52 MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW FEBBUABY 1049
RIVER STAGES AND FLOODS FOR FEBRUARY 1949
ELMER R. NELBON
River sta es during Februar in general avera ed
York through the east Gulf of Mexico drainage. Stages were also above normal over most of the Mississippi system, considerably below normal in the Sacramento Basin in California,. and slightly below in portions of the west Gulf of Mexico drainage. The geatest positive
departure was at Cairo, Ill., where the hio River aver- aged 18.7 feet above normal. The greatest negative departure was at Sacramento, Calif., where the Sacra- mento River averaged 9.6 feet below normal. The most damaging floods during the month were those due to ice action in the lower Missouri Basin. Incomplete returns indicate losses will run into several million dollars. One of the most notable of the ice break-ups and gorges occurred on the Nemaha River a t Falls City, Nebr., where the previous maximum stage of record was exceeded. Considerable damage also resulted from local flooding in the Columbia Basin. Most of the streams along the Atlantic slope remained free of ice throu hout February except those in northern New England. B y the end of the month most of the ice had moved out of the Merrimack River Basin in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, In the Mississippi sys- tem, there was an unusually heavy accumulation in the tributaries of the Missouri River. Ice was about 3 feet thick in the upper Missouri and about 2 feet in the Yellow- stone. The ice was heavy in the upper Mississippi Basin above the mouth of the Des Moines River, ranging in thickness from 29.5 inches at Minneapolis, Minn., to
8.5 inches a t Davenport, Iowa, on the 28th. It was heavy in the Des Moines Basin but was starting to break and gorge as the month closed. Ice gorges occurred in the Columbia Basin in portions of Montana, eastern Wash- in ton and eastern Oregon and caused some local flooding. Alf streams in the Snake Basin were low but full of ice. Precipitation during February was quite spotty and was below normal over a wide area extending southwest- ward from the upper Great Lakes region through the southern half of the Western States. It was also mostly below normal alon the Middle Atlantic Coastal States
the Columbia Basin except in a few areas, which is a striking contrast to the light precipita.tion of the previous month. The total snowfall during February and the
above norms along the Atlantic s 9 ope from southern $ew
and in southern F K orida. It was well above normal in
Shaded Stater Normal or Above
FIG WE l.-Peramtage of normal precipitatlon by states, Winter (December-February)
1 w e .
depth of snow on the ground at the close of the month is shown in chart VI1 in the illustration section of the Re- view. Precipitation during the winter of 1948-1949 (December-February) was above normal over the coun- try except in California, Nevada, North Carolina, and Florida and is shown in percent of normal in figure 1.
St. Lawrence Drainage.-Slight flooding occurred in the Lake Michigan drainage in the Shiawassee and Red Cedar Rivers due to the moderate rain (0.85 inch) on the 15th- 17th. No damage resulted. Much of the snow and ice cover in the Grand River Valley melted from the mild temperatures and moderately heavy rains on the 12th and 13th and caused the streams to rise rapidly to near bank-full stage. No flooding occurred except in the low suburban areas of Grand Rapids, Mich. A spring freshet occurred in the Lake Erie drainage in the St. Marys, St. Joseph, and Maumee Rivers during the latter half of the second decade of February. This freshet was augmented by release of considerable amounts of ground water due to thawing weather. It was not very severe and the damage resulting was minor as the lowland are- are flooded every year. Atlantic slope drainage.-Slight flooding occurred on the Cape Fe,ar, Neuse, and Roanoke Rivers in eastern North Carolina due to the moderate rains that occurred at various times during the month. The frequency and amount of rainfall kept the Roanoke a t or sli htly above flood stage
Moderate to heavy rains on the 9th-10th caused light overflows in the Edisto River in South Carolina. Heavy rains on the 20th resulted in some flooding on the Pee Dee and Saluda Rivers. The rainfall averaged about 2 inches during the 24-hour period over the Saluda and Broad Rivers. Heavy rainfall (2 inches) on the 9th-10th caused li ht flooding in the Savanuah and Ogeechee Rivers. g o damage of consequence resulted. The most important rises in the Altamaha River system in Georgia occurred as a result of rainy conditions from the 4th to 10th. common and widespread during the 24-hour periods e n z ing on the mornings of the 5th, 7th, 9th, and 10th. Flood stages were reached only in the lower portions of the Ocmulgee, Oconee, and in the upper Altamaha. Flood stages were not greatly exceeded and no appreciable losses were sustained. East Gulf of Mexico.-Moderate flooding occurred in the lower portion of the Apalachicola River in Georgia due to the heavy rain over the basin on the 5th, 7th, 9th, and 10th. Moderate to heavy rains occurred again on the
at Williamston throughout most o f the month.
