Flood of June 15-17, 1998, Nishnabotna and East Nishnabotna Rivers, Southwest Iowa, HR-140

(1998) Flood of June 15-17, 1998, Nishnabotna and East Nishnabotna Rivers, Southwest Iowa, HR-140. Transportation, Department of

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Abstract

Record flooding occurred June 15-17, 1998, in the Nishnabotna and East Nishnabotna River basins following severe thunderstorm activity over southwest Iowa. More than 8 inches of rain fell over a large part of Cass County. The rain gage at Atlantic, Iowa recorded a 24-hour total rainfall of 13.18 inches, which established a new official State record for the greatest amount of rainfall in a 24-hour period. The peak discharge was 41,400 cubic feet per second in the East Nishnabotna River near Atlantic, 60,500 cubic feet per second in the East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, and 65,100 cubic feet per second in the Nishnabotna River above Hamburg. The peak discharge at Atlantic was greater than the theoretical 200-year flood and the peak discharges at Red Oak and Hamburg were greater than the respective theoretical 500-year floods. Information about the basin, the rain storms, the flooding, and a profile of high water marks at selected intervals along the Nishnabotna and East Nishnabotna Rivers are presented in this report.

Item Type: Departmental Report
Keywords: Flood protection, Floods, Rainfall, River basins, Rivers, Streamflow, Water table
Subjects: Transportation
Transportation > Research
Transportation > Environment
Transportation > Environment > Water
Transportation > Environment > Weather and climate
ID Code: 17007
Deposited By: Iowa DOT Library
Deposited On: 02 Jun 2014 17:31
Last Modified: 15 Jun 2017 19:26
URI: https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/17007