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Columbus Destroyed…1913 and what has changed

Columbus Destroyed…1913 and what has changed. Julie Dian-Reed NWS Weather Forecast Office Wilmington, OH julia.dian-reed@noaa.gov. OSU and Stream Gauging.

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Columbus Destroyed…1913 and what has changed

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  1. Columbus Destroyed…1913 and what has changed Julie Dian-Reed NWS Weather Forecast Office Wilmington, OH julia.dian-reed@noaa.gov

  2. OSU and Stream Gauging In November of 1892, Ohio State University (OSU) students established the first known stream-gaging station in Ohio on the Olentangy River near the Columbus campus. Using instruments furnished by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), students installed a temporary gage and made the first current meter measurements in Ohio. Although the station was operated only until June 1893, it provided computations of daily discharge and was the first standardized approach in Ohio to stream gaging. Historic Marker Near King Avenue Bridge

  3. No Stranger to flooding… 1898 Columbus flood…

  4. Drainage affecting Columbus Columbus (1913) Franklinton

  5. Scioto River Upstream of Columbus ~27,000 cfs 2.5 times all subsequent floods

  6. Scioto River Volumenear Columbus Scioto upstream of confluence Calculated volume ~92,000CFS (increase of 85 KCFS in 24 hours) Julian Griggs, 1913

  7. But What about the Olentangy? Flood aftermath in Delaware, OH Temporary bridge erected Remains of Tracks Railroad Bridge

  8. Olentangy River high water (before and after Delaware Lake) • 1913 flood volume was roughly 3 TIMESmore than any other flood • 1922 and 1927 crests partially flooded Ohio Stadium • Delaware Lake completed in 1951 1913 Crest

  9. The ‘Official’ Columbus River Observations17’ in 24 hours 1913 flood stage

  10. A city in ruins…

  11. Perspective • Franklinton Railway station, now historic Fire Fighters Union

  12. After Water Receded Veteran’sMemorial COSI Batelle Park Santa Maria

  13. Caption: “Science must not overlook the great need of preventing great floods that destroy life and property”

  14. Several proposed changes to the river…

  15. Change…Broad St. Looking West Again… River Channel Improvement Plan, 1919 City of Columbus Public Works

  16. 1993-2000Franklinton Floodwall Completed Present Day Columbus (near/below confluence)

  17. OSU Campus?From OSU Online History • Out of boundsIn April 1913, rivers throughout Ohio overflowed their banks after long and heavy rains. Nearly 200 acres of campus was flooded as the Olentangy rose almost to Townshend Hall, on Neil Avenue just off the Oval. Students pitched in to help in the aftermath, rescuing people from their houses and doing other relief work. The flood, which caused hundreds of deaths and massive destruction statewide, is still considered Ohio's greatest natural disaster.

  18. Ohio State Effects…

  19. FEMA 1% Flood Today

  20. Moving a River“…Nature bats last” -Robert Pyle Photo Courtesy OSU Libraries

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