Amounts of 1 to 2 inches were fair1
16th, 19th, and 27th. The lower reaches of the Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers in Alabama remained above flood stage throughout most of the month due to the high initial stages resulting from the severe flooding in January and the occasional heavy rains during February. The Pearl River remained above bank-full sta e throughout the month at and below Jackson, Miss. T i e stages during February were not as high as those during
January except at Pearl River, La. The Chickasawhay a t Enterprise, Miss., was briefl above flood stage and the Pasca oula River a t Merrill, hiss., was above bank-full
mediate and upper reaches of the Pearl River was main- tained by the numerous showers which culminated in generally excessive rain on the 15th. This storm origi- nated in the Gulf of Mexico and moved northeastward across southqrn Mississippi and central Alabama, pro- ducing excessive rainfall over the lower part of the-head-
stage P or about 1 week. The flood condition on the inter-
FEBRUARY 1949 MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW 53
BaQin or area
-
Upper Missouri (P18hqhrea above Bls- marck, N. Dak.) ____.______._____________
Middle Missouri and Tributaries (Bt9marck to &our City. Iowa) _..._____._______.___
Lower Missouri (below Sioux City) ____.___
Platte Basin ___________________________ ___.
Kamts Basin. _____._______________________
Entire Missouri Bnsin .__._______._________
waters of the Pearl River and throughout the intermediate reaches, as well as over the middle reaches of the Leaf and Chickasawhay and the headwaters of the Pascagoula River. This excessive rainfall added to the existing flood. The prolonged flooding of the Pearl River in the Jackson area delayed oil drilling operations in the flood plain in that area but added little, if any, to the hazards that already existed due to the January flood. Upper Mississippi Basin.-Precipitation has been above normal throughout the winter in the upper Missis- sippi Basin. During the winter season, precipitation averaged 180 percent of normal in the Mississippi Basin above La Crosse, Wis., 185 percent in the Minnesota River Basin, and 137 percent in the Wisconsin River Basin. A summary of the precipitation during January and February is given in table 1.
TABLE l.--Precipitation data for Upper Mississippi Basin, January and February 1949
Observed Normal Excess Percent
I (mches) I l l (Inches) (inches) of normal Bash or area
Observed Normal Exoess Percent (inches) (inches) (Inches) of normal
-~~-
1.16 0.98 0.17 1l6
1.38 1.12 .28 l!Zl 6.50 3.15 3.35 a08 1.59 1.16 .43 137 2.69 1.45 1.24 188 2.66 1.57 1.09 169
Mlslissippi River (above La Crosse Wis.) - Mississippi River (La Crow to Ickokuk, Iowa) _________________.__________________
Miasissippi River (Eeokuk to St. Louis, Mo.) _______ ___ - - ___ _________ ___ _____ __ ___ Des Molnes River ________________.________
Entlre Mississippi Basin (above Missouri River) ___________________________________
The following is a summary of the water equivalent of the snow cover in the Upper Mississippi Basin on the
28th of February :
State and station mater equivalent Wisconsip: (inches)
B e r l m -------------_------------------_------------- 1 .6 L a C r o s s e ------------------------------------------- 0.9
Lady Smith---____----_----------------------------- 3. 5 Madison------------------_------------------------ .8 Plattsville-__---------_----------------------------- 2. 5
Bemidji _________________-______________________---- 2.8 Madison ________________________________________--- 2 .4 St. C l o u d -------------------------------_----------- 2. 7 St. P a u l -------------------------------------------- .7
Mason City ____________________-------_------------ .8
