Floods in Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas, September 12-13, 1977.

Abstract

The storm of September 12-13, 1977, produced as much as 16 inches of rainfall in the Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas area, left 25 persons dead, many homeless, and over 50 million dollars in damages. Flood hydrographs taken from U.S. Geological Survey gaging-stations reflected two storms occurring within 24 hours. Measured precipitation indicated each storm event to be near a 100-year, 24-hour rainfall frequency. Peak discharges determined at selected locations in areas of greater rainfall depths exceeded those of the 100-year floods. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA057486

Entities

People

  • Leland D. Hauth
  • William J. Carswell Jr

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Business Administration
  • Drainage Basins
  • Elevation
  • Engineers
  • Frequency
  • Fungi
  • Geological Surveys
  • Intervals
  • Missouri
  • Precipitation
  • Sea Level
  • Surveys
  • United States
  • Water
  • Water Resources

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.