eNatech - Natural Hazard

DISCLAIMER: The Joint Research Centre does not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the data in eNatech. It also reserves the right to cancel or change records without prior notification.

Type

Flooding

Name

2007 Verdigris River Flooding

Date

2007/06/30

Local Time

11:00

Duration

9 days

Status

Published

Location

Country of Origin

United States

Province of Origin

Kansas

Impact Area

National

Occurrence

Inundation height

6.9 m

Description of the Occurrence

Heavy rains in June caused a rise of the Verdigris River and resulted in localized flooding. The river rose rapidly reaching a height of 16 m on July 1st at 8 AM. With this volume of water, the river remained above flood stage (9.1 m) for 9 days.

Consequences

Level of Emergency Response

National

Area Affected

> 100,000 km²

Population Affected

1,000 - 10,000

Economic Losses

10 - 100 M USD

Description of the Consequences

The flood hit the Coffeyville Resources LLC refinery allowing an estimated 80,600 gallons of crude oil and crude oil fractions to pollute the water.

FEMA has estimated that this flood caused nearly 40 million USD of damage to the local communities and agricultural producers in southeast Kansas.

About 5.000 people were evacuated from their homes.

ID: 62, Created: Vincenzo ARCIDIACONO, 2014-09-17 15:05:39 – Last Updated: Elisabeth KRAUSMANN, 2014-12-15 13:48:34

Attachments

No	Description	File Size
1.Click here to select record	2007 Flood and Crude Oil Discharge for CVR_ENERGY_INC (CVI)	75.51KB
2.Click here to select record	From the Wichita National Weather Service Press - WFO Wichita, Kansas	77.95KB
3.Click here to select record	Oil Spill Into Verdigris River Adds to Kansas Flooding Problems as Evacuees Wait for Receding Waters \| Fox News	149.10KB
4.Click here to select record	rpt_post_flood_survey_101608_db	1.96MB

Natech Accidents

No	Date		Site ID
1.Click here to select record	2007/07/01		Coffeyville Refinery Resources and Marketing