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The creek flows northeast from elevated terrain in southeastern Adams County to a confluence with the South Platte near Fort Morgan. Bijou Creek is subject to flash floods from time to time. [3] Bijou Creek, originally named Bijeau Creek, was named for Joseph Bijeau, a guide on Stephen Harriman Long's expedition of the Great Plains in 1820. [4] [5]
The term 100-year flood indicates that the area has a one-percent chance of flooding in any given year, not that a flood will occur every 100 years. [ 2 ] Such maps are used in town planning , in the insurance industry, and by individuals who want to avoid moving into a home at risk of flooding or to know how to protect their property.
Rock Creek is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Illinois, United States. Rock Creek is near the confluence of the stream Rock Creek and Ursa Creek on the edge of the Mississippi River floodplain approximately 7.5 miles north of Quincy and five miles east of La Grange, Missouri. [1]
Meyer is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Adams County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 10 full-time residents as of mid-2009, due to the flood of 2008. [2] The community is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is the westernmost community in Illinois.
A flood watch has been issued for Adams, Lebanon and York counties as heavy rain is expected to fall this weekend. The National Weather Service says that the area could receive anywhere from 1.5 ...
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BRANCH COUNTY — Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will unveil the latest flood maps for the county at a presentation at the Coldwater Brown Municipal Building at 5 p.m ...
The Game Lands consists of 1,959 acres (793 ha) and three parcels located approximately 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in Butler, Huntington, Latimore, Reading, and TyroneTownships in Adams County. The nearest cities are Biglerville, Bendersville, Arendtsville. The western parcel is drained by the Conewago Creek (west).