
<br />
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