| Abstract: | On April 2-3, 2005, heavy rain moved into southern New York and delivered rainfall amounts that ranged from about 2 in. to almost 6 in. within a 36-hour period. Significant flooding occurred on many small streams and tributaries in the area, and extensive flooding occurred on the Esopus and Roundout Creeks in Ulster and Greene Counties, New York. The flooding damaged many homes, caused millions of dollars worth of damage, and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate their homes. A total of 20 New York counties were declared Federal disaster areas.
Disaster recovery assistance for those people affected stands at almost $35 million, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as more than 3,400 New Yorkers registered for Federal aid. U.S. Geological Survey stream-gaging stations on the Esopus Creek above the Ashokan Reservoir at Allaben, N.Y., and below the Ashokan Reservoir at Mount Marion, N.Y., each recorded a new record maximum water-surface elevation and discharge for the respective periods of record as a result of this storm. The peak water-surface elevation and discharge recorded during the April 2-3, 2005, storm at the U.S. Geological Survey stream-gaging station on the Esopus Creek at Cold Brook, N.Y. were the third highest elevation and discharge since the station was put into operation in 1914. Most of the study sites along the Esopus Creek indicated water-surface elevations near the 50-year flood elevations, as documented in flood-insurance studies by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. |
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| ProdID: | 79903 |
| Citation Author: | Suro, Thomas P.; Firda, Gary D. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | USGS New York Water Science Center |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | vi, 87 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| Citation Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2007-1036 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Flood of April 2-3, 2005, Esopus Creek Basin, New York; 2007; OFR; 2007-1036; Suro, Thomas P.; Firda, Gary D. |
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| Citation Year: | 2007 |
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| Text: | Flood of April 2-3, 2005, Esopus Creek Basin, New York; 2007; OFR; 2007-1036; Suro, Thomas P.; Firda, Gary D. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1036/ |
| Date Other: | Sat, 5 May 2007 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
