CHARMECK USGS

Effects of August 1995 and July 1997 Storms in the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Prepared in cooperation with the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
In this report --
BLUE DOT Introduction
BLUE DOT Rainfall in the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County During the Storms of August 26-28, 1995, and July 22-24, 1997
BLUE DOT Flooding in the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County as a Result of the Storms of August 26-28, 1995, and July 22-24, 1997
BLUE DOT Effects of the August 26-28, 1995, and July 22-24, 1997, Storms on Water Quality
BLUE DOT References
Frequently asked questions --
BLUE DOT How can we have two "100-year floods" in less than two years?
BLUE DOT What is a recurrence interval?
BLUE DOT Does a 100-year storm always cause a 100-year flood?
BLUE DOT How can the same streamflow be a 100-year flood at one location and only a 50-year flood at another?
BLUE DOT Determination of Peak Flows

REFERENCES

Hazell, W.F., and Bales, J.D., 1997, Real-time rainfall measurements in the city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-052-97, 4 p.

Hershfield, W.M., 1961, Rainfall frequency atlas of the United States for durations from 30 minutes to 24 hours and return periods from 1 to 100 years: Washington, D.C., U.S. Weather Bureau, Technical Paper 40.

Interagency Advisory Committee on Water Data, 1982, Guidelines for determining flood flow frequency: Reston, Va., U.S. Department of the Interior, Bulletin 17B of the Hydrology Subcommittee.

Rantz and others, 1982, Measurement and computation of streamflow: Volume 2. Computation of discharge: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2175, p. 285-631.

Robinson, J.B., Hazell, W.F., and Garrett, R.G., 1998, Precipitation, streamflow, and water-quality data from selected sites in the city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1995-97: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-67, 220 p.

discharge measurement U.S. Geological Survey Personnel, Charlotte Field Office, making a discharge measurement on Little Sugar Creek at Archdale Drive. (Photograph by William F. Hazell, USGS)
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