Flooding Along the Balcones Escarpment, Central Texas

Author

S. Christopher Caran
Victor R. Baker

Files

Publication Date

January 1986

Abstract

High-magnitude floods occur with greater frequency in the Balcones Escarpment area than in any other region of the United States. Rates of precipitation and discharge per unit drainage area approach world maxima. The intensity of rainstorms is compounded by rapid runoff and limited infiltration. producing episodic flooding. Effects of urbanization may be superimposed on meteorologic and physiographic factors. thereby increasing flood hazards in metropolitan areas throughout the region.

Document Type

Article

Identifier

K26-05705

Recommended Citation

Caran, S. Christopher and Baker, Victor R., "Flooding Along the Balcones Escarpment, Central Texas" (1986). KIP Articles. 2088.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/2088