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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />FEMA-REGION VIII <br />LIMITED MAP MAINTENANCE PROGRAM <br />TO\VN OF VAIL, EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO <br /> <br />HYDROLOGY REPORT <br /> <br />I. INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />Purpose, Authori;!:ation and Scope <br /> <br />The hydrologic investigations described in this report have been performed by J.F. Sato and <br />Associates (JFSA). The purpose of these investigations is to review and update previous flood <br />hazard information on Gore Creek and its tributaries within the town of Vail corporate city <br />limits. This study is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 1999 Limited <br />Map Maintenance Progranl (LMMP) in Region 8. <br /> <br />JFSA's current contract with FEMA-Region 8 calls for updating flood insurance study (FIS) <br />hazard data for communities within Region 8 specified by FEMA in individual Task Orders. <br />This specific Task Order includes reaches on the main channel of Gore Creek and its tributary <br />channels that are located within the town of Vail corporate limits. <br /> <br />The scope of the studies included in this Task Order were discussed in a meeting held in the town <br />of Vail on December 17, 1996. The flooding source and approximate stream lengths identified <br />in the Task Order for which discharge frequency values were developed in this study are: <br /> <br />Floodine Source <br /> <br />Lenetb in Miles <br /> <br />Gore Creek <br />North Tributaries: <br />Red Sandstone Creek <br />Middle Creek <br />Spraddle Creek <br />Booth Creek <br />Pitkin Creek <br />Bighorn Creek <br />Buffehr Creek <br />South Tributaries: <br />West Mill Creek <br />East Mill Creek <br />Black Gore Creek <br />Upper Gore Creek <br />Lower Gore: Creek <br />Tota.l Stream Length <br /> <br />7.966 <br /> <br />0.443 <br />0.375 <br />0.317 <br />0.349 <br />0.170 <br />0.341 <br />0.224 <br /> <br />0.252 <br />0.119 <br />0.263 <br />0.118 <br />0.130 <br />11.1 Miles <br /> <br />1 <br />