| Abstract: | Widespread, prolonged, disastrous floods struck parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida following heavy rains Feb. 17-26, 1961. Three distinct low-pressure systems recurred in essentially the same area. Precipitation totaled more than 18 inches in some areas. Multiple floods of small streams became superimposed in the large rivers to produce rare, record-breaking peaks and prolonged inundation.
Four lives were lost; one in Louisiana and three in Mississippi. Highways, railroads, urban areas, and farms were heavily damaged. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 4170 |
| Citation Author: | Barnes, Harry Hawthorne; Somers, William Philip |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iii, 21 p. :illus., maps, diagrs., tables. ;27 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | [U.S. Geological Survey], |
| Citation Series: | Circular |
| Citation Series Code: | CIR |
| Citation Series Number: | 452 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Floods of February-March 1961 in the southeastern States; 1961; CIR; 452; Barnes, Harry Hawthorne; Somers, William Philip |
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| Citation Year: | 1961 |
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| Text: | Floods of February-March 1961 in the southeastern States; 1961; CIR; 452; Barnes, Harry Hawthorne; Somers, William Philip |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1961/0452/report-thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1961/0452/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | [U.S. Geological Survey], |
