+------------------------------+-----------+----------+-------+--------+
| | | Maximum |Cu. ft.| Annual |
| | Drainage | recorded | /sec. | amount |
| River. | area, in | flow, in | per | of |
| | square | cu. ft. |square | rain- |
| | miles. | per sec. | mile. | fall. |
+------------------------------+-----------+----------+-------+--------+
| Santa Catarina, Monterrey, | | | | |
| August 27th, 1907 | 544 | 235,000 | 432 | 22 |
| Estanzuela, near Monterrey, | | | | |
| August 28th, 1909 | 3.5 | 2,900 | 825 | 25 |
| Tansa, India | 52.5 | 35,000 | 666.7 | 101 |
| Krishna, India | 345 | 118,000 | 342.6 | 258 |
| Coquitlam River, Vancouver | 100 | 12,000 | 120 |147-189 |
| Sweetwater, Cal. | 186 | 18,150 | 99 | ... |
| Delaware, Lambertville, N. J.| 6,820 | 250,000 | 36.5 | 45 |
| Colorado, Austin, Tex. | 37,000 | 123,000 | 3.3 | 24.5 |
| Ohio, Cairo, Ill. | 214,000 | 700,000 | 3.3 | 54.9 |
+------------------------------+-----------+----------+-------+--------+
Table 18, compiled by the writer, shows how very extreme the floods of
1909 were compared with those on other rivers, while those of 1910,
referred to by Mr. Saucedo, although not so great, would appear to have
reached a rate of flow of about 300 cu. ft. per sec. per sq. mile of the
drainage area.
The writer agrees with Mr. Saucedo that in the semi-arid regions of Mexico
and the Southern States, and also in India, the possibility of these
abnormal floods is an important consideration in the design of hydraulic
works.
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