Report Title: Major and Catastrophic Storms and Floods in Texas  
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Report Guide
Glossary of Terms
Introductory Materials
Substantial flood peaks
Links to related web resouces
Assorted documents related to Texas storms
Bibliography
Dedication and Credits
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  Bibliography
 

Asquith, W.A., 1998, Depth-duration frequency of precipitation for Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4044, 107 p.

______1999, Areal-reduction factors for the precipitation of the 1-day design storm in Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4267, 81 p.

Asquith, W.A., and Slade, R.M., Jr., 1995, Documented and potential extreme peak discharges and relation between potential extreme peak discharges and probable maximum flood peak discharges in Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4249, 58 p.

______1997, Regional equations for estimation of peak-streamflow frequency for natural basins in Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4307, 68 p.

______1999, Site-specific estimation of peak-streamflow frequency using generalized least-squares regression for natural basins in Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4172, 19 p.

Benson, M.A., 1963, Flood peaks related to hydrologic factors in the Southwest, article 229 in Geological research 1962: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 450-E, p. E161-E163.

Bomar, G.W., 1979, 1978—Drought in the east, floods out west: Texas Department of Water Resources Report LP-89, 37 p.

______1980, A review of Texas' weather in 1979—The year of devastating tornadoes and flash floods: Texas Department of Water Resources Report LP-134, 627 p.

______1982, 1981—A year of torrential downpours—A review of Texas' weather during the year: Texas Department of Water Resources Report LP-183, 96 p.

______1983a, 1980—When scorching heat gripped Texas—A review of Texas' weather during the year: Texas Department of Water Resources Report LP-187, 105 p.

______1983b, 1982—-When a tornado hit Paris—A review of Texas' weather during the year: Texas Department of Water Resources Report LP-195, 117 p.

______1995, Texas weather: Austin, University of Texas Press, 175 p.

Breeding, S.D., 1947, Flood of September and October 1946 in San Antonio River Basin in the vicinity of San Antonio, Texas: Austin, Texas Board of Water Engineers, 28 p.

______1948a, Flood of September 1946 at San Antonio, Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 32, 19 p.

______1948b, Texas floods of 1940: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1046, 91 p.

______1949, Flood of May 17, 1949, at Fort Worth, Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, 21 p.

Breeding, S.D., and Dalrymple, Tate, 1944, Texas floods of 1938 and 1939: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 914, 116 p.

Breeding, S.D., and Montgomery, J.H., 1954, Floods of September 1952 in the Colorado and Guadalupe River Basins, Central Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1260-A, p. 1-47.

Buckner, H.D., and Kurklin, J.K., 1984, Floods in south-central Oklahoma and north-central Texas, October 1981: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-065, 112 p.

Carr, J.E., Chase, E.B., Paulson, R.W., and Moody, D.W., comps., 1990, National water summary 1987—Hydrologic events and water supply and use: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2350, 553 p.

Carr, J.T., Jr., 1967, The climate and physiography of Texas: Texas Water Development Board Report 53, 27 p.

Colwick, A.B., McGill, H.N., and Erichsen, F.P., 1972, Severe floods at New Braunfels, Texas, May 1972: American Society of Agricultural Engineers Paper 73-206, 15 p.

Crippen, J.R., and Bue, C.D., 1977, Maximum floodflows in the conterminous United States: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1887, 51 p.

Dallas Morning News, 1939, Texas almanac 1941-1942: 576 p.

______1999, Texas almanac 2000-2001: 672 p.

Dalrymple, Tate, and others, 1937, Major Texas floods of 1936: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 816, 146 p.

______1939, Major Texas floods of 1935: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 796-G, p. 223-290.

Diniz, E.V., 1973, A hydrologic study of the floods of September 26-27, 1973, for several watershed areas in and around the city of Seguin, Texas: Texas Water Development Board report.

Ellsworth, C.E., 1923, The floods in Central Texas in September, 1921: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 488, 56 p.

Farner & Winslow, Inc., 1978, Preliminary report on storm at The Woodlands, June 7, 1978: Houston, Farner & Winslow, Inc., 12 p.

Gilbert, C.R., 1963, Floods on White Rock Creek above White Rock Lake at Dallas, Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, 15 p.

