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Potential flood and debris hazards at Cottonwood Cove, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Clark County, Nevada

Open-File Report 80-1216
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr801216

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Abstract

At Cottonwood Cove, Nevada, most of the existing dikes at the recreation sites are effective in diverting and routing floodflows, up to and including the 100-year flood, away from people and facilities. The dikes across Ranger Residence Wash and Access Road Wash at the mouth divert floods up to the 50-year recurrence interval away from residential areas. Flow and debris damage in protected areas will be relatively minor minor for floods including the 100-year flood, whereas damage caused by sediment deposition at the mouths of the washes near Lake Mohave could be significant for floods equal to or less than the 100-year flood. The extreme flood, a flood meteorologically and hydrologically possible but so rare as to preclude a frequency estimate, could cause great damage and possible loss of life. The present dikes would be topped or breached by such flooding. (USGS)

Suggested Citation

Moosburner, O., 1981, Potential flood and debris hazards at Cottonwood Cove, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Clark County, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-1216, iv, 14 p. ill., maps ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr801216.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Potential flood and debris hazards at Cottonwood Cove, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Clark County, Nevada
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 80-1216
DOI 10.3133/ofr801216
Year Published 1981
Language ENGLISH
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey,
Description iv, 14 p. ill., maps ;28 cm.
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