Flash Floods in Texas

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jonathan burnett te x a s a & m universit y press college s tation flash floods in texas ~~~~~~~~~ A4481.indb iii A4481.indb iii 1/18/08 1:50:35 PM 1/18/08 1:50:35 PM Copyright © 2008 by Jonathan Burnett Manufactured in the United States of America All rights reserved First edition This paper meets the requirements of ansi/niso z 39.98-1992 (Permanence of Paper). Binding materials have been chosen for durability. ⬁ 䊊 On the cover: Austin Dam Break, 1900 (Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, Photo ID: PICA 12238); I-45/I-10 interchange in Houston, 2001 (Copyright 2001 Houston Chronicle Publishing Company, reprinted with permission, all rights reserved) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Burnett, Jonathan, 1962– Flash floods in Texas/Jonathan Burnett. —1st ed. p. cm.—(River books) (ATM nature guides) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-1-58544-590-5 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn-10: 1-58544-590-8 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Floods—Texas—History. I. Title. gb1399.4.t4b87 2007 551.48’909764—dc22 2007022335 A4481.indb iv A4481.indb iv 1/18/08 1:50:36 PM 1/18/08 1:50:36 PM To my father, J. P., and my mother, Vida, and to my sons, Isaac and Jesse A4481.indb v A4481.indb v 1/18/08 1:50:37 PM 1/18/08 1:50:37 PM A4481.indb vi A4481.indb vi 1/18/08 1:50:37 PM 1/18/08 1:50:37 PM ...