Flood-inundation maps for a 12.5-mile reach of Big Papillion Creek at Omaha, Nebraska

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For more information on the USGS-the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment-visit http://www.usgs.gov or call 1-888-ASK-USGS.For an overview of USGS information products, including maps, imagery, and publications, visit http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/.Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.Although this information product, for the most part, is in the public domain, it also may contain copyrighted materials as noted in the text. Permission to reproduce copyrighted items must be secured from the copyright owner.Suggested citation: Strauch, K.R., Dietsch, B.J., and Anderson, K.J., 2016, Flood-inundation maps for a 12.5-mile reach of Big Papillion Creek at Omaha, Nebraska: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2015-5152, 11 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20155152. ISSN 2328-0328 (online) iii AcknowledgmentsThe authors wish to thank the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District for funding the operation and maintenance of the streamgages used for this study. The authors would also like to thank the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for providing the hydraulic models for the Big Papillion Creek and for assistance on the project. Special thanks are given to the National Weather Service for their continued support of the U.S. Geological Survey flood-inundation mapping program. Vertical coordinate information is referenced to (1) stage, the height above an arbitrary datum established at a streamgage, and (2) elevation, the height above the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88).Horizontal coordinate information is referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83). Flood-Inundation Maps for a 12.5-Mile Reach of Big Papillion Creek at Omaha, NebraskaBy Kellan R. Strauch, Benjamin J. Dietsch, and Kayla J. Anderson AbstractDigital flood-inundation maps for a 12.5-mile reach of the Big Papillion Creek from 0.6 mile upstream from the State Street Bridge to the 72nd Street Bridge in Omaha, Nebraska, were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District. The flood-inundation maps, which can be accessed through the USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Science Web site at http://water.usgs.gov/osw/flood_inundation/, depict estimates of the areal extent and depth of flooding corresponding to selected water levels (stages) at the USGS streamgage on the Big Papillion Creek at Fort Street at Omaha, Nebraska (station 06610732). Near-real-time stages at this streamgage may be obtained on the Internet from the USGS National Water Information System at http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ or the National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service at http:/water.weather.gov/ahps/, which also forecasts flood hydrographs at this site.Flood profiles were computed for the 12.5-mile reach by means of a one-dimensional step-backwater model. The model was calibrated by using the curren...

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Flood-inundation maps for an 8-mile reach of Papillion Creek near Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 2022

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