Publications—Open-File Report 2007-1122
By Scott A. Olson
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1122
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From May 13–17, 2006, central and southern New Hampshire experienced severe flooding caused by as much as 14 inches of rainfall in the region. As a result of the flood damage, a presidential disaster declaration was made on May 25, 2006, for seven counties—Rockingham, Hillsborough, Strafford, Merrimack, Belknap, Carroll, and Grafton. Following the flooding, the U.S. Geological Survey, in a cooperative investigation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, determined the peak stages, peak discharges, and recurrence-interval estimates of the May 2006 flood at 65 streamgages in the counties where the disaster declaration was made. Data from flood-insurance studies published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency also were compiled for each streamgage location for comparison purposes.
The peak discharges during the May 2006 flood were the largest ever recorded at 14 long-term (more than 10 years of record) streamgages in New Hampshire. In addition, peak discharges equaled or exceeded a 100-year recurrence interval at 14 streamgages and equaled or exceeded a 50-year recurrence interval at 22 streamgages. The most severe flooding occurred in Rockingham, Strafford, Merrimack, and eastern and northern Hillsborough Counties.
Abstract
Introduction
Description of Study Area
Storm Characteristics
Peak-Stage Data
Peak-Discharge Data
Flow-Frequency Analyses of the May 2006 Flooding
Comparison of the May 2006 Flood Data to Flood-Insurance Studies
Summary
Acknowledgments
Selected References
2–3. Maps showing:
| 2A. | Location of streamgages having peak stage and discharge data for the May 2006 flooding in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. | |
| 2B. | Location of streamgages having peak stage and discharge data for the May 2006 flooding in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. | |
| 2C. | Location of streamgages having peak stage and discharge data for the May 2006 flooding in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. | |
| 2D. | Location of streamgages having peak stage and discharge data for the May 2006 flooding in Belknap County, New Hampshire. | |
| 2E. | Location of streamgages having peak stage and discharge data for the May 2006 flooding in Strafford County, New Hampshire. | |
| 2F. | Location of streamgages having peak stage and discharge data for the May 2006 flooding in Grafton County, New Hampshire. | |
| 2G. | Location of streamgages having peak stage and discharge data for the May 2006 flooding in Carroll County, New Hampshire. | |
| 3. | Recurrence intervals of the May 2006 flood at streamgages in Hillsborough, Rockingham, Merrimack, Belknap, Strafford, Grafton, and Carroll Counties in central and southern New Hampshire. |
Olson, S.A., 2007, Flood of May 2006 in New Hampshire: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007–1122, 32 p.
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