Flood of May 19, 1990, along Perry Creek in Plymouth and Woodbury counties, Iowa

Open-File Report 96-476
Prepared in cooperation with the Iowa Highway Research Board and the Project Development Division of the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT Research Project HR-140)
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Abstract

A water-surface-elevation profile and peak discharges for the flood of May 19, 1990, along Perry Creek in Plymouth and Woodbury Counties, Iowa, are presented in this report. The peak discharge for the May 19,1990, flood on Perry Creek at 38th Street, Sioux City (06600000) is the second largest flood-peak discharge recorded at the streamflow-gaging station for the period 1939-95. The peak discharge for May 19, 1990, of 8,670 cubic feet per second, is approximately equal to the 35-year recurrence-interval discharge. The report provides information on flood stages and discharges and floodflow frequencies for streamflow-gaging stations in the Perry Creek Basin using flood information collected during 1939-95. Information on temporary bench marks and reference points established in the Perry Creek Basin during 1990-93 is also included in the report. A flood history describes rainfall conditions for the three largest floods that occurred during 1939-95 (July 1944, September 1949, and May 1990).

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Flood of May 19, 1990, along Perry Creek in Plymouth and Woodbury counties, Iowa
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 96-476
DOI 10.3133/ofr96476
Year Published 1996
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Iowa City, IA
Contributing office(s) Iowa Water Science Center
Description iv, 39 p.
Country United States
State Iowa
County Plymouth County, Woodbury County
Other Geospatial Perry Creek
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Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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