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Water-Supply Paper 2499

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Figures

  1. Maps showing States and years in which floods reported in this volume occurred in the counterminous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico during 1992 and 1993
  2. Graph showing example of a stage-discharge relation and upward extension
  3. Graph showing maximum discharge versus drainage area and envelope curve for a region
  4. Map showing dominant weather patterns over the United States for June through July 1993
  5. Maps showing areal distribution of total precipitation, in the area of flooding in the upper Mississippi River Basin, January through July 1993.
    1. 5A in inches, January through July 1993.
    2. 5B in percentage of 30-year precipitation normal for January through July 1961-90.
6-9. Graphs showing:
    1. Monthly precipitation for January through September 1993 and 30-year monthly normals at 10 weather-station locations in the upper Mississippi River Basin
    2. Seasonal precipitation for 1993 at 10 weather- station locations in the upper Mississippi River Basin
    3. Precipitation for January through September 1993, normal precipitation for January through September 1961-90, and normal annual precipitation for 1961-90 at 10 weather-station locations in the upper Mississippi River Basin
    4. Accumulated daily precipitation for January through September 1993 and accumulated normal daily precipitation for January through September 1961-90 for Bismarck, North Dakota, Manhattan, Kansas, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  1. Map showing location of flood-control reservoirs and selected streamflow-gaging stations in the Kansas, Missouri, and Mississippi River Basins
  2. Hypothetical hydrographs for an uncontrolled stream and reservoir-regulated outflow
  3. Schematic diagram of a typical reservoir showing location of surcharge, flood-control, and multipurpose-pool levels
  4. Graph showing observed controlled and simulated uncontrolled discharges in the Kansas River at DeSoto, Kansas, July 1993
  5. Graph showing water-level elevations of selected reservoirs in the Kansas River Basin, 1993 water year
  6. Maximum discharges (Q) and dates of occurrence for the 1993 flood at selected streamflow-gaging stations in the upper Mississippi River Basin
16-24. Map showing location of selected streamflow-gaging stations in:
    1. Illinois
    2. Iowa
    3. Kansas
    4. Minnesota
    5. Missouri
    6. Nebraska
    7. North Dakota
    8. South Daokta
    9. South Daokta--continued
    10. Wisconsin
25-28. Map showing:
    1. Location of municipalities in Puerto Rico where flooding was most severe during January 5-6, 1992 and other locations mentioned in this article
    2. Location of weather systems that produced intense rain over Puerto Rico during the evening of January 5, 1992
    3. Cumulative rainfall over Puerto Rico during January 5-6, 1992
    4. Location of selected streamflow-gaging stations that recorded flood data in most affected areas during January 5-6, 1992, flood
  1. Discharge hydrographs for selected streamflow-gaging stations during January 5-7, 1992
  2. Map showing location of the Winooski River, North Branch Winooski River, and Stevens Branch in Montpelier, Vermont
  3. Graph showing gage height, Winooski River at Montpelier, Vermont, March 10-12, 1992
  4. Map showing location of U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging stations in vicinity of Montpelier, Vermont
  5. Graph showing discharge, North Branch Winooski River at Wrightsville, Vermont, March 10-12, 1992
  6. Graph showing gage height, Wrightsville Detention Reservoir at Wrightsville, Vermont, March 10-12, 1992
35-50. Maps showing:
    1. Approximate extent of 10-year or greater recurrence-interval flooding during April 1992, location of selected streamflow-gaging stations, and physiographic provinces in central and southwestern Virginia
    2. Location of selected U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging stations in Alaska used to determine maximum stages and discharges for May-August 1992
    3. Approximate extent of 10-year or greater recurrence-interval flooding and location of selected streamflow-gaging stations in western Virginia, June 1992
    4. Lines of equal rainfall and locations of selected streamflow-gaging stations in Johnson and Sheridan Counties, Wyoming, June 14-15, 1992
    5. Location of flood-determination sites for flood of June 18, 1992, in central Kentucky
    6. Lines of equal rainfall for June 18 and 19, 1992, in central Kentucky
    7. Location of flood-determination sites and precipitation amounts for floods of July 1992, in eastern Kansas
