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1 DWATERRESOURCESREPORT19FL00 DSOFJUNE17thand18th,1964 INJEFFERSON, , , ,1964inJefferson, , PetersenWaterResourcesDivision, , , , ", , :', , , , , , , , , ,GeologistMaryMcCracken, , , ", , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,ClerkIIIK ittieHale, , , , , , '"', ,SeniorGeologistJanethMOestreich, , , , ;', , , , , , , ,CustodialWorkerIENGINEERINGGEOLOGYCOOPE RATIVEPROGRAMSWITHUNITEDSTATESGEOLOGICAL SURVEYT opographicDivision:WaterResourcesDivisio nSurfaceWaterBranch:Ground-WaterBranch:D anielKennedy,RegionalEngineerAnthonyHomy k, ,DistrictGeologist" ,PrairieduRoeher, , [ , ,stormofJune17-18, , ,1964inJefferson, , ,1964insouthernJeffersonCounty, , , , ,1964,onseveralsmallcreeksinJefferson, , , , ;detailsoftheJune1964stormandflood;atypi caldischargehydrograph;frequencycurvesfo restimatingrecurrenceinterval;generalsta tementsofdamage;previouslyknownfloodsfor comparison;floodprofiles;stageanddischar geatthegag-ingstationintheimmediatearea; , , , , , , , ,typi-calofthistypeofterrain,isverysteep intheheadwaterreaches,becomeslesssteepas thehead-watertributariescometogethertofo rma mainchannel, ,dairyfarming, ,1964,wasa pleasantdaywithtemperaturesreachingintot he90' ( )fallingasshort, ( ) bucketsurveyaregivenintable1, :ohyetalmapofthearea( ) ,Illinois(twomileseastoftheMississippiRi ver) ,onKinseyCreekbasin(headwatersofEstablis hmentCreek) , ~ <1>MISCELLANEOUSRAINFALLDATA-5-' ''-V.]

2 '""" '0' '.,'-'[3B10L1 INDEXMAPSHOWINGAREAOf' ' ' ~ , 'STF0,", "",.BONNEf.,~,. '"",:37-55' , ~C')t<jot"'oC)..(j>t"'U'JC1~~> <:>Zt::;j~>>-!~~t<jenoc:~(jt< ,PrairieduRocher,IllinoisforstormofJune17-18,1964.~~~U>oc::~(')MU>grI'd~t-iZ?-\() \D".!: c:;; <RIF !.12I2:545678910II12I2 :.. , , ,196410 IIU'--Accuulatedr InIall(In.),,Drainoeore= ' \f"",21216; 024126102 Jun17, , !E.'" <> , ,firgure4, :(1)theheadwaterfloodswhichresultfromin- tenserainfallscausingexcessiverunofffrom theuplandareasand(2) ,1844,1903,1927,1944, , ;however, ~ (Searcy,1955andPatterson,1964)givingfreq uencyoffloodsona regionalbasisarecitedformethodstoestimat ethefrequencyoffloodingonungagedbasinsin a , ,bydefinition, ,orithasa 50-yearfloodhasoccurredit ,thedischargeofthemeanannualfloodofPlatt inCreekatthemeasurementsiteis4,400cubicf eetpersecond(cfs),andthedischargeforaflo odhavingarecurrenceintervalof50yearswoul dbe13, dischargeforthemeanannualfloodof1,800cfs anda dischargeforthe5 O-yearrecurrenceintervalfloodof5, dischargeforthemeanan-nualfloodof700cfsa nda dischargeforthe50-yearrecurrenceinterval floodof2, :;:>>-!]

3 Toj\01:1~enoC1\01:1()tojen~toj"do\01:1>- ! \ ;//"V/./iYV,,"II,I"I""I", !_ ::..u10:ii"u'0!" """""f.!:." >on'"..puo:),.JecI"'1:)!qn:)JOspUDsno~.U !' !O14oo'"o2o\E\..;.'"\\0'"\'-0'"\010c:0'- a"\\\\\\,------------------------------- --------------------------------,,\\\\,\ \.>-:50. :vi0'";:)..00Q)'"Q)'-Uen'0co:)""'00Q) )en.:I:.U;CD' >' :;Q)Uc>II>.-'-:)"0Uc> :Q)..-:)0"Q)' :.Q0)Q)a::I'"..0Q)'-:)0)oqii::!;"! '"oN<:!'"oN10c:ipuoo,.Jld"":t!qnoJOspUDlno~,U!'IDJD"I::ts!O15\\E\cT<IIOJ\-r<>";;;\..0GI010c0\\\\\,\------------------ -----------------------------------\---- -----\\\\\\\..;::I0<II1/1>.CII1/1c::C.:,(, >-CII"1/12 ;; :CIIc>. >-10Uc:: '"c::0'0>CII0:::IN" :IC>u::-MISSOURIGEOLOGICALSURVEYANDWATER RESOURCESM easuredpeakd ischar gesforthe1964floodattheabov~mentionedsit eswere30,100cfs,28,400cfsand11,600cfsres pectivelyasshownintable2 ,1964, ,expressedincubicfeetpersecondpersquarem ile(cfsm)areplottedagainstdrainageareaon figure8 60percentMyersratingandisa graphicalexpressionoftheequationQ=6000A , , $15, , , distanceofapproxi-mately15feet( ).

4 Itwasestimatedthat5, ,rocks,posts, ,19 6 ~IIIW8 JonbSJ8dpUG,..Jld,..,:J!qn:JU!116 JDI4:JI'Q17ooooo-001'"LP'0-<:I0-.;:) . "I-">.. [0-1JJ"-11"f(';:)-.,::00r+II(-O0--10-t)0 ----"01c# "t""0s0.." <i'..0!'" I II",.(0).. "! 'J"-.,." ,00'i=';::I0II>II> >. ,2:QI0>.. :vII>., :.2"0 :I0> , ,bothmajortributariestoPlattinCreek, '00---uL G NDn~ 'otlonoLow-flow" + ,floodofJune17-18, studyofPlattinCreek.(UnitedStatesCorpsof Engineers,1964).Theycomputeda ,1964, -ResultsofBucketSurveyStormofJune17-18,1 964,inEastCentralMissouriRainfallRainfal llocation(inches)Remarkslocation(inches) RemarksFestus, (0.) ' *.4 DryForkPotosi* * , ,III.* ) , ,Ill.* ,Ill.* ,Ill.*.55 Headwater) ,Ill.*. ( 3"in1 hr) ,1964* ,bydefinition, 0 , ,1955,FloodsinMissouri, ,126p.]

5 , , ,1964,Magnitudeandfrequencyoffloodsinthe UnitedStates,Part7 ,636p., ,1964,Floodplaininformationstudy,Plattin Creek,JeffersonCounty, , ,10p.,1 *RatioRatioStream& (sqmi)Date(feet) , , , , , ,4001, , ,1964-11,6003.