Lake

Images of the Lawn Lake Dam failure site, also includes flume and gaging station and men on horses and by helicopter

1982-04-19
2007-01-02
2007-01-02

785A24h: Men digging along canal diverting from Arkansas River

2016-11-28
2016-11-28

Large floods in the United States: where they happen and why

Floods are the most chronic and costly natural hazard in the United States, causing an average of 140 fatalities and $5 billion damage each year (Schildgen, 1999). Despite advances in flood science and implementation of Federal hazard-reduction...

2024-04-19

Flood at 4th (Fourth) Avenue and Canyon Road

Image shows a group of men checking out the flood running through the Avenues.

Report on surveys made near San Marcial, N.M. Supplement

A group of miscellaneous pages from various versions of the report. These pages did not appear in the final report.

2024-04-19

Raging rain waters of the Los Angeles River

Rushing dark water of the Los Angeles River during a rainstorm.

2020-09-04

Thompson Creek Reservoir after the flood, March 1938

Aerial photograph, afffixed to poster board, taken by Lloyd Cooper from 4,900 feet shows the area between Thompson Creek Reservoir and San Antonio Wash north of the city of Claremont. Handwritten annotations identify landmarks such as "San...

1938-03-27

Flood damaged streets in Claremont, March 1938

Four black and white photographs affixed to a poster board depict flood waters and damage. Captions for upper photographs read, "Flood, March 1938, Foothill Boulevard, Highway 66, Claremont, California." Caption for lower left photograph reads,...

1938-03-01

Historic and hydrologic report of the floods of January & February, 1969 in San...

The history and hydrologic report of the floods of January and February 1969 in San Bernardino County. There are no pages labeled 169 or 170 included in this book.

1973-04-19

Transcription of oral history interview with Clifton Chappell

This document is an interview with Clifton Chappell, who was born in 1910. The interview took place in 1977 and discussed Chappell’s relationship to the Cucamonga Mutual Water Company and how the water company came to have bonding rights that...

General description of protective levee system, including Ockerson, Saiz and Volcano...

Description of general purpose of levees and expected effects from a breach in the Volcano Lake Levee.

1919-12-12

Thos. L. Woolwine letter to N. W. Stowell, 1906 May 10

Letter to N. W. Stowell of the California Development Company from Thos. L. Woolwine, attorney, regarding the case between the California Development Company and the Imperial Land Company. Includes typewritten and handwritten draft of the...

1906-05-10

WRRCTR No.97 Meteorological Aspects of the Oahu Flood of 19 April 1974

A detailed study has been made of the severe Oahu rainstorm of 19 April 1974 and its implications for the Hawaii flood forecast problem. Conventional meteorological analyses were performed, using standard surface observations, aircraft reports,...

2008-07-14
2008-07-14
1976-02-01

Kl. Str. Drain Enlargement, Phase II, Specs. 200C-954- RHC Constr., Inc., Contractor

P12-201-4312 NA Klamath Project, OR-CA. Center Canal - existing flume outlet, where flooding exited after flowing down entire length of existing flume and flowing into flume pier excavation; January 17, 1977; USBR photo by D. J. Kline

1977-01-17
2009-03-31
2007-03-03

Removal of Flood Debris from Tulelake Drains - Sump 2 Area

P12-200-2839NA Removal of Flood Debris from Tulelake Drains - Sump 2 Area - Klamath Project - Oregon - California. 102-C-1 Drain looking south, taken from intersection of 102-D Drain. 22-B dragline with 1 c.y. bucket excavating heavy straw and...

1965-05-19
2008-10-03
2006-04-25

Flood Damage Repair in Langell Valley

P12-200-2827NA Flood Damage Repair in Langell Valley - Klamath Project- Oregon - California. Specs. 200C-591, Contractor - Patterson Construction Co.. Contractor's employee compacting backfill of wash area, left abutment of Miller Creek bridge,...

1965-04-27
2008-10-01
2006-04-25

Telegram from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Comstock and J. Ross Clark (Los...

The pipeline between the springs and the shops had burst. Two weeks had passed and still the water service was not working on it. Bracken requested that it be fixed immediately.

1919-12-08

Aerial photograph of smoke from flood cleanup operations at Nelson's Landing, September...

Smoke from three fires burning debris for cleanup operations after the 14 September 1974 flood at Nelson's Landing.

1974-09-01

Photograph of flooding in the Las Vegas area, circa 1950s

Flooding in Las Vegas

Photograph of flooding at the Clark Avenue Railroad Underpass in Las Vegas, circa 1950

Flooding at the Clark Avenue Railroad Underpass in Las Vegas.

Photograph of Lake Mead beginning to cover the Lost City, June 1938

Lake Mead beginning to cover the Lost City in Moapa Valley, June 1938.

1938-06-01

Aerial photograph of the flood path down Eldorado Canyon to Nelson's Landing, circa...

Aerial view of the path of the flood down Eldorado Canyon to Nelson's Landing.

1974-09-01

Photograph of water seeping into restored pit and dwellings of Lost City, Nevada, 1939

Pithouse in the Lost City restorations undermined by rising Lake Mead water.

2024-04-19

Photograph of Lake Mead and back of Lost City restorations, Nevada, 1939

View from the back side of the Lost City restorations looking out into the approaching water.

2024-04-19

1997 Fort Collins Flood, Folder 3 of 4

Weather bulletins from the National Weather Service in Denver, Colorado, issued July 25 through July 30 and August 10, 1997, warning of severe thunderstorms and flash floods in Northeast Colorado

1997-04-19
2015-09-30
2015-09-30