| Abstract: | Floods in the Maumee River basin in northeastern Indiana in March 1978 resulted in heavy damage in Fort Wayne and surrounding areas. Flood damage in Fort Wayne was estimated by the Mayor to be 11 million dollars. Approximately 15 percent of the city was inundated, and 2,400 of its 190,000 residents were forced to leave their homes. The estimate of damage in Adams and Allen Counties by Civil Defense officials was 44 million dollars. The Maumee River at New Haven exceeded the peak stage of record, 21.4 feet, by 2.2 feet. The peak discharge at this stream-gaging station, 22,400 cubic feet per second, was about equal to that of a 75-year flood. Recurrence intervals of peak flows on streams tributary to the Maumee River ranged from 5 to 50 years. Records of peak and daily discharges and some precipitation data are given in this report. (USGS) |
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| ProdID: | 9537 |
| Citation Author: | Hoggatt, Richard Earl |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iv, 21 p. ill., map ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 81-695 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Floods of March 1978, in the Maumee River basin, northeastern Indiana; 1981; OFR; 81-695; Hoggatt, Richard Earl |
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| Citation Year: | 1981 |
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| Text: | Floods of March 1978, in the Maumee River basin, northeastern Indiana; 1981; OFR; 81-695; Hoggatt, Richard Earl |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015046045863?urlappend=%3Bseq=1 |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