Light to moderate flooding occurred in the southern portion of the Upper Mississippi Basin in southern Iowa, western Illinois, and eastern Missouri during the last half of February. Flooding along the Skunk River at Augusta, Iowa, and the Mississippi at Hannibal, Mo., was due partly to ice action. The Raccoon River at Van Meter, Iowa, and the Des Moines River a t Tracy and Eddyville, Iowa, exceeaed flood stage during the latter part of the month. The flooding was due principally to run-off from snow-melt caused by the mild weather during the last half of the month and the accompanying ice action. Colder weather at the close of the month caused a temporary slackening of run-off with the Raccoon and the Des Moines River a t Tracy, Iowa, fallin below bank-full stage. The ice
Flooding along the Illinois River was caused by moder- ately heavy rain (0.8 inch) on the 12th-13th in the upper reaches of the basin. Crests in the lower reaches were delayed considerably and were somewhat higher as unseasonably mild weather and occasional rains during that period caused considerable snow-melt and gorging of ice. Miss& Basin.-Precipitation during February was considerably below normal in the Missouri Basin. It
Minnesota:. .
Iowa:
was still holding at t % e end of February.
2.24 1.60 0.74 149
3.49 2.81 .68 124
6.96 4.01 2.95 174 3.11 2.08 1.03 149
3.95 2.60 1.35 152
ranged from 3 percent of normal in the Platte Basin to 96 percent of normal in the Lower Missouri and averaged 70 percent of normal. During January it ranged from 137 percent of normal in the upper Missoun to 316 percent of normal in the lower reaches of theMissouri and averaged 268 percent of normal over the entire basin. A summary of the average precipitation conditions during January and February is given in table 2.
TABLE 2.-Precipitation data for Missouri River Basin, January and February 1949
The only appreciable snow cover remaining in the Missouri Basin by the end of the month was in North Dakota, northern South Dakota and portions of Montana, Wyoming, and northeastern Nebraska. The only snow cover remaining in Missouri, Kansas, and southern Nebras- ka mas on the steep north slopes and in the heavily tim- bered areas. The floods in the Missouri Basin durin February were
accompanying the break up of heavy ice. An extensive, severe ice gorge formed during Januar on the Missouri River just above Leavenworth, d n s . Continuous heavy floating ice from upstream caused the jam to build northward, until by the end of the month the Missouri was almost a solid mass of jagged ice above Leavenworth. Backwater flooding extended progressively northward and was general throughout that area. Some
large floes stood on end and were visible from behind levees. Across from Atchison, Kans., ice acting as a glacier allowed mater to inundate the community of Winthrop, Mo. which was evacuated. Three resort lake areas across from Atchison were also evacuated as river mater caused the lakes to overflow, surrounding many cottages. As the Missouri River ice gorge extended, a series of thaws caused ice break ups and gorges on rivers and trib- utaries in southeast Nebraska, southern Iowa, and northern Missouri. One of the most notable was on the Nemahs River which reached a new all-time high of 26.9 feet a t Falls City, Nebr., exceeding the previous record of 25.6 feet of June 13, 1947. Another gorge took out at least one bridge on the Nodaway River near Burlington Junc- tion, Mo. As thaws recurred and tributary gorges broke, these swollen streams added to the burden of the already ice-plagued Missouri. For the second consecutive month the Missouri River a t Atchison, Kans., crested 1 foot under the all-time high mark of 26.4 feet established in 1881. Two temporary ice breaks occurred a t St. Joseph, Mo. Moderate to severe flooding occurred in the upper reaches of the Republican, Solomon, and Blue Rivers in Kansas and Nebraska due to run-off from snow-melt and backwater from ice gorges that formed as the heavy ice in the channels broke up. The most extensive gorges
