Nebraska's Platte River Next in Line for Flood Surge

Remember by Prophet Orwuor..... 

PROPHECY OF TREMENDOUS FLOODS COMING TO THE EARTH

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The Colorado flood disaster resulted from a massive amount of rain falling over the foothills and adjacent Front Range urban corridor of northern Colorado.

Now, much of that water has collected in the South Platte River, sending it well above flood stage, and is heading downstream. Eventually this flood surge – a sort of Plains tsunami, metaphorically speaking – will roll into Nebraska, with potentially serious implications for interstate commerce.

As the South Platte River enters western Nebraska near the northeastern corner of Colorado, it begins to parallel Interstate 80, one of America's major transcontinental highways. The forecast from the National Weather Service calls for the South Platte to rise dramatically later this week, potentially high enough to flood a section of I-80 near Roscoe, Neb., about 45 miles west of the city of North Platte.

Flood Forecast


If this happens, it could significantly disrupt traffic and truck shipments through this corridor, which links the Rocky Mountain states to the west with major Midwest markets to the east. An important railroad line and the main alternate road route, U.S. Highway 30, also run through the South Platte River valley region.
Where Does All This Water Go Next?

The South Platte River joins the North Platte River at the city of North Platte to become the Platte River, which then flows east through the rest of Nebraska. Among Nebraskans, the river is popularly described as "a mile wide and an inch deep," and indeed this moniker is often not much of an exaggeration.

Normally a shallow but very wide braided stream with numerous islands, the Platte is generally not navigable, even to small craft such as canoes. The flood surge coming downstream will change that markedly, sending the river to potentially unprecedented levels (at least in modern recordkeeping) in western Nebraska. Not only could important transportation links be affected, but homes near the river will be at risk as well.



A typical summer view of the Platte River in eastern Nebraska. (Flickr Photo/Raymond Bucko, SJ)

It remains to be seen how strong the flood crest will remain as it rolls through central and eastern parts of the Cornhusker State.

Eventually the Platte empties into the Missouri River south of Omaha, Neb. At that location, the water volume flowing down the Missouri River usually dwarfs that of the Platte. The Missouri River is well below flood stage now, so any flood surge on the Platte should be easily absorbed by the Missouri River and should not cause any problems downstream into the state of Missouri.

Interestingly, the water from this flood surge will eventually reach the Mississippi River and empty into the Gulf of Mexico. So the water from the Colorado deluge, which originated from water vapor transported north from the tropics, will eventually drain back into the tropics again.

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A residential neighborhood and a connecting road in Lyons, Colo., are cut in two by flood waters as flooding continues to devastate the Front Range and thousands are forced to evacuate with an unconfirmed number of structures destroyed Friday, Sept. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/John Wark)