| Abstract: | Record flood-peak discharges in June and July, 1982, in southwestern, south-central and east-central Iowa resulted from rainstorms with officially recorded amounts of 6 to 8 inches of rain on soil saturated from persistent moderate to heavy rainfalls that began in May and continued through mid-July. May was the wettest across Iowa since 1959, averaging just over 7 inches statewide to rank as Iowa ‘s 6th wettest May in 100 years of State records. Statewide rainfall for July averaged in excess of 6 inches to rank among the 3rd wettest July in Iowa since 1958. One of the greatest floods ever recorded in the State occurred on Cedar Creek in south-central Iowa on July 3, 1982. The flood peak discharge at the gaging station near Bussey (05489000) was 4.4 times that of a regional 100-year flood. The gage height exceeded the record flood stage of July 4, 1981, by 5.78 ft. (USGS) |
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| ProdID: | 14068 |
| Citation Author: | Heinitz, A. J. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | v, 24 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 85-151 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Floods of June-July 1982, in Iowa; 1986; OFR; 85-151; Heinitz, A. J. |
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| Citation Year: | 1986 |
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| Text: | Floods of June-July 1982, in Iowa; 1986; OFR; 85-151; Heinitz, A. J. |
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| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1985/0151/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
