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<br />Flood Damages (Continued) <br /> <br /> Damage Dollars <br />Year Watershed Category (Value at time <br /> of Damage) <br />1958 Rio Grande & Cibolo Agriculture $1,800,000 <br /> Creek (City of Urban/Suburban 200,000 <br /> Presidio) <br />1958 Rio Grande (City of Agriculture 5,000 <br /> El Paso) Urban/Suburban 2,200,000 <br />1962 Rio Grande (City of Agriculture 5,000 <br /> El Paso) Urban/Suburban 1,678,000 <br />1963 Rio Grande (City of Total 55,000 <br /> El Paso) <br />1965 Sanderson Canyon (City Agriculture 4,000 <br /> of Sanderson) Urban/Suburban 2,660,000 <br />1966 Rio Grande (City of Total 144,000 <br /> El Paso) <br />1967 Rio Grande (City of Total 585,000 <br /> El Paso) <br />1968 Rio Grande (City of Total 539,000 <br /> El Paso) <br /> Rio Grande (City of Total 560,000 <br /> Presidio) <br />1974 Rio Grande & Cibolo Agriculture <br /> Creek Flood Control <br /> Structures and <br /> Railroads $2,447,000 <br /> <br />In the lower reaches of the Rio Grande (ABA 1305) broad, <br />flat crested floods move slowly and cause prolonged periods of <br />inundation. The Lower Rio Grande Valley (Cameron, Hidalgo, <br />Starr and Willacy Counties) has severe flooding problems caused <br />by inadequate drainage. Flooding can result from stream overflow, <br />over-application of irrigation waters, or concentrated rainfall <br />associated with hurricanes. <br /> <br />65 <br /> <br />003113 <br />