were formed in the vicinity of Guide Rock, Nebr., and Scandia, Kans., on the Republican and at Beloit, Kans., on the Solomon. There was also a considerable blocking
effect from ice jams at Cambridge, Nebr., and below Con-
due principally to moderate run-off f rom snow-melt
54 MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW FEBEUARY 1949
cordia on the Republican as well as along the lower reaches of the Big Blue, but in these areas the overflow was quite restricted. The Ohio Basin.-The Ohio River a t the beginning of the month was receding below flood stage from a minor flood (1-3 feet above flood stage) in the reach from Point Pleasant, W. Va., to above Evansville, Ind. In the reach
above Point Pleasant a steady recession was already in progress, while at Evansville and below rising stages pre- vailed until the 4t'h with crests up to 18 feet above flood stage at dam 50. From the 5th to the 13th a geiieral recession prevailed throughout the Ohio River reaching pool conditions above Point Pleasant on the 10th. Heavy general rain occurred over the basin from the 13th-l5th, averaging 1.5 inches in the upper portion and nearly 4 inches in the lower reaches. The rain
averaged about 2 inches in the upper White and Wabash rivers and from 3 to 4 inches in the lower reaches. Rapid
rises occurred on the Ohio and tributaries. The lower White and Wabash Rivers crested 5 to 9 feet above flood stage, the Green, 3 to 15 feet above flood stage and the Scioto slightly above bank-full stage. The Licking,
lower Kentucky, Little Miami, and Hocking Rivers crested slightly below flood stage. The Ohio, in the reach
from dam No. 14 to dam No. 25 crested from 23 to 30 feet on the 18th- exceeded 40 feet in the lower portion of the reach from fioint Pleasant, W. Va., to dam No. 30; and from 45 to 50 feet in the reach from Portsmouth, Ohio, to dam No. 45 by the 21st. Several stations in the
lower reach of the Ohio had not dropped below flood stage before these general rains began and as a result some of
these stations remained above flood stage throughout February. Several periods of light to moderate rainfall occurred during the latter part of the month causing only moderate or slight rises on most tributaries and slowing down the recession on the Ohio. At the close of the month the Ohio was falling steadily from dam No. 12 to Cairo, Ill., with the upper reaches approaching pool conditions and the lower reaches below Evansville, Ind., approaching bank-full stage. White Basin.-The flooding in the White Basin during February was a continuation of the floods that began during the last decade in January. These floods were due
to torrentid rains accompanying the Low moving north- eastward from Texas across Arkansas. Several stations
in Arkansas reported amounts between 8 to 10 inches during the week ending January 27. It was the wettest
January on record except for 1937. The stages on the White and Black were high but not record breaking except at Georgetown, Ark., where the previous maximum of record (31.4 feet) on May 18, 1343,
was exceeded by 1.4 feet on January 31. The flood
White. It, however, was severe in the lowlands in the reach between Batesville and Newport. State highway
No. 14 between those cities was under water for several da s. Central Avenue in Batesville was flooded by the
Tracks at Creswell, Ark., four miles south of Calico Rock, were blocked by a landslide from rain-soaked earth that slid over the tracks. Walnut Rid e and Jonesboro, Ark.
