Significant Flood Publications

Massachusetts

Zarriello, P.J., and Bent, G.C., 2011, Elevation of the March–April 2010 flood high water in selected river reaches in central and eastern Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010–1315

Zarriello, P.J., Carlson, C.S., 2009, Characteristics of the April 2007 flood at 10 streamflow-gaging stations in Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2009–5068

Parker, G.W., Ries, K.G., III, Socolow, R.S., 1998, The flood of June 1998 in Massachusetts and Rhode Island: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 110–98

Waddle, S.W., Jr., 1990, Massachusetts floods and droughts in U.S. Geological Survey National Water Summary 1988-89

Fontaine, R. A., 1987, Flood of April 1987 in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 87–460

Gadoury, R.A., 1979, Coastal flood of February 7, 1978, in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 79-61

Wandle, S.W., Jr., 1977, Estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods on natural-flow streams in Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 77-39

Johnson, C.G., Tasker, G.D., 1974, Progress report of flood magnitude and frequency of Massachusetts streams: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 74-131

Swallow, L.A., Fogarty, D.J., 1973, Flood of March 1968 on the Ipswich River, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas 482

Swallow, L.A., Wood, G.K., 1973, Flood of March 1968 on the Neponset River, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas 500

Swallow, L.A., Petersen, R.G., Searles, G.H., 1971, Flood of March 1968 on the Charles River, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas 419

Wood, G.K., Swallow, L.A., Johnson, C.G., Searles, G.H., Petersen, R.G., Gadoury, R.A., 1970, Flood of March 1968 on the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord rivers, Massachusetts: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas 371

Wood, G. K.; Swallow, L. A.; Johnson, C. G.; Searles, G. H., 1970, Flood of March 1968 in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 70-373

Thomson, M. T.; Cannon, W. B.; Thomas, M. P.; Hayes, S. S., 1964, Historical floods in New England: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1779-M

Green, A.R., 1964, Magnitude and frequency of floods in the United States: Part 1A, North Atlantic Slope basins, Maine to Connecticut: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1671

Jahns, R.H., 1947, Geologic features of the Connecticut Valley, Massachusetts as related to recent floods: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 996

Grover, N.C., 1937, The floods of March 1936--Part 1, New England rivers: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 798

Kinnison, H. B., 1930, The New England flood of November of 1927: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 636-C

National

USGS, 2006, Flood Hazards-A National Threat: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2006-3026

Erwin, M. L., Hamilton, P. A., 2002, Monitoring our rivers and streams: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 077-02

O'Connor, J.E., Costa, J.E., 2003, Large Floods in the United States: Where They Happen and Why: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1245

Perry, C.A., 2000, Significant Floods in the United States during the 20th century: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 024-00

Rostvedt, J.O., and others, 1972, Summary of floods in the United States during 1968: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1970-B, 73 p.

Rostvedt, J.O., 1965, Summary of floods in the United States during 1960: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1790-B, 147 p.

Bogart, D.B., 1960, Floods of August-October 1955 New England to North Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1420, 854 p.

Paulsen, C.G., 1960, Hurricane floods of September 1938: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 867, 562 p.

Murphy, E.C., 1906, Destructive floods in the United States in 1905: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply and Irrigation Paper No. 162, 105 p.