Flood of June 9, 1957, at Perry, Florida

Floods occurred on streams in the vicinity of Perry,Taylor County, Florida, on June 9, 1957, as a result of heavyrains from atropical disturbance. Serious flooding occurredin Perry along Spring and Pimple creeks as outlined by theshaded area in figure 1, requiring the evacuation of aboutZOO families from the lowland area. No loss of life wasreported. The damages to residential and commercial propertieswere estimated at several million dollars. Most ofthe damage was confined to residential areas (fig. 2); however,several stores in the area were damaged by floodwaters (fig. 3).This report presents data pertaining to the rainfallaccompanying this storm and peak flows of Spring and Pimplecreeks in Perry. It contains flood elevations at severalpoints, and peak discharges of the two creeks flowing throughPerry. The report also contains a discussion of the rainfallassociated with the flood and a description of the generalfeatures of the flood. (PDF contains 16 pages.)

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Musgrove, R. H.
Format:	monograph biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Florida Geological Survey 1958
Subjects:	Atmospheric Sciences, Limnology, Floods, stream flow, Perry, Florida,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/19400
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