FLOOD STAGES AND DISCHARGES FOR SMALL STREAMS IN TEXAS

This report (which is the ninth in a series of reports) describes the objectives, planning, instrumentation, progress and status of a project which was designed to obtain basic hydrologic data which may be used to define the magnitude and frequency of floods for drainage areas of less than 20 square miles. A network of 150 crest-stage partial-record gages were distributed through the state to sample all hydrologic areas and flood-frequency regions (as defined by Patterson, 1963) and to obtain a representative sample of physical characteristics. This program also includes the testing of rainfall-runoff simulation- techniques for possible use in extending records to annual peaks. Instrumentation, hydrologic conditions, and data compilation are described, and station data are detailed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Research Study prepared in cooperation with the Texas Highway Department and FHWA.
• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. Geological Survey

  F Street Between 18th and 19th Street, NW
  Washington, DC    20244
• Authors:
  • Schroeder, E E
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 283 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Drainage; Floods; Hydrologic phenomena; Instrumentation; Measuring instruments; Rainfall; Simulation; Streams
• Uncontrolled Terms: Flood frequency
• Old TRIS Terms: Discharge; Hydrologic data
• Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00082730
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 85-9 Intrm Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: 4-5-65-85
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 26 1975 12:00AM