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a temporary sandbag dike along the railroad tracks prevented flood- waters from directly entering the main business district, backing- up of water through storm sewers prompted the sandbagging of vulner- able store fronts. example, the city of Rozel On the Pawnee River was completely inun- dated in July 1958. The September 1959 flood on Walnut Creek inun- dated all or parts of the Kansas communities of Bdzine, Alexander, )Jckoma, !<ush Center, Timken, Albert, and Heizer, m. White Woman Creek Basin.- In the Closed basin of White g. Dodge City, Kansas.~ Large ~kansas River floods in- flicted damdges in the Dodge City area in 1921, 1942, 1949, 1951, and 1965, The present channel is restrictive and relatively narrow, pro- viding limited flood capacity. Although channel improvements by local interests--low earthfill levees and underbrush clearing--have reduced damages from small floods, the larger and more destructi~e floods breach the local levees and rapidly COver the flood plains. Flooding is more severe because the flood prone lands average only 6 to 10 feet above the channel botto~~ also, the flood plains are occupied by homes, churches, parks, and an industrial complex. Large, destructive floods pose a significant threat to community life and property within the portion of Dodge City that lies south of the AT&SF railroad, tracks. h. lIilroads Gardens, Kansas.- A suburban C'O!I'1IIlUI"lity near Dodge City, Wilroads Gardens experienced severe flOOding in 1949, 1951, and 1965, Proble~s at this cQl'l'lmunity are basically the same as L~ose described for Dodge City. An earthfill levee along the south- Woman Creek there have been floodflows that pond in or near Scott City, Kansas. For example, floodwaters accumulating from heavy rainfall in 1950 and 1951 formed a large lake covering about g,OOO dcres. The lake caused inundation of residences, and closed a branc~ line of the AT&SF railroad and portions of U.S, Highway 83. h~"k l?"'rtion "f tll" Arkansa~ prc,.;.dcc ?rotcct;.cr; fer lOW "",gr,itude floods, but is ineffective against larger flows. During a severe flood stage, this levee is subjected to abnormal pressures in direct- ing overbank flows (~t a channel bend) into a confined flOQdway. Considerable valley storage is accumulated upstream from this levee, which adds momentum to the destructive floodwater forces unleashed during a levee failure. i. Kinsley, Kansas.- Portions of Kinsley are subj~cted to flooding from Little Coon Creek, Big Coon Creek, and the Arkansas River. Flooding north of the ATSSF railroad is primarily from Little Coon Creek, prior to its confluence with Rig Coon Creek east of the city. Historically, floodwdlen; from Little Coon Creek have "ffeoted A-ll A-13