During the July flooding, an oil refinery in Coffeyville, Kansas was inundated by floodwaters from the Verdigris River, causing an oil spill which added further to the devastating impacts of these floods.Īerial view shows oil spill from Coffeyville Resources refinery in the Verdigris River in Coffeyville, Kansas July 2, 2007. In July, major flooding affected extreme east and southeast portions of the state. The flooding which occurred during May 2007 affected basins from central into parts of eastern Kansas. In addition, 3,300 structures were damaged due to these floods. Summary of Floods in the United States, January 1992 Through September 1993įloods in Kansas between May and July 2007 caused significant damage in more than 20 counties, resulted in one loss of life, and shattered previous streamflow records at 16 long-term USGS streamgages.Kansas River flooding at Manhattan, Kansas (photo taken by the USGS) Water release at Tuttle Creek Dam as the lake had reached capacity (photo taken by the USGS)Į xtreme erosion resulted just downstream of the Tuttle Creek spillway due to release of 60,000 cfs during the peak of the flood. The following basins were affected across northern and eastern Kansas: Republican, Big Blue, Smoky Hill, Kansas, and Marais Des Cygnes.įlooding along the Kansas River at Lecompton (photo taken by the USGS) Damage to crop land across Kansas was estimated at more than $400 million while damage to roads and buildings was estimated at more than $47 million. The floods of 1993 took a toll on the Kansas people, who suffered losses of their homes, businesses and farmland. Widespread and prolonged floods impacted nine states in the Midwest and Kansas was one of the hardest hit. The Northeast Kansas Flood of 1951 - 50th Anniversary.Sixth and Perry Streets in Lawrence, Kansas. Topeka Municipal Airport completely inundated by floodwaters. Photo courtesy of Warner Studio Kansas City, Missouri For the Kansas portion of the flood, the damage cost was 760 million dollars (over $5 billion in 2000 dollars).Īerial view of flooding at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers in Kansas City looking northeast on July 13, 1951. By October of 1951, estimates total damage ranged as high as $2.5 billion (about $17 billion in 2000 dollars). Louis, about 2 million acres were flooded, 45,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, and 17 major were washed away. From the headwaters of the Kansas River to the mouth of the Missouri River at St. Total damage from the floods was unprecedented. The most damaging flooding in 1951 occurred along the Kansas River where the cities of Manhattan, Topeka, Lawrence, and Kansas City sustained extensive damage. According to the American Red Cross, 19 people were killed, directly or indirectly, and about 1,100 people were injured by the 1951 floods in Kansas and Missouri. The 1951 floods affected the Kansas, Marais des Cygnes, Neosho, and Verdigris River Basins in eastern Kansas and the Osage and Missouri River Basins in Missouri.
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