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Floods of April 28, 1966 in the northern part of Dallas, Texas

Water Supply Paper 1870-B
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https://doi.org/10.3133/wsp1870B

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Abstract

The floods of April 28, 1966, in the northern part of Dallas, Tex., caused heavy damage to a relatively small area. Flood damage was estimated at $2,500,000; and of this amount, $1,330,000 damage was along Bachman Branch, which has a drainage area of 12.3 square miles. At least seven persons died as a direct result of the floodwaters.

The flood was caused by a 5-hour storm in the early hours of April 28. Antecedent rainfall had so saturated the area that the intense, but relatively low, total rainfall (less than a 50-year return period) caused historical floods to be exceeded at many points. A peak runoff rate of 3,160 cubic feet per second per square mile occurred on a 1.5 square-mile area within the watershed.

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Floods of April 28, 1966 in the northern part of Dallas, Texas
Series title Water Supply Paper
Series number 1870
Chapter B
DOI 10.3133/wsp1870B
Year Published 1969
Language English
Publisher U.S. Government Printing Office
Publisher location Washington, D.C.
Contributing office(s) Texas Water Science Center
Description Report: iv, 37 p.; 2 Plates: 17.50 x 23.25 inches and 53.25 x 35.50 inches
Online Only (Y/N) N
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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