Book Description

This special flood hazard evaluation report investigates the potential flood situation along Kelsey Creek from the confluence with the Black River in the city of Watertown upstream to the U.S. Route 11 culvert in the town of Pamelia, and Cold Creek from the confluence with the Black River in the town of Watertown upstream for about 1.3 miles. Although floods have occurred, studies indicate that even larger floods are possible. This report includes a history of flooding along Kelsey and Cold Creeks. It identifies those areas that are subject to possible future floods. Special emphasis is given to those floods through the use of maps and water surface profiles. The report furnishes a suitable basis for the adoption of land use controls to guide flood plain development and thereby prevents intensification of the flood loss problem. It will also aid in the development of other flood damage reductions techniques to modify flooding and reduce flood damages which might be embodied in an overall flood plain management program. Other types of studies, such as those of environmental attributes and the current and future land use role of the flood plain as part of its surroundings, would also profit from this information. (Author).