Use of paleoflood investigations to improve flood-frequency analyses of plains streams in Wyoming / by Maurice E. Cooley.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Cooley, M. E. (Maurice E.), author.

Contributor:

Geological Survey (U.S.), issuing body.

Wyoming. State Highway Department

Series:

Water-resources investigations report ; 88-4209.

Water-resources investigations report ; 88-4209

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paleohydrology--Wyoming.

Paleohydrology.

Drainage--Wyoming.

Drainage.

Floods--Wyoming.

Floods.

Streamflow--Wyoming.

Streamflow.

Wyoming.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 75 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Cheyenne, Wyoming : Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1990.

Summary:

Paleoflood onsite evidence was used to: (1) Develop additional information on historical peak flows, and (2) improve flood-frequency curves of short-term (8 to 22 water years) peak-flow records of ephemeral and intermittent streams in the plains region of Wyoming. The adjusted flood-frequency curves are more representative of long-term conditions. Twenty-one gaged drainage basins were evaluated. Drainage areas upstream from the streamflow-gaging stations range from 0.81 to 515 square miles, but are less than 50 square miles for 18 of the stations.

Notes:

"Prepared in cooperation with the Wyoming Highway Department."

Online resource, PDF version; title from title page (USGS, viewed January 31, 2017).

Includes bibliographical references (page 75).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2017.

Other Format:

Print version: Cooley, M.E. (Maurice E.). Use of paleoflood investigations to improve flood-frequency analyses of plains streams in Wyoming

OCLC:

971053447

Access Restriction:

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