Report Title: Floods of April-June 1957 in Oklahoma and western
Arkansas
Report Number: OFR 57-127
Authors: D.L. Weiss and C.W. Sullivan
Abstract
Floods of unusual magnitude in volume for the three-month period in
Oklahoma and western Arkansas resulted from several heavy rains. In
one storm period 20 inches of precipitation fell within 24 hours, on
May 15, 16, near Hennessey, Okla., according to information obtained
by a "bucket survey." Total precipitation for the three-month period
at many points of observation equaled the normal yearly totals.
Ten lives are known to have been lost. Hundreds of families were
evacuated from lowlands where homes were inundated for many days. The
Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark., was above flood stage for 74
days.
This report contains tabulation of peak stages and discharges for 96
gaging stations, 9 sites other than gaging stations, maximum contents
of 11 reservoirs, isohyetal maps showing total precipitation by months
and for the three-month period, and other data related to the
floods.
(available as photostat copy only)
http://ok.water.usgs.gov/abstracts/ofr57-127.html
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