Ark., were topped causing flooding in that section. Severe dam e resulted to hghways and bridges, Arkansas%asin.-Widespread minor flooding occurred in the Arkansas Baain in Kansas and Oklahoma durin February. The flooding on the Ninnescah, Cottonwoocf
above Bates v i i e, Ark. was not as severe as on the lower
Po 9 k Bayou. The Missouri Pacific, White River Division
reported local flash floods. The 7 evees at Jacksonport,
Little Arkansas, and Neosho Rivers and Cow Creek was clue to ra id snow-melt. Ice jams occurred in the vicinity of Peck, !k ans., on the Ninnescah and above Hutchison, Kans., on the Arkansas River and Cow Creek, which helped to produce the floods in these streams. Only a small amount of precipitation or snow-melt was necessary to cause these floods as the streams remained from one- half to three-fourths bank-full throughout the month due to the heavy ground-flow from the saturated ground. One- to three-inch rains on the 13th and 14th in east- central Oklahoma resulted in minor flooding along the Deep Fork Creek near Dewar, Okla. Heavy run-off occurred as the ground was thoroughly saturated from the heavy precipitation during January. Damage was negligible. Precipitation during the month was not excessive as during Janua but it was sufficient>ly high to cause the
Red Basin.-The flooding in the Red Basin during the early part of the month was due to the unusually heavy
rains and floods during the latter part of January. In western Arkansas the Mena area was hard-hit with several business establishments reporting 6 to 8 inches of water in their buildings. For a while it appeared as if the new enrthen dam a t the city's reservoir might not hold but fortunately it did. Traffic was halted on Highway 8
when Carter Creek flooded a low bridge. At DeQueen, Ark., local creeks flooded highways washing away a stack of lumber on Highway 27. At Russellville, Ark., a local flood forced 100 stucents and their families from Arkansas
Tech to evacuate their homes. Six persons lost their lives in these floods. Scattered heavy rains over the headwaters of the Sulphur River on the 12th resulted in some flooding at
Naples, Tex. Additional heavy rain (2.5 inches) over the basin on the 23d-24th produced general flooding along the entire river, a distance of 188 miles. Lower Mississippi Basin. -The St. Francis River con- tinued in flood from the latter part of January into the first week of March. The stage a t Fisk, Mo., remained nearly stationary for several days a t about 4 feet above
flood stage from the latter part of Janua through the first week of February due to the constantzscharge from the reservoir above Wappapello Dam which had been
filled by the heavy rains in January. Locally light to moderate rains occurred on the 4th which caused a slight rise at St. Francis, Ark. Moderate to heavy rains occur-
red on the 14th and 15th, averaging about 3 inches in the upper portion, 5 inches in the middle, and 1.8 inches in the
lower reaches. The stage at Fisk, Mo., rose only 0.5 foot due to the regulation of the Wappapello Dam. Rainfall averaged near or slightly below normal in the
Yazoo-Tallahatchie Basin during the month. The rivers remained nearly stationary or fell slowly throughout February except from the 7th-lOth, as the rains were well
distributed and not very heavy. The Yazoo was still about 6 feet above flood stage a t the end of the month but had receded to a stage of 2.3 feet below bank-full stage at Greenwood, Miss. The Tallahatchie at Swan Lake, Miss., was 0.4 foot above flood stage and was falling very slowly.
The lower Mississippi continued above flood st e at
January through the fist week in March. It receded steadily through the first half of February and rose again during the last half cresting near the end of the month slightly lower than the first. The second rise was due to moderately heavy rains over the middle Mississippi and
antecedent soi Y index to continue much above normal.
New Madrid and Caruthersville, Mo., from eary Y in
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s t Marys: Decatur, Ind __________.
St: Joseph: Montpeller, Ohio __...._
hlaumee: Fort Wayne, Ind _____
~
_________ Defiance, Ohio. ______
~
.____ __ __
Ohio Basins from the 13th to the 15th. Moderate rains (1.5 inches) were reported over the Tennessee and Cumber- land Basins on the 19th and 20th. The main damage resulting was to corn and cotton crops which had not been harvested due to wet weather, and flooding of pasture lands. West f i l j of Mexico Drainage. -Heavy and widespread rains occurred over t.he upper Trinity Basin on the 23d to the 25th and caused rapid rises to above bank-full stage. It rose 15 feet at Dallas, Tex., from a stage of 17 feet to 4 feet above flood stage, during tbe 24-hour period ending at 7 a. m. on the 24th. The stage was set for heavy run-
off prior to this storm as the soil was saturated from the rain on the 20th and 21st. No damage of consequence occurred as most vegetation is dormant during February. The upper Sabine in Texas waa recedin in the begin-
crest flattened out in moving downstream and flood stage was not reached a t Logansport, La., or Milam, Tex., al- though it exceeded flood stage slightly below at Bon Wier, Tex., due to the scattered rains in the middle basin on the 9th and 10th. Most of the damage occurred in the Gladewater, Tex., area in the loss of oil production. A minor flood occurred in the lower Trinity at Liberty, Tex., from the 27th to March 2. This flood was caused by excessive rains, ranging from 1 to 4 inches from the 23d to the 26th. The rain averaged 2.18 inches during the 4-day period in the reach below Long Lake, Tex. No damage occurred from this ovedom. Hee rains durin the early morning hours of the 25th
Grande to exceed flood stage in that area. The rainfall averaged 3 to 5 inches and occurred in period of 2 to 4
hours. Some inconvenience was experienced by travelers due to the temporary closing of highways; othermse no damage occurred. Columbia Basin.-Generally minor flooding occurred on the main stem of the Willamette River and along the lower reaches of the principal tributaries from the 16th to the 26th and in a few of the more minor tributaries from the 10th to the 12th. Record heights were reached on the headwaters of the Tualatin and the Yamhill during the period of record. The flooding occurred in connection with the breakup of an exceptionally long, cold winter. Precipitation was light durin January with numerous light snows in the valle and % eavier amounts at higher elevations. The soil
as 7 inches. The first break in the weather occurred on the 10th but it was only temporary. Moderate to moderately heavy precipitation occurred on that date for a period of about 20 hours. Severe flooding and considerable damage oc- curred along low lying areaa of a few small streams in western Ore on.
