Flood boundaries and water-surface profile for the computed 100-year flood, Swift Creek at Afton, Wyoming, 1986
Water-Resources Investigations Report
88-4064
By: James G. Rankl and Joe C. Wallace
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Abstract
Flood flows on Swift Creek near Afton, Wyoming, were analyzed. Peak discharge with an average recurrence interval of 100 years was computed and used to determine the flood boundaries and water surface profile in the study reach. The study was done in cooperation with Lincoln County and the Town of Afton to determine the extent of flooding in the Town of Afton from a 100-year flood on Swift Creek. The reach of Swift Creek considered in the analysis extends upstream from the culvert at Allred County Road No. 12-135 to the US Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station located in the Bridger National Forest , a distance of 3.2 miles. Boundaries of the 100-year flood are delineated on a map using the computed elevation of the flood at each cross section, survey data, and a 1983 aerial photograph. The computed water surface elevation for the 100-year flood was plotted at each cross section, then the lateral extent of the flood was transferred to the flood map. Boundaries between cross sections were sketched using information taken from the aerial photograph. Areas that are inundated, but not part of the active flow, are designated on the cross sections. (Lantz-PTT)
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Rankl, J.G., Wallace, J.C., 1989, Flood boundaries and water-surface profile for the computed 100-year flood, Swift Creek at Afton, Wyoming, 1986: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4064, 1 map and 1 data sheet ; sheets 66 x 91 cm., folded in envelope 31 x 23 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri884064.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Flood boundaries and water-surface profile for the computed 100-year flood, Swift Creek at Afton, Wyoming, 1986 |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 88-4064 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri884064 |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Description | 1 map and 1 data sheet ; sheets 66 x 91 cm., folded in envelope 31 x 23 cm. |