Publications—Fact Sheet 110–98
By Gene W. Parker, Kernell G. Ries III, and Roy S. Socolow
U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 110–98
This report is available in Portable Document Format (PDF):
FS 110–98 (1,025 KB) – 4
pages
More than 10 inches of rain fell on some areas of eastern Massachusetts and more than 7 inches fell on some areas of Rhode Island during and intense and prolonged rainstorm from June 12 through June 15, 1998. On some streams, the magnitude of the floods resulting from the rain would be exceeded, on average, only once every 50 years. Estimated property damage from the June 1998 floods totaled nearly 5 million dollars.
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Suggested Citation:
Parker, G.W., Ries, K.G.,
III, and Socolow, R.S., 1998, The Flood of June 1998 in Massachusetts and Rhode
Island: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 110–98, 4 p.
For additional information write to:
Director,
USGS Massachusetts–Rhode Island Water Science Center
10 Bearfoot Road
Northborough, MA 01532or visit our Web site at:
http://ma.water.usgs.gov
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