| Abstract: | Major flooding occurred May 6, 2007, in the Willow Creek drainage basin in Harrison County following severe thunderstorm activity over west-central Iowa. More than 7 inches of rain were recorded for the 72-hour period ending 7 a.m., May 6, at the Logan, Iowa weather station. The peak discharge in Willow Creek at Medford Avenue near Missouri Valley, Iowa, was 17,000 cubic feet per second. The recurrence interval of the flood is 160 years, which was estimated using regional regression equations. Information about the basin, the storms, the flooding, and a profile of high-water marks measured at 10 locations along Willow Creek between the mouth at the Boyer River and State Highway 37 in Monona County, a distance of almost 33 river miles, are presented in this report. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 86119 |
| Citation Author: | Fischer, Edward E.; Eash, David A. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | USGS Iowa Water Science Center |
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| Citation Language: | ENGLISH |
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| Citation LatN: | 0420500 |
| Citation LatS: | 0413000 |
| Citation LonE: | -0953000 |
| Citation LonW: | -0960000 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iv, 12 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Transportation and Iowa Highway Research Board (Project HR-140) |
| Citation Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2008-1229 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Flood of May 6, 2007, Willow Creek, West-Central Iowa; 2008; OFR; 2008-1229; Fischer, Edward E.; Eash, David A. |
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| Citation Year: | 2008 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Flood of May 6, 2007, Willow Creek, West-Central Iowa; 2008; OFR; 2008-1229; Fischer, Edward E.; Eash, David A. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1229/ |
| Date Other: | Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
