Flood profiles for Cypress Creek, west-central Florida
Water-Resources Investigations Report
78-8
By: W. R. Murphy Jr.
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Abstract
Flood profiles are included for selected recurrence-interval floods in west-central Florida for a 27-mile reach of Cypress Creek, for a 4-mile tributary reach, and for a 1.2-mile distributary reach. The procedure for constructing flood profiles is based on flood heights computed in a step-backwater analysis using the following data: 2-, 2.33-, 5-, 10-, 25-, 50-, 100-, 200-, and 500-year flood-peak discharges; data for 53 Cypress Creek channel cross sections, 11 tributary cross sections, and 7 distributary cross sections (including roughness coefficients); and stage-discharge relations. Computed flood heights are judged to be generally accurate to plus-or-minus 0.5 foot. Flood data presented can be used to delineate areal extent of flooding on topographic maps. This information can be used by local governmental agencies to control flood-plain development. (Woodard-USGS)
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Murphy, W.R., 1978, Flood profiles for Cypress Creek, west-central Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-8, vi, 29 p. :ill., maps ;27 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri788.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Flood profiles for Cypress Creek, west-central Florida |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 78-8 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri788 |
| Year Published | 1978 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, |
| Description | vi, 29 p. :ill., maps ;27 cm. |