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Apr 26, 2012
An Approach to Estimating Playa Lake Flooding
Publication: World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2003
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Playa, or terminal, lakes are geologically unique because they are essentially flat surfaces with little topographic relief. Both ground and surface waters can accumulate within a terminal basin causing flooding of the playa. Within the boundaries of Edwards Air Force Base, located in Southern California, there are four playas: Rosamond, Buckhorn, Rogers, and Rich Lakes. The playas are currently, and historically have been, used as runways, taxiways, and industrial areas by the U.S. Air Force and NASA. A flood assessment of Rogers Lake was mandated due to Federal and Air Force regulations, which specify that playas are 100-year special flood hazard zones. There is neither guidance nor a generally accepted approach for identifying flood hazards on playas. Therefore, an approach was developed to determine the 100-year regulatory floodplain associated with a dry lakebed, and this approach was used to define the regulatory floodplain on Rogers and Rich Lakes.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Air transportation
- Airport and airfield pavements
- Airports and airfields
- Bodies of water (by type)
- Business management
- Disaster risk management
- Disasters and hazards
- Federal government
- Floods
- Geology
- Geomatics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Government
- Infrastructure
- Lakes
- Natural disasters
- Organizations
- Practice and Profession
- Surface water
- Surveying methods
- Topography
- Transportation engineering
- Water (by type)
- Water and water resources
- Water management
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Richard H. French
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Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512-1095
Julianne J. Miller
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Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 755 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119-7363
Charles R. Dettling
Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512-1095
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