Abstract: In a previous study, it was noted that the addition of six years of data to the Nevada Test Site daily precipitation data base resulted in significant changes in the calculated values of annual average precipitation. The ...

Abstract: The distribution of precipitation in both time and space in the southern Nevada area is examined. It is concluded that this area can be divided into two zones of precipitation separated by a transition zone on the basis ...

Abstract: In this paper, modifications of the method used to delineate flood‐plains on active alluvial fans for the national flood insurance program are suggested, given new data regarding the deviations of channels from the medial ...

Abstract: The method of floodplain delineation on alluvial fans developed for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) may be modified to provide estimates of peak flood flows of specified return periods at transportation alignments, ...

Abstract: In this paper the potential contribution of privately owned cistern systems to both water conservation and flood control in arid and semi‐arid regions is examined. Although it is demonstrated that, given the current cost ...