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Electrical Power for Valdez and the Copper River Basin-1981

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<strong>the</strong> Klutina generally occur at any time throughout <strong>the</strong> summer, as aresult of rainstorms. However, <strong>the</strong> maximum recorded flow <strong>the</strong>re was inJune, during a snowmelt runoff. The Tonsina's highest flows yearly rangefrom early June to mid-September, being caused ei<strong>the</strong>r by snowmelt orrainfall flooding.Past Floods:The maximum instantaneous recorded discharge <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> five recordingstations utilized in <strong>the</strong> study are:Lowe <strong>River</strong>Klutina <strong>River</strong>Tonsina <strong>River</strong>Pov.Jer CreekSo 1 omon Gu lchFlood Frequencies:Date9/11/75fJ/29/536/17/629/25/499/04/51Pe ak (cfs)12,6009,0408,4905,5402,420The following is a tabulation of <strong>the</strong> peak discharges <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>various recurrence intervals:Peak Discharges - cfsRecurrence Lowe <strong>Power</strong> So lomonInterval <strong>River</strong> Creek Gulch(years)5 11,900 3,750 2,20010 14,900 4,650 2,60025 18,800 5,750 3,20050 23,000 6,900 3,750100 27,500 8,000 4,300Probable Maximum Flood:The Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) is used <strong>for</strong> spillway sizing <strong>and</strong> <strong>for</strong>estimating downstream impact. Since Allison Creek has a lake tap <strong>and</strong> noassociated dam, no spillv.Jay shall be required. Thus, <strong>the</strong> PMF derivationis also not necessary. Also, since <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r proposals investigated havenot been judged worthy of fur<strong>the</strong>r consideration at this time, no PMF wasderived of <strong>the</strong>se sites.A-9

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