Magnitude and frequency of summer floods in western New Mexico and eastern Arizona
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Abstract
Numerous small reservoirs and occasional water-spreading structures are being built on the ephemeral streams draining the public and Indian lands of the Southwest as part of the Soil and Moisture Conservation Program of the Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Indian Affairs. Economic design of these structures requires some knowledge of the flood rates and volumes. Information concerning flood frequencies on areas less than 100 square miles is deficient throughout the country, particularly on intermittent streams of the Southwest. Design engineers require a knowledge of the frequency and magnitude of flood volumes for the planning of adequate reservoir capacities and a knowledge of frequency and magnitude of flood peaks for spillway design. Hence, this study deals with both flood volumes and peaks, the same statistical methods being used to develop frequency curves for each.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Magnitude and frequency of summer floods in western New Mexico and eastern Arizona |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 55-82 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr5582 |
| Year Published | 1955 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 15 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona, New Mexico |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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