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REFERENCE LIST: SOME FLOOD CASE STUDIES
General References
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National Water Summary 1988-89 (Floods & Droughts) WSP 2375
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/djvu/WSP/wsp_2375.djvu
or
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National Water Summary 1985 (Surface-Water Resources)
WSP 2300
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/djvu/WSP/wsp_2300.djvu
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For small basin floods - an overview:
Michaud et al., 2001, Regional variations in small-
basin floods in the United States
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References to get your
started for some interesting floods. Choose one or more of
these or find another flood of interest and discuss your
selection with the instructors to finalize.
You may choose a major or notable flood anywhere in the world
and/or one related to your own study area.
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Nevada / Western U.S. floods |
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House, P.K., and Hirschboeck, K.K., 1997,
Hydroclimatological and paleohydrological context of
extreme winter flooding in Arizona, 1993.
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Glancy,
P.A. and Harmsen, L., 1975, A Hydrologic Assessment of the
September 14,1974, Flood in Eldorado Canyon, Nevada,
Professional Paper 930, (Open File Report 75-14).
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/djvu/PP/pp_930.djvu |
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Katzer,
T.L., Glancy, P.A. and Harmsen, L., 1976, A Brief Hydrologic
Appraisal of the July 3-4, 1975, Flash Flood in Las Vegas
Valley, Nevada, (Open File Report 76-100).
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/djvu/OFR/1976/ofr_76_100.djvu |
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Thomas,
C.A., and Lamke, R. D., 1962, Flood of February 1962 in Southern
Idaho and Northeastern Nevada, (USGS Numbered Series Circular
467).
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/djvu/CIR/circ_467.djvu |
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Hess,
G.W., and Williams, R.P., 1997, Flood of January 1997 in the
Truckee River Basin, Western Nevada, (USGS Numbered Series Fact
Sheet 123-97).
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/djvu/FS/fs_97_123.djvu |
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Notable Western U.S. flash floods |
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Schwarz, F.K., L. A. Hughes, E.M. Hansen, M.S. Petersen, and
D.B. Kelly, 1975: The Black Hills-Rapid City Flood of June 9-10,
1972: A Description of the Storm and Flood. U.S. Geological
Survey, Professional Paper 877
http://onlinepubs.er.usgs.gov/djvu/PP/pp_877.djvu |
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Maddox, R.A., L.R. Hoxit, C.F. Chappell, and F. Caracena, 1977:
Comparison of Meteorological Aspects of the Big Thompson and
Rapid City Flash Floods. Mon. Wea. Rev., 106,
375-389.
http://journals.ametsoc.org.ezproxy1.library.arizona.edu/doi/abs/10.1175/1520-0493(1978)106%3C0375%3ACOMAOT%3E2.0.CO%3B2 |
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Maddox, R. A., F. Caracean, L. R. Hoxit, and C. F. Chappell,
1977: Meteorological aspects of the Big Thompson flash flood of
31 July 1976. NOAA Tech. Rep. NOAA-TR-ERL 388 APCL 41, 87 pp. |
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McCain, J.F., L.R. Hoxit, R.A. Maddox, C.F. Chappell, and F.
Caracena, 1979: Storm and Flood of July 31-August 1, 1976, in
the Big Thompson River and Cache la Poudre River Basins, Larimer
and Weld Counties, Colorado. (U.S. Geological Survey
Publication, Professional Paper; 1115-A,B.)
http://onlinepubs.er.usgs.gov/djvu/PP/pp_1115.djvu |
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F. L. Ogden, H. O. Sharif, S. U. S. Senarath, J. A. Smith, M. L.
Baeck, J. R. Richardson, Hydrologic analysis of the Fort
Collins, Colorado, flash flood of 1997, Journal of Hydrology,
Volume 228, Issues 1-2, 21 February 2000, Pages 82-100, ISSN
0022-1694, DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(00)00146-3.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V6C-3YS9138-8/2/ec5df9daa1c904aaeeb2be3855a8c8e6) |
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Magirl et al., 2007.
Impact
of Recent Extreme Arizona Storms, EOS vol 88, No 17.24
April
Griffiths, P.G., C.S. Magirl, R.H. Webb, E. Pytlak, P.A. Troch,
and S.W. Lyon, 2009: Spatial distribution and frequency of
precipitation during an extreme event: July 2006 mesoscale
convective complexes and floods in southeastern Arizona,
Water Resour. Res., 45, W07419, doi:
10.1029/2008WR007380
http://www.agu.org.ezproxy1.library.arizona.edu/pubs/crossref/2009/2008WR007380.shtml
(will need UA NetID to access) |
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Some Northeastern /
Eastern U.S. floods |
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Flood
of June 26-29, 2006, Mohawk, Delaware, and Susquehanna
River Basins, New York; 2009; Open-File Report;
2009-1063; Suro, Thomas P.; Firda, Gary D.; Szabo,
Carolyn O.
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Hurricane Agnes rainfall and floods, June-July 1972;
1975; Professional Paper; 924; Bailey, James F.;
Patterson, James Lee; Paulhus, Joseph Louis Hornore.
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Johnstown-Western Pennsylvania Storms and Floods of July
19-20, 1977; 1982; Professional Paper; 1211; Hoxit, L.
Ray; Maddox, Robert A.; Chappell, Charles F.; Brua, Stan
A.
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Flooding Events in the Delaware Basin |
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Kolton,
G.F. , 1999. Floods of June 28-29, 1998 in Ohio
(Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4192)
http://oh.water.usgs.gov/reports/wrir/wrir.99-4192.pdf |
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Ebner, A.D., Straub, D.E., and Lageman, J.D., 2008. Floods
of August and September 2004 in Eastern Ohio: FEMA Disaster
Declaration 1556 (USGS Open-File Report 2008–1291)
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1291/pdf/ofr2008-1291_web.pdf |
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1913 Ohio Statewide Flood (Ohio History Central - An Online
Encyclopedia of Ohio History)
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=497 |
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Some Flood Videos
Walnut Gulch event 1 Aug 1990:
http://www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/unit/Movies/Aug_1_1990_with_animation.wmv
Australia 1 Jan 2011:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYUpkPTcqPY
Floods in Arizona (Maricopa County Flood Control District):
http://www.fcd.maricopa.gov/Education/education.aspx
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