Floods of June-July 1957 in Indiana
Circular
407
By: Charles E. Schoppenhorst
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Abstract
The floods of June-July 1957 exceeded those previously known on some of the tributaries of the Wabash and White Rivers in central Indiana. Six lives were lost, 1,282 dwellings were damaged, and 125 business places were flooded.
Heavy rains of June 27 and 28 resulted from remnants of Hurricane Audrey meeting a front that lay across central Indiana. Heaviest rainfall reported for the storm period at a U.S. Weather Bureau station was 10.15 inches at Rockville.
Previous maximum stages during the period of record were exceeded at 12 gaging stations. The peak stage on Raccoon Creek at Mansfield exceeded the previous maximum known stage, which occurred in 1875. One of the notable rates of discharge recorded was 245 cfs per square mile from a drainage area of 440 square miles on Raccoon Creek at Coxville.
Suggested Citation
Schoppenhorst, C.E., 1958, Floods of June-July 1957 in Indiana: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 407, 32 p. :ill. ;27 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/cir407.
ISSN: 2330-5703 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Floods of June-July 1957 in Indiana |
| Series title | Circular |
| Series number | 407 |
| DOI | 10.3133/cir407 |
| Year Published | 1958 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 32 p. :ill. ;27 cm. |