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Flood plain delineation for the Fremont River and Bull Creek, Hanksville, Utah

Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5233
Prepared in cooperation with US Army Corps of Engineers
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https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20085233

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Abstract

Predicted inundation maps for the Fremont River and Bull Creek in Hanksville, Utah, were developed using one-dimensional hydraulic models. Estimates of the 1-percent chance (100-year) peak streamflows were determined for the Fremont River and Bull Creek study reaches by using annual peak series data from streamflow-gaging stations and regional peak-flow regression equations. Surveyed topographic data for the study reaches were processed for use in the one-dimensional hydraulic models. The 1-percent chance (100-year) peak streamflows were simulated with hydraulic models to obtain predicted water-surface elevations. Water-surface elevations were then used to map the predicted inundation on a recent aerial photograph. The 1-percent chance (100-year) flood plain for the Fremont River in Hanksville, Utah, included some agricultural lands and did not encroach upon the town. The 1-percent chance (100-year) flood plain on the west side of Bull Creek was found to include a large portion of the town of Hanksville, Utah.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Flood plain delineation for the Fremont River and Bull Creek, Hanksville, Utah
Series title Scientific Investigations Report
Series number 2008-5233
DOI 10.3133/sir20085233
Year Published 2008
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Utah Water Science Center
Description Report: vi, 28 p.; Map: 11 x 17 inches; Data Files
Country United States
State Utah
City Hanksville
Other Geospatial Bull Creek, Fremont River
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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