Griffiths, J.F., Zeitler, J.W., Montgomery, M.A., and Sedlar, L.L., 1990, Texas weather—A review of 1989: College Station, Texas A&M University, 120 p.

Hejl, H.R., Jr., Slade, R.M., Jr., and Jennings, M.E., 1996, Floods in Central Texas, December 1991: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4289, 1 sheet.

Hendricks, E.L., 1963a, Summary of floods in the United States during 1957: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1652-C, 98 p.

______1963b, Summary of floods in the United States during 1958: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1660-B, 97 p.

______1964a, Summary of floods in the United States during 1956: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1530, 85 p.

______1964b, Summary of floods in the United States during 1959: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1750-B, 101 p.

International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, 1949, Rio Grande floods of 1948, El Paso: International Boundary and Water Commission report [variously paged].

______1954, Flow of the Rio Grande and related data: International Boundary and Water Commission Water Bulletin 24, 102 p.

______1971, Flow of the Rio Grande and related data: International Boundary and Water Commission Water Bulletin 41, 178 p.

______1974, Flow of the Rio Grande and related data: International Boundary and Water Commission Water Bulletin 44, 160 p.

International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico, 1932, Special storm report—Flood of September and October 1932, El Paso: International Boundary Commission report.

Lambeth, B.W., 1983, Hurricane Alicia—Special report: Austin, Radian Corporation report, 22 p.

Land, L.F., Schroeder, E.E., and Hampton, B.B., 1982, Techniques for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area: U.S. Geological Survey Texas Water-Resources Investigations Report 82-18, 55 p.

Lanning-Rush, Jennifer, Asquith, W.A., and Slade, R.M., Jr., 1998, Extreme precipitation depths for Texas, excluding the Trans-Pecos Region: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resoruces Investigations Report 98-4099, 38 p.

Liscum, Fred, and East, J.W., 1995, Floods in southeast Texas, October 1994: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 94-073, 2 p.

Liscum, Fred, and Massey, B.C., 1980, Technique for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-117, 29 p.

Lowry, R.L., Jr., 1934, Excessive rainfall in Texas: Reclamation Department Bulletin 18, 149 p.

Mason, R.R., Jr., and Weiger, B.A., 1995, Stream gaging and flood forecasting: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 209-95, 4 p.

Massey, B.C., Reeves, W.E., and Lear, W.A., 1982, Flood of May 24-25, 1981, in the Austin, Texas, metropolitan area: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-656, 2 sheets.

McDaniels, L.L., 1954, Peak discharges on Bull Creek and tributaries, Scurry and Borden Counties, Texas, flood of April 12 to 13, 1954: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, 5 p.

Mills, W.B., and Schroeder, E.E., 1969, Floods of April 28, 1966, in the northern part of Dallas, Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1870-B, 37 p.

Montgomery, J.H., Ruggles, F.H., Jr., and Patterson, J.L., 1965, Flood on Big Fossil Creek at Haltom City near Fort Worth, Texas in 1962: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas HA-190, 1 p.

Moody, D.W., Carr, Jerry, Chase, E.B., and Paulson, R.W., comps., 1988, National water summary 1986—Hydrologic events and ground-water quality: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2325, 560 p.

Moody, D.W., Chase, E.B., and Aronson, D.A., comps., 1986, National water summary 1985—Hydrologic events and surface-water resources: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2300, 506 p.

Moore, W.L., Cook, Earl, Gooch, R.S., and Nordin, C.F., Jr., 1982, The Austin, Texas, flood of May 24-25, 1981: Washington, D.C., National Academy Press, 54 p.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1981, Storm data—October 1981: Asheville, N.C., National Climatic Data Center, v. 23, no. 10, 46 p.

______1983, Storm data—October 1983: Asheville, N.C., National Climatic Data Center, v. 25, no. 10, 25 p.

______1984a, Storm data—September 1984: Asheville, N.C., National Climatic Data Center, v. 26, no. 9, 35 p.

______1984b Storm data—October 1984: Asheville, N.C., National Climatic Data Center, v. 26, no. 10, 33 p.

______1985, Storm data—October 1985: Asheville, N.C., National Climatic Data Center, v. 27, no. 10, 40 p.

______1986, Storm data—June 1986: Asheville, N.C., National Climatic Data Center, v. 28, no. 6, 61 p.

______1987, Storm data—July 1987: Asheville, N.C., National Climatic Data Center, v. 29, no. 7, 93 p.

______1988, Storm data—September 1988: Asheville, N.C., National Climatic Data Center, v. 30, no. 9, 48 p.

______1990, Disastrous floods on the Trinity, Red, and Arkansas Rivers: Natural Disaster Survey Report [variously paged].

