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Catoma Creek

Project Chief: Katie Lee
Cooperator: City of Montgomery
Period of Project: 2008

The future flooding potential of Catoma Creek is of great interest to the City of Montgomery and local residents. The objective of this study is to re-define the high-water (flood) profiles for a 15 mile reach of Catoma Creek. This reach extends from Norman Bridge Road downstream to the confluence with the Alabama River. For this reach, revised flood profiles will be developed for the 10-, 50-, 100-, and 500- year floods using hydrologic and hydraulic models. Prior to the development of theses profiles, the hydraulic model will be calibrated to match the March 17, 1990 flood in order to give the model credibility and applicability to other flooding scenarios. The purpose of this study is to provide the community with a tool that could be used for future planning and design purposes

Publications

Publications
Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5171 Simulation of Flood Profiles for Catoma Creek near Montgomery, Alabame, 2008, by K.G. Lee and T.S. Hedgecock