FLOOD PEAK RUNOFF AND ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION IN SELECTED DRAINAGE BASINS IN THE UNITED STATES by Tate Dalrymple Prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service Water Supply Paper 1813 ABSTRACT The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (Public Law 566, 83rd Congress, 2nd sess., passed Aug. 4, 1954) authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to assist local organizations in planning and carrying out watershed projects in areas of not more than 250,000 acres (391 sq mi) and to obtain the cooperation and assistance of other Federal agencies for this purpose. Under this authority, the Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, entered into an agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, for the furnishing of certain hydrologic information. The information desired was a compilation of runoff and precipitaiton data from gaged drainage basins of 400 square miles or less. Records were to represent natural flow and were to be 5 or more years in length. A listing of gaging stations revealed that of a total of 3,129 suitable stations, only 797 were near precipitation stations. This report presents data from these 797 gaging stations, the general location of these gages is shown on a map of the United States, figure 1. LizardTech's Djvu plug-in is needed to view these reports. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ENTIRE REPORT For questions or comments, contact K. Van Wilson.