______1995, Southeast Texas tropical mid-latitude rainfall and flood event, October 1994: Natural Disaster Survey Report, 23 p.

Norwine, Jim, Giardino, J.R., North, G.R., and Valdes, J.B., 1995, The changing climate of Texas—Predictability and implications for the future: College Station, Texas A&M University, 48 p.

Office of the State Climatologist, 1987, The climates of Texas counties—Monograph 2: College Station, Texas A&M University.

Orton, Robert, 1966, Characteristic meteorology of some large flood-producing storms in Texas—Easterly waves, in Symposium on consideration of some aspects of storms and floods in water planning: Texas Water Development Board Report 33, p. 1-17.

Patterson, J.L.,1963, Floods in Texas—Magnitude and frequency of peak flows: Texas Water Commission, 31 p.

______1965, Magnitude and frequency of floods in the United States—Part 8, Western Gulf of Mexico basins: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1682, 506 p.

Paulson, R.W., Chase, E.B., Roberts, R.S., and Moody, D.W., comps., 1991, National water summary 1988-89—Hydrologic events and floods and droughts: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2375, 591 p.

Paulson, R.W., Chase, E.B., Williams, J.S., and Moody, D.W., comps., 1993, National water summary 1990-91—Hydrologic events and stream water quality: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2400, 590 p.

Raines, T.H., 1998, Peak-discharge frequency and potential extreme peak discharge for natural streams in the Brazos River Basin, Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4178, 42 p.

Raines, T.H., Asquith, W.A., and Brown, D.S., 1998, Floods in south-central Texas, June 1997: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 053-98, 6 p.

Reid, J.K., and others, 1975, Summary of floods in the United States during 1969: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2030, 173 p.

Rice Center, 1980, An analysis of Houston floods: Rice University report [variously paged].

Rostvedt, J.O., 1965a, Summary of floods in the United States during 1960: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1790-B, 147 p.

______1965b, Summary of floods in the United States during 1961: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1810, 123 p.

Rostvedt, J.O., and others, 1968a, Summary of floods in the United States during 1962: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1820, 134 p.

______1968b, Summary of floods in the United States during 1963: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1830-B, 120 p.

______1970a, Summary of floods in the United States during 1964: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1840-C, 124 p.

______1970b, Summary of floods in the United States during 1965: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1850-E, 110 p.

______1971, Summary of floods in the United States during 1966: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1870-D, 99 p.

______1972, Summary of floods in the United States during 1968: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1970-B, 73 p.

Ruggles, F. H., Jr., 1966, Flood of October 8, 1962, on Bachman Branch and Joes Creek at Dallas, Texas: U.S Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-240, 1 sheet.

Ruggles, F.H., Jr., and Gilbert, C.R., 1967, Floods on White Rock Creek at Dallas, Texas, in 1962 and 1964: U.S Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-238, 1 sheet.

Schoner, R.W., and Molansky, S., 1956, Rainfall associated with hurricanes: National Hurricane Research Project Report 3, 305 p.

Schroeder, E.E., 1967, Flood stages and discharges for small streams in Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, 197 p.

______1971a, Flood stages and discharges for small streams in Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, 319 p.

______1971b, Flood stages and discharges for small streams in Texas—Compilation of data through September 1969: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, 338 p.

______1972, Flood stages and discharges for small streams in Texas—Compilation of data through September 1970: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, 316 p.

______1973, Flood stages and discharges for small streams in Texas—Compilation of data through September 1971: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, 297 p.

Schroeder, E.E., Grozier, R.U., Hahl, D.C., and Hulme, A.E., 1974, Floods of September-October 1967 in South Texas and northeastern Mexico: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1880-B, 111 p.

Schroeder, E.E., Massey, B.C., and Chin, E.H., 1987, Floods in Central Texas, August 1-4, 1978: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1332, 39 p.

Schroeder, E.E., Massey, B.C., and Wadell, K.M., 1979, Floods in central Texas, August 1978: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-682, 121 p.

Slade, R.M., Jr., 1986, Large rainstorms along the Balcones escarpment in Central Texas, in Abbott, P.L., and Woodruff, C.M., Jr., eds., The Balcones escarpment—Geology, hydrology, ecology and social development in Central Texas: Geological Society of America, p. 15-20.

Slade, R.M., Jr., and Persky, Kristie, 1999, Floods in the Guadalupe and San Antonio River Basins, October 1998: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 147-99, 4 p.

Smith, R.P., 1964, Floods of April-May 1958 in Louisiana and adjacent states: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1660-A, 149 p.

Soil Conservation Service, 1953a, Special storm report—Richland Creek watershed tributary to the Trinity River, Texas, May 11-15, 1953: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service report, 8 p.

______1953b, Special storm report—Salt, Paint, and Pecan Creek watershed tributaries to the Colorado River, Texas, July 15, 1953: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service report, 3 p.

______1953c, Special storm report—Tehuacana Creek watershed tributary to the Brazos River, Texas, May 11-12, 1953: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service report, 12 p.

______1955a, Special storm report—Storm of May 17-19, 1955, Deep Creek watershed tributary of the middle Colorado River, Texas: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service report, 14 p.

______1955b, Special storm report—Storm of May 18-19, 1955, upper Bosque River watershed tributary of the Brazos River, Texas: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service report, 16 p.

______1956a, Special storm report—Storm of April 29-May 1, 1956, Green Creek watershed tributary of the Brazos River, Texas: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service report, 18 p.

______1956b, Special storm report—Storm of April 29-May 1, 1956, Mukewater Creek watershed tributary of the Colorado River, Texas: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service report, 12 p.

______1962, Special storm report—Storm of July 26-27, 1962, lower East Fork laterals watershed, Kaufman-Van Zandt Soil Conservation District, Trinity River watershed, Texas: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service report, 25 p.

______1964, Special storm report—Storm of September 20-21, 1964, East Fork above Lavon watershed, Collin and Grayson Counties, Texas, Trinity River watershed, Texas: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service report, 21 p.

______1966a, Special storm report—Chambers Creek watershed tributary of the Trinity River watershed, storm of April 20-May 2, 1966: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service report.

______1966b, Special storm report—Gainesville, Texas, Pecan Creek tributary of the Elm Fork watershed of the Trinity River watershed, storm of February 8-9, 1966: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service report.

Texas Board of Water Engineers, 1959, Summary of peak flood flow measurements and other measurements of stream discharge in Texas at points other than gaging stations: Texas Board of Water Engineers Bulletin 5807C, 255 p.

Tortorelli, R.L., 1996, Floods of April and May 1990 on the Arkansas, Red, and Trinity Rivers in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, in Summary of floods in the United States during 1990 and 1991: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2474, p. 39-56.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1954, Storm rainfall in the United States: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report.

______1972, Report on Hurricane Fern, September 7-13, 1971: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District report, 15 p.

Veenhuis, J. E. and Gannett, D. G., 1986, The effects of urbanization on floods in the Austin metropolitan area, Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4069, 66 p.

Wells, J.V.B., 1954, Floods of May 1951 in western Oklahoma and northwestern Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1227-B, 199 p.

______1957, Summary of floods in the United States during 1951: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1227-D, p. 279-298.

______1959a, Floods of April-June 1953 in Louisiana and adjacent states: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1320-C, p. 155-320.

______1959b, Summary of floods in the United States during 1952: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1260-F, p. 687-713.

______1959c, Summary of floods in the United States during 1953: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1320-E, p. 341-364.

______1959d, Summary of floods in the United States during 1954: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1370-C, p. 155-320.

______1962, Summary of floods in the United States during 1955: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1455-B, p. 69-143.

Williams, B.F., and Lowry, R.L., 1929, A study of rainfall in Texas: State Reclamation Department Bulletin 18, 170 p.

Williams, G.R., and Crawford, L.C., 1940, Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through December 31, 1937, with a Supplement including additions and changes through September 30, 1938, by W.S. Eisenlohr, Jr.: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 847, 272 p.

Yost, I. D., 1951, Flood of August 1-6, 1950, at Wichita Falls, Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 99, 18 p.

______ 1963, Floods of April-June 1957 in Texas and adjacent states: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1652-B, p. B1-B321.