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<br />," <br /> <br />001639 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />- 2 - <br /> <br />The storm of June 17 flooded about 1600 acres of about 6000 acres of flood <br />plain land devoted to cropland and pasture. It is estimated that an additional <br />2500 to 3000 acres vould have been damaged vithout the project. This would be <br />an additional $250,000 of flood damage. In addition it is probable that the <br />towns of Elbert and Kiowa would have suffered severe damage without the project <br />estimated at $250,000 as a minimum. State and county bridges would have <br />been lost at an estimated additional cost of $200,000. This would total <br />additional damages of $700,000. <br /> <br />Follow-up of these estimates will occur in the course of preparation of the <br />Kiowa Project EValuation Report which will be completed in Fiscal Year 1966. <br /> <br />Franktown-Parker <br /> <br />The storm centered on this project in the drainage areas of three dams, W-l, <br />M-l and LG-2. <br /> <br />Dam W-l overtopped l~ to 2 feet. Spillway return was damaged, <br />rock and fill on downstream slope was eroded at least one foot. <br />cut from stream channel toward top of dam on southeast abutment. <br />damage about $15,000. <br /> <br />eroded to <br />A gully was <br />Estimated <br /> <br />Dam M-l overtopped about 2 feet. Gully developing up spillway return from <br />stream channel. Estimated damage $500. <br /> <br />Dam LG-2 functioned satisfactorily. No flood damage. <br /> <br />Total damage from this storm is estimated at over $200,000. <br /> <br />Benefits from project treatment include saving of a $20,000 home and <br />damage to hay meadows some 3 miles in length averaging \ mile wide. <br />roads including culverts vere saved from damage. <br /> <br />saving <br />County <br /> <br />Bi~ Sandy <br /> <br />The storm of June 17 centered in the northwest part of the watershed above <br />the Ramah structure. Three dams S-l, li-5 and Rwnah operated during the storm. <br />The remaining eleven structures received very minor runoff. Estimated <br />agricultural damages in El Paso County in the Big Sandy project total $99,800. <br />County road and bridge damage totaled $30,000. The three structures probably <br />prevented well over $500,000 damage betveen the R~ah dam and the city of <br />Limon. S-l dam overtopped and the cantilever section of the principal <br />spillvay discharge was lost. All three structures received some damage <br />estimated at $5,000. <br />