rains over the Willamette basin were moderate to heavy except light to moderate in the tributaries of the Upper Willamette. Light to moderate rains occurred for 2 to 3 days in some areas. In other areas the storm was com- paratively short and for that reason the flooding along the main stem 01 the Willamette and most of its tributaries was minor except on the Santiam and Yamhill. No dam-
age except erosion occurred on the main stem of the Wil- lamette *and the principal tributaries. L a d z e d destructive flooding occurred on Johnston Creek (east of Portland) and on the lower reach of the Tualatin River. Intense local flooding occurred in north- eastern Oregon and southeastern Washington. This flood-
ning of the month from the minor flood of 0 anuary. The
in t h e x e l Rio-Eage K Pass, Tex., area caused the Rio
waa 9 rozen to depths ranging from a few inches to as much
The main B reak in the weather began on the 18th. The
13 10
16 10
ing was due to the warm light to moderate rains on the
21st and the run-off from snow melt caused by the warm weather that followed during the remainder of the month. The precipitation at Portland, Oreg., during February
(11.43 inches) was the greatest since 1881. Chehalis and Puget Sound Drainage.-Moderate flooding occurrecl on two occasions along the Chehalis River in Washingt,on and its upper tributaries, the Newaulmm and Skooliumchuck, The f i s t flood on the 17th and 18th was due to effective rainfall averaging 2.92 inches during a period of 36 hours. There was a moderate snow cover over the basin prior to this storm, especially at elevations above 1,000 feet, and a contributing cause of the flood was the run-off froni the malting snow. The second flood from tlie 22d-24th was due to effective rainfall averaging 1.92 inches during R period of 48 hours. Moderate damage resulted from the flooding. The flooding along the Snohomish and Satsop Rivers was of a minor nature and no losses were reported.
FLOOD STAGE REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 1949
[All dates in February unless otherwise specifled1
ATLANTIC ELOPE DRAINAGE
Roanoke: Willlamston, N. C.-.-.-. Neuse' Smithfleld N. C ____..__.._
Cspe Fear: Elizabkthtown, N. C-.. Pee Dee: Pee Dee, 8. C ____________ Sduda: Pelzcr, 9. C __.______.____.____.
Chappels, 9. C __..__._.____ ____ Edisto: Orangeburg, 8. C ___.__________
Qivhans Ferry, 6. C. ._.______.
Savannah: Butler Creek, Qa .______
Ogeechee: Midville, Qa.-. __._ __.____.
~
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Dover 0s .___
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_..-_-___.--___-
Ocmulgee:' Abbeville, Ga.. - ..__._.
Oconee: hZiUedgeville, Qa -.-_----.--_--- M t . Vernon, Ga ..____.________.
Altamaha: Charlotte, Cia. - ._._____
EABT GULr Or MEXICO DRAINAGE
Apalachicola: Blountstown, FIa..-.
Coma: Qadsden, Ala ___.___.__.____
Cahaba: Centrevllle, Ala .____ ______ Alabama: Millers Ferry, Ala .______
Black Warrior:
Ala.
Tuscaloosa Lock and Dam,
Lock No. 7, Eutaw, Ala ________
Gdnesville, Ala ________________ Lock No. 4, Demopolis, A13 .._. Lock NO. 3. _.____.___._______
Lock No. 1. ______.___._ _.__ .___
Bo e Chitto, Franklinton La..-. Ch%~xxxwha$: Enterprise.'hfiss.-. Pascagoula: Merrlll, Mi%.. ________
Pearl: Jachon, Mlss __________________
MontieaUo, Miss _______________
See footnotes at end of table.
Tombigbee:
Flood River and st.ation stage
10 13 20 19
6 13
8 10 21
6 7 11
u)
16 12
16
20
23 40
47
35
36 39 33 31 11 20 22
18
15
ST. LAWRENCE DRAINAGE
Lake Michigan
Red Cedar: Willismuton, Mlch ._..__. ____.
-1 East Lansing, Mich .____.____. .
Lake Huron
Shiawassee: Owosso, Mich ___. .-. .
Lake Eric
hove flood stages-
dates
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From-
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1 stage - R i m and station
stages- dates
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34 Lock No. 2, Rumsey, K y _______
Anderson, Ind _________________ 10 Spencer, Ind ___________________ ________
Elliston, Ind ________________._. 18
Newberry, Ind _____________ ____ ________
Edwardsport, Ind.--- __ __ - - - __ 12
Columbus, Ind __________.______ ________ Beymour, Ind __________________ 14
Bedford, Ind ___________________ ________
Shods, Ind ..................... 25
Petersburg, Ind- - - __ - - - - - - - - - - - 10
West Fork:
Eart Fork:
Williams, Ind ______________ ____ 10
White:
Hazleton. Ind _________________. 16
10 12
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La Fayette, Ind _._____._.______
Covington, Ind. - - ______. ._.___
Terre Haute, Ind ______________
Hutsonville, Ill ___._ - ____ __ __ - Riverton, Ind ______________ ____
Vincennes, Ind ______._._____.__
Mount Carmel, Ill ..________.__
New Harmony, Ind ____________
Cgnberland Lock F, Eddyville,
.__.
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38
42
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Jan. 27 Jan. 29
(Jan. T! Jan. 30
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33
34
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37
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21
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Jan. 7
Jan. 7
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Jan. 22
Jan. 7
Jan. 9
Jan. 24
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Jan. 25
Jan. 22
Jan. 25
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Green: Munfordvillc. Ky ___._ - - - - ____.
Luck No 6 Brownsville Ky..- Lock No: 4: Woodbury, ky.--.
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Pecstoniea: Freeport, Ill ___________ Rock: Mollne, Ill __________________ Iowa: Wapello, Iowa __-___________. Bkunk Augusta, Iowa _____________ Raoooon: Van Meter, Iowa ________ Des Moinas: Tracy. Iowa .___________________
Eddyville. Iowa _______________.
Illin0ls: Morrls. IIl.-..---_....--..-----.
Pem, Jll--__----________________
Havana, ni- - - _________________
Beardstown, I11 ______________._
Bulllvan Mo .__________._______
Valley Park, Mo _______________
Hannibal, Mo _________________.
Louisiana, Mo- - - _____________.
Meramec:
Pacific, ko. - - _______._______..
Mississippi:
Mbrollrf Eadn
Nemaha: Falb City, Nebr _________
Tarkio: Fairtar Mo _______________ Nodaway: Burlhgton Junction,Mo. Platte: Agency, Mo ________________
Bolomon: Beloit, Kans _____________
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Bf Blue: Randolph, gans _________
Republican: Benkdman, Nebr ______________
Cambridge, Nebr- - __ ___ __ __ - __
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Evansville Ind _______________.
Dsm No. 58, near Henderson, K y _________________________ __ Orleans, Nebr __________________ Guide Rock, Nebr _____________ Batandla, Kans ________._________
- Btranger: Tonpanode. Kans ________
Mount Vernon, Ind ____________
Dam No. 49, Uniontown, Ky..
Shawneetown, I11 _____________.
Dam No. 50, Fords Ferry, Ky.
Dam No. 51, Oolconda, I11 _____ PadUCah, Ky ____..__________._.
Dam No. 52, Brookport, I11 ____
Dam No. 53, near Mound City,
Cairo, I11 ___.___________________
Ill.
White Eosin
Qmd Pattomburg, Mo _______________
Chillicothe, Mo ___._____
Bumner, Mo ___________________
Bnuuwiok, Mo _________.______
Ohariton: Novlnger, Mo ___________
Lamine: Clifton City, Mo _________
Blackwater: Blue Lick. Mo ______..
QaUath, Mo ___________________
Mamh des Oygnes:
owe:
Bdfssouri:
e, gans _______________
Oscsola, Mo .................... Warsaw, Mo ___________________
Er g Poet, Kana ____._______
Buflalo: Qilbert, Ark ._____________
BLack: Poplar Bid, Mo .._____________
Black Rock, Ark _______________ White:
Cotter, Ark- ____________.._____
Calla, Rock, Ark ..____________
Batesville, Ark _________________
Newport, Ark __________________
Augusta, Ark __________________
Qeorgetown, Ark .___ - ___ __ __ ___
Dea Arc, Ark ___________________
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MONTHLY WEATHER R,EVIEW 57 FEBBUABY 1949
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Feet 36.3 31.6 33.9
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Iola, Kans _._______________-----
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Petit Jean: Danville, Ark ____--- --- Arkansas: Arkansas City, Ea- _______---- Webbers Falls, Okla ____---- --- Fort Smith, Ark ________---- ---
Van Buren, Ark ____________---
Dardanelle, A r k __________-----
Oswego, kans .______ ___ _-- ---- -
poteau: POteaU, ohla _-___---- -----
Red Basin
Little MIseaurk Boughton, Ark---- Sac: Benton, Ark ____________---- Ouschlta:
Arkadelphla, Ark- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Camden, Ark- ______________---
Monroe,La--..--.------------- Bid: Jonesville _________---- -- Little: Whiteclds, Ark _______--- --
Hagansport, Tex ____________---
Naples, Tex _____ _______ ___---- -
Cypress: Jefferson, Tex _______---- - Red: Fulton, Ark .______________-_---
Garland Ark _____--__---- ----- Grand %core La.. _____________- . Alexandria, _______________--
Sulphur:
L O C O ~ ma&afppi Bath
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Fisk, Mo .................... ---
8t. Ranch, Ark _____________---
Para, Ark _________________-_-
Madison. Ark __________________
Tallahstchle: Swan LarLe. Miss----
YacoO: Oreenwood. Miss ___________---
Yaux, City, Miss _____________-
New Madrid, Mo ___________---
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Mfssissippi-Continued
Caruthersville. Mo
Memphis, Tenn Red River Landing, La Baton Rouge, La ________-.----
Donaldsonville, La ____ ____- _-- Reserre, La _______________-_-- New Orleans, La ___________---
Atchafalaya Basin
Atchafalaya: Sfmmesport. La _____ ______---- Melville, La __...__________----
Atchafalaya, La ________----- --
Morgan City, La _________--- --
WEST GULW OF MEXICO DRAINAGE
Gladewater Ter- ___ ______---- Ben Wier, +ex--.. ________---- Elm Fork: Carrollton, Tex.-.-. _-- Emt Fork: Rockwall, Tex ___.__--
Trinity: Dall=, Tex _______________-.--
Rosser, Tex _______________-_-. Trinidad Tex _______________-. Liberty, 'rex ______________-_-.
Del Rio, Tex ._______________--
Eagle Pass, T e x ______________
Rio Orande:
PAGIb'IC ELOP1 DRAINAGE
CdumMa Basin
McKenzie:
Tualatii: Dilley, Oreg _________ ___
Wihmette:
Harrisbm. Oreg ______________
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