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<br />APPENDIX "e"
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<br />SUMMARY OF FLOOD STAGES AND DISCHARGES AT SELECTED SITES
<br />Report-Year ending Octoher 31. 1961
<br />US G S Rccnrd~-Provi5ional, Subject to Revision
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<br />Stream ami place of delemlinalion
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<br />Drainage
<br />",ea
<br />(~Imi)
<br />
<br />Arkansas River near Pud,ln. Coin
<br />
<br />4.681')
<br />
<br />Arkansa~ River at Las Animas, CoIn ......... .m.m
<br />Purgatoire River ncar Las Ani!lla~. CUI(l_
<br />
<br />t-Loll?
<br />:!,')O}
<br />
<br />Rule Creek near Taonen'llIc. Cola..
<br />Arkamas Riller below Juhn Martin
<br />Reservoir, Colo.
<br />;;; Caddoa Creek al.Caddoa, Coln
<br />Mud Creek near Caddoa, Colo.
<br />Dry Creek near Lamar, Cillo...... ............m...___
<br />Willow Creek near L"lmar, CoIn
<br />Arkansas River at Lamar. Colo.on
<br />
<br />18,917
<br />131
<br />186
<br />
<br />19,780
<br />
<br />Clay Creek near Lamar, Culn
<br />
<br />Big Sandy Creek near Lamar, Cnlo..
<br />Smith Arroyo ncar Granada, Colu..
<br />Wolf Creek neaf Granada, Colo
<br />Granada Creek near CranacJa, Colu
<br />Two Buttes Creek nf'ar Holly, Coin..
<br />\Vild Horse Creek at Holly, C,)]o..
<br />
<br />Arkansao; River near Coolidge, Kan~..
<br />
<br />21,410
<br />
<br />Arkansas. River at Syractl:,e, Kans....
<br />
<br />2l.76J
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<br />Arkansas Ri\'er at Garden City, Kal1~..
<br />
<br />27,071
<br />
<br />I Site and datum then in use.
<br />2 Greatest flood known occurred Oct. I, 1904.
<br />. At site 9 miles southwnt of G.,ddoa; drainage
<br />~ Flood in June 1949 reached a staR'e of 9.42 ft
<br />
<br />Maximum pre\'iondy ),;no"'n
<br />Prior to June 1965 Gage
<br />Period Year Hei!;"ht
<br />(r[)
<br />
<br />~6:;
<br />
<br />188~.87
<br />1889.
<br />1894-196)
<br />19J9-M
<br />1889,
<br />1922-31.
<br />1948-6~
<br />1941.46
<br />
<br />19~8-M
<br />1941-46
<br />1942-43
<br />
<br />:?28
<br />
<br />19lJ-H,
<br />19~9.65
<br />1951, 1 95l'1.
<br />11)64
<br />
<br />817
<br />272
<br />
<br />1942,46
<br />1922.35.
<br />]938.~O
<br />11)03,
<br />19~O.6'i
<br />1902-6~
<br />
<br />1922-6)
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<br />area, -'135" sq mi.
<br />(discharge. 6,840 cf~).
<br />
<br />1921
<br />
<br />19H
<br />]9'iJ
<br />
<br />19H
<br />
<br />1942
<br />194~
<br />1942
<br />
<br />1921
<br />
<br />19;2
<br />
<br />]94~
<br />19~1
<br />
<br />19i1
<br />
<br />I ~4 hIS
<br />
<br />11.(IJ
<br />17.0"
<br />
<br />]7.1 'i"
<br />
<br />]').46
<br />8.2f)
<br />Ll,r)
<br />
<br />17.U
<br />
<br />-4.77
<br />
<br />IL} (,7
<br />
<br />Discharge
<br />(('h)
<br />]n3,{)OO
<br />
<br />4-1,000
<br />~ 7t),oon
<br />
<br />24.680
<br />
<br />40,000
<br />. 4,200
<br />, 718
<br />
<br />1W,OOfJ
<br />27,'if)O
<br />
<br />1,800
<br />~2.00Q
<br />
<br />60,000
<br />
<br />n..).
<br />
<br />Provisional maximum June 1965
<br />Time Gage Discharge
<br />(hr) Heighl (eh)
<br />(It)
<br />
<br />17
<br />
<br />2131)
<br />
<br />6.31
<br />
<br />I"
<br />18
<br />
<br />1630
<br />17~0
<br />
<br />1-1-.72
<br />1 i.94
<br />
<br />17
<br />
<br />18
<br />18
<br />18
<br />18
<br />18
<br />III
<br />
<br />Ol..B" T 10.62
<br />0900 14.1
<br />0900
<br />
<br />0800 13.9n
<br />
<br />I~
<br />17
<br />17
<br />17
<br />17
<br />17
<br />17
<br />
<br />0000
<br />0900
<br />
<br />0900
<br />
<br />17
<br />
<br />1200
<br />
<br />13."2(\
<br />
<br />19()8 1-1.7 87,000 17 1900 21.8
<br />17 2n(JO
<br />19'i\ 1!.57 33.500 18 "2]00 /('d8
<br />19 0300
<br />,. Flood in June 1949 reached a .!'tage of 23.36 ft (discharge,
<br />. Includes Ji.....E-fSlOn to north'side waterworks.
<br />: Backwater from Caddoa Creek.
<br />. Cates clo~cd 0730 June 17.
<br />
<br />A 9.27(\
<br />
<br />"2"2.100
<br />()~.1f)(l
<br />
<br />276.001)
<br />
<br />26.900
<br />'iJ.400
<br />"28.300
<br />24,300
<br />72.800
<br />1'i8,000
<br />3,600
<br />10,(')00
<br />J \,l00
<br />12,600
<br />182,000
<br />10,600
<br />
<br />118,000
<br />
<br />174,000
<br />
<br />130,OQfJ
<br />38,400 ds).
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