    8. Ohio counties affected by flooding during July 1992 and location of flood-determination site for flood of July 26, 1992
    9. Location of flood-determination sites for flood of July 12-16, 1992, in central Indiana
    10. Location of flood-determination sites for flood of July 25-August 2, 1992, in southeastern Nebraska
    11. Location of flood-determination sites for flood of August 8, 1992, in southeastern and south-central Indiana
    12. Location of flood-determination sites for flood of September 1992, in south-central Iowa
    13. Location of precipitation gages and streamflow-gaging station and total rainfall for September 5-6, 1992, in eastern Virginia
    14. Location of flood-determination sites for flood of September 10, 1992, in Swain County, North Carolina
    15. Location of flood-determination sites for flood of October 9-10, 1992, in South Carolina
    16. Location of U.S. Geological Survery and National Oceanic Service tide gages and maximum tide elevations recorded for storm of December 11-12, 1992, in New Jersey
  1. Observed tide levels, normal tide cycle, and storm surge at National Oceanic Service tide gage at Cape May, New Jersey, December 9-13, 1992
  2. Observed tide levels, normal tide cycle, and storm surge at National Oceanic Service tide gage at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, December 9-13, 1992
53-55. Maps showing:
    1. Location of flood-determination sites for flood of December 30, 1992-January 15, 1993, in northern Indiana
    2. January-February 1993 rainfall a selected precipitation gages in southern California
    3. Location of streamflow-gaging stations and precipitation gages in the San Luis Rey and Santa Margarita River Basins in southern California
  1. Graphs showing stages at selected streamflow-gaging stations in southern California, December 31, 1992-February 28, 1993
57-69. Maps showing:
    1. Location of selected U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging stations in Arizona used to determine maximum stages and discharges for January and February 1993
    2. Location of selected U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging stations in New Mexico used to determine maximum stages and discharges for January-March, July, and August 1993
    3. Extent of flooding and location of selected U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging stations for flood of January 8-221, 1993, in southeastern Georgia
    4. Location of flood-determination sites for flood of January 20-23, 1993, and lines of equal precipitation for storm of January 19-21, 1993, in southern Mississippi
    5. Location of selected-gaging stations in Amite River Basin, southeastern Louisiana
    6. Approximate extent of 10-year or greater recurrence-interval flooding during March 4-8, 1993, location of selected streamflow-gaging stations, and physiographic provinces in eastern Virginia
    7. Approximate extent of 10-year or greater recurrence-interval flooding during March 23-24, 1993, and location of selected streamflow-gaging stations, in western Virginia
    8. Location of flood-determination sites for flood of March 8-12, 1993, in east-central Nebraska
    9. Lines of equal depth of snowpack, March 1993, in New York
    10. Location of selected U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging stations in New York used to determine maximum stages and discharges for April 1993
    11. Counties for which Small Business Administration disaster declarations were sought following flood of April 1993, in New York
    12. Lines of equal total precipitation and location of flood-determination sites for floods of May-September 1993, in southeastern Kansas
    13. Location of flood-determination and reservoir-measurement sites in Oklahoma for floods of May and September 1993
  1. Graph showing 1-hour rainfall depths at National Weather Service gage at Will Rogers Airport, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 8, 1993
  2. Graph showing 3-hour storm-rainfall frequency at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
72-74. Maps showing:
    1. Location of flood-determination and precipitation gage sites for flood of June 7-9, 1993, in northeastern Illinois
    2. Location of flood-determination sites for flood of June 8-9, 1993, in northern Indiana, and August 17, 1993, in west-central Indiana
    3. Extent of flooding and location of flood-determination sites for July-August 1993, in eastern and south-central North Dakota
  1. Graphs showing accmulated daily precipitation for January-August 1993, and accumulated normal daily precipitation for January-August 1961-90 at Devils Lake, Cooperstown, Jamestown, and Bismarch, North Dakota
