Floods in Maline Creek Basin, St. Louis County, Missouri

The rapid growth of suburban St. Louis presents problems in the economic development of flood plains within the area. The U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District has a project to study the hydrology of five major drainage basins within the area of responsibility of the Sewer District.

This report presents hydrologic data on two flood events that can be used in evaluating the extent and depth of flooding with respect to a given stage in the Maline Creek basin. The report will aid decision making in the utilization of flood plains by providing data necessary to solve existing flood problems, and for regulating usage of flood plains to minimize the creation of new flood problems. Data are presented which will be useful in flood-plain zoning and building regulations, locating disposal facilities, locating recreational areas, designing storm and sanitary sewers, and for future bridge and culvert design.