INVESTIGATION OF FLOODS FROM SMALL DRAINAGE BASINS IN ARTZONA

IN THE LATE 1940'S, THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BEGAN WORKING WITH HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS TO COLLECT SUFFICIENT FLOOD DATA FROM SMALL DRAINAGES TO PERMIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL FLOOD-FREQUENCY RELATIONS THAT CAN BE USED TO DESIGN CULVERTS AND OTHER STRUCTURES ON SMALL STREAMS. AT PRESENT, SMALL-STREAM INVESTIGATIONS ARE CONDUCTED IN COOPERATION WITH THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS IN MOST STATES. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE SMALL-STREAM INVESTIGATIONS IN ARIZONA, PRESENTS AN EXAMPLE OF THE PRELIMINARY FINDINGS, AND DESCRIBES TWO FLOODS THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE INVOLVED IN HIGHWAY WORK.

• Authors:
  • Aldridge, B N
• Conference:
  • Arizona Conf Roads & Streets Proc
• Publication Date: 1972-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 107-26

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Culverts; Data collection; Design; Drainage basins; Drainage structures; Floods; Streams
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00204518
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 24 1974 12:00AM