76-79. Maps showing:
    1. Location of flood-determination sites for flood of July 13-17, 1993, in central Mississippi
    2. Location of flood-determination and precipitation gage sites for flood of August 12, 1993, in eastern Illinois
    3. Path of Hurricane Emily, August 23-September 1, 1993, south-central coastal States
    4. Selected features of Hatteras Island, North Carolina
  1. Reproduction of original strip chart from discontinued U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tide gage at Buxton, North Carolina, August 31-September 1, 1993
81-83. Maps showing:
    1. Location of and water-level elevations at selected high-water marks surveyed on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, for August 31, 1993, storm surge from hurricane Emily
    2. Location of precipitation gages for flood of September 22-26, 1993, in northwestern and central Missouri
    3. Location of flood-determination sites for flood of September 22-26, 1993, in Missouri

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Tables

  1. Example of summary table presented in flood articles
  2. Summary of 1993 precipitation and 30-year averages for January-September for 10 weather-station locations in the upper Mississippi River Basin
  3. Five greatest May-August precipitation totals for Bismarck, North Dakota, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Manhattan, Kansas
  4. Maximum 1-, 3-, and 5-day rainfall totals for July 1993 at Bismarck, North Dakota, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Manhattan, Kansas
  5. Upper Mississippi River Basin flood-control reservoir information, 1993
  6. Flood discharge in selected streams in the Kansas and Missouri River Basins, July 1993
7-15. Maximum stages and discharges prior to and during March 1-September 30, 1993 in:
    1. Illinois
    2. Iowa
    3. Kansas
    4. Minnesota
    5. Missouri
    6. Nebraska
    7. North Dakota
    8. South Dakota
    9. Wisconsin
  1. Daily rainfall reported for January 5-6, 1992, at selected National Weather Service-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stations through Puerto Rico
17-45. Maximum stages and discharges prior to and during:
    1. January 5-6, 1992, at selected U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging stations in Puerto Rico
    2. April 21-22, 1992, in central and southwestern Virginia
    3. May-August 1992, in Alaska
    4. June 4-5, 1992, in western Virginia
    5. June 14-15, 1992, North Fork Powder River below Pass Creek, near Mayoworth, Wyoming
    6. June 18, 1992, in central Kentucky
    7. July 1992, in eastern Kansas
    8. July 26, 1992, in Massieville, Ohio
    9. July 12-16, 1992, in central Indiana
    10. July 25-August 2, 1992, in southeastern Nebraska
    11. August 8, 1992, in southeastern and south-central Indiana
    12. September 1992, in south-central Iowa
    13. September 10, 1992, Swain County, North Carolina
    14. October 9-10, 1992, in South Carolina
    15. December 11-12, 1992, in New Jersey
    16. December 30, 1992-January 15, 1993, in northern Indiana
    17. January-February 1993, in southern California
    18. January and February 1993, in Arizona
    19. January-March, July, and August 1993, in New Mexico
    20. January 8-21, 1993, in southeastern Georgia
    21. January 20-23, 1993, in southern Mississippi
    22. January 21-23, 1993, in Amite River Basin, in southeastern Louisiana
    23. March 4-8, 1993, in eastern Virginia
    24. March 23-24, 1993, in western Virginia
    25. March 8-12, 1993, in east-central Nebraska
    26. April 1993, in New York
    27. May-September 1993, in southeastern Kansas
    28. May and September 1993, in Oklahoma
  1. Maximum elevations and contents of selected reservoirs prior to and during May and September 1993, in Oklahoma
  2. Precipitation totals for June 7-9, 1993, at selected precipitation gages in northeastern Illinois
47-50. Maximum stages and discharges prior to and during:
    1. June 7-9, 1993, in northeastern Illinois
    2. June 8-9 and August 17, 1993, in northern and west-central Indiana
    3. July and August 1993, in eastern and south-central North Dakota
    4. July 13-17, 1993, in central Mississippi
  1. Precipitation totals for August 9-12, 1993, at selected precipitation gages in eastern Illinois
  2. August 12, 1993, in eastern Illinois
  3. Location and descriptions of high-water marks and water- and ground-surface elevations for the Hurrican Emily flood, Hatteras Island, North Carolina, August 31, 1993
  4. Precipitation totals for September 22-26, 1993, at selected precipitation gages in Missouri
  5. September 1993, in northwestern and central Missouri
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