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<br />00131)5 <br /> <br />'THE S'TA'TE <br /> <br />@"~.'.'.".' <br />o ......... ~ <br />....,:.,.,:..'. <br />~. <br />.. <br /> <br />OF KANSAS <br /> <br />WATER RESOURCES BOARD <br />1134-5 STATE OFFICE BUILDING <br />Phone CB ".0011, Exumion 69,. <br />TOPEKA. KANSAS 66612 <br /> <br />To those who have requested Technical Report Number 5: <br /> <br />This report is another in the continuing series of technical reports pre- <br />pared as a part of the cooperative analytical program of the Kansas Water <br />Resources Board and the Surface Water Branch of the U. S. Geological Survey. <br />It is the fifth in a series of studies of Kansas streamflow characteristics. <br /> <br />Curves defining the storage requirements to control high flows have been <br />developed from streamflow records at 101 gaging stations in Kansas and <br />adjoining areas. Storage requirements and outflow rates are defined for <br />selected values of storage deficiency ranging from Z to 50 percent chance <br />of storage being insufficient in anyone year to store the floods without <br />uncontrolled releases. In addition to defining storage requirements to <br />control high flows at existing gaging stations, the report develops methods <br />for evaluating storage requirements for all streams of the state whether <br />gaged or ungaged having drainage areas of more than 150 squar~ miles. <br />This phase of the study is limited to the Z and 4 percent chance curves, <br />which are considered to have the greatest application to storage problems. <br /> <br />A reservoir cannot reduce the total volume of flood runoff, but with <br />adequate capacity it can reduce or prevent flooding. This report is to <br />define flood storage requirements throughout Kansas as an aid to govern- <br />mental agencies and design engineers who are charged with the responsi- <br />bility for finding the best solution to reducing flood damage. <br /> <br /> <br />\ <br />. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />