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Tulsa's government responded to the 1970 flood by joining the "emergency program" of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and promising to adopt federal floodplain regulations. In August 1971, NFIP issued its block rate maps. A month later, on Labor Day, Flat Rock, Bird and Haikey creeks flooded, affecting many suburban communities.
The first round of rainfall on May 18 produced widespread totals of 0.5–1 in (13–25 mm) across eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas, raising the Arkansas River into flood stage. [ 5 ] : 23 With the threat of flood and a tornado outbreak looming, many events scheduled for the evening of May 20 were cancelled or rescheduled.
A flood watch will continue through 9 p.m. on Friday," the NWS said. All rain should move out of Oklahoma by dawn on Saturday, paving the way for seasonable and pleasant weather.
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1996. ISBN 0-8061-2804-6; Hoig, Stan. Beyond the Frontier: Exploring the Indian Country. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1998. ISBN 0-8061-3052-0; Schumm, Stanley A. Channel Widening and Flood-Plain Construction along Cimarron River in Southwestern Kansas: Erosion and Sedimentation in a Semiarid ...
Flood warnings as Oklahoma City river could crest at 18 feet. Fire officials warned people in the Oklahoma City metro area on Saturday evening to prepare to seek higher ground as torrential rains ...
At flood stage its elevation is at 437.5 feet (133.4 m) above sea level and it is capable of storing 966,700 acre-feet (1.1924 × 10 9 m 3) of flood waters. The lake's primary functions are to provide flood control, water storage, and recreational opportunities.
The highest sources of the Little River are at an elevation of more than 2,000 feet (610 m) in southwestern Le Flore County, Oklahoma in the Ouachita Mountains.It initially flows westward into Pushmataha County, then south into McCurtain County where it turns to flow southeast, past Wright City and through the Little River National Wildlife Refuge and a portion of the Ouachita National Forest ...
The primary purpose of the lake is flood control. It has become a popular recreation area. [1] According to the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Hulah Lake project includes a public hunting area, bringing the total project area to 21,510 acres (8,700 ha). The dam is gravity type with an earthen core on a rock foundation.