| Abstract: | Repeated flooding of Omaha Creek has caused damage in the Village of Homer. Long-term degradation and bridge scouring have changed substantially the channel characteristics of Omaha Creek. Flood-plain managers, planners, homeowners, and others rely on maps to identify areas at risk of being inundated.
To identify areas at risk for inundation by a flood having a 1-percent annual probability, maps were created using topographic data and water-surface elevations resulting from hydrologic and hydraulic analyses. The hydrologic analysis for the Omaha Creek study area was performed using historical peak flows obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey streamflow gage (station number 06601000). Flood frequency and magnitude were estimated using the PEAKFQ Log-Pearson Type III analysis software. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers‘ Hydrologic Engineering Center River Analysis System, version 3.1.3, software was used to simulate the water-surface elevation for flood events. The calibrated model was used to compute streamflow-gage stages and inundation elevations for the discharges corresponding to floods of selected probabilities. Results of the hydrologic and hydraulic analyses indicated that flood inundation elevations are substantially lower than from a previous study. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 86232 |
| Citation Author: | Dietsch, Benjamin J.; Wilson, Richard C.; Strauch, Kellan R. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | USGS Nebraska Water Science Center |
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| Citation Edition: | Version 1.0 |
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| Citation Language: | ENGLISH |
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| Citation LatN: | 0422500 |
| Citation LatS: | 0420000 |
| Citation LonE: | -0962000 |
| Citation LonW: | -0964500 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iv, 11 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with the Village of Homer, Nebraska, and the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District |
| Citation Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Citation Series: | Scientific Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | SIR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2008-5107 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Estimated Flood Discharges and Map of Flood-Inundated Areas for Omaha Creek, near Homer, Nebraska, 2005; 2008; SIR; 2008-5107; Dietsch, Benjamin J.; Wilson, Richard C.; Strauch, Kellan R. |
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| Citation Year: | 2008 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Estimated Flood Discharges and Map of Flood-Inundated Areas for Omaha Creek, near Homer, Nebraska, 2005; 2008; SIR; 2008-5107; Dietsch, Benjamin J.; Wilson, Richard C.; Strauch, Kellan R. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5107/ |
| Date Other: | Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
