FLOOD10854 ‎(2)‎

• Designation Number: 590
• County: Denver
• Community: Denver
• Title: FIS - Denver - Volume 1
• Date: 11/17/2005
• Prepared For: Denver
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Current FEMA Regulatory Floodplain Information

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.0 IN"TR 0 D U CTI 0 N .......................................................................................................................... 1

1. 1 Purpo se of Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1

1.2 Authority and Acknowledgments. ....... ........... ...... ............. ........... ........ ........... .... ............. ...1

1.3 Coordination. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2.0 AREA STUD IE.D .... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

2. 1 S cop e of Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2.2 Community Description....................................................................................................... 6

2.3 Principal Flood Problems........ ... ........... .... ...... ............. ... ......... ... ...... ......... ........... ........... .... 8

2.4 Flood Protection Measures.................................................................................................. 9

3.0 EN G IN" E ERIN G ME T.R ODS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14

3.1 Hydrologic Atlalyses... .... ........ ... ..... ...... ........ ................. ......... ....... ..... .......... ........... ... ...... .14

3.2 Hydraulic Atlalyses.............................................................................................................1 7

3. 3 Vertical Datum .................................................................................................................. 1 7

4.0 FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS ........ ........... .................... ... .................... .25

4.1 Floodplain Boundaries...................................................................................................... .25

4.2 Floodways..................................................................................................................... .....26

5.0 IN"SURA.N CE A.PPLICA TION.................................................................................................... 52

6.0 FLOOD IN"SU"RANCE RATE MAP.............................................................. .............................53

7.0 OTHER STUDIES........................................................................................................................ 53

8.0 LOCATION OF _DATA..... ..... ... ....... ....... ...... ....................... ..... ...... ... ..................... ........ ........ .....57

9.0 BffiLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES................................................................................... 57

lO.O REVISION DESCRIPTIONS...................................................................................................... 65

1 0 .1 First Revision..................................................................................................................... 65

1 0.2 Second Revision ................................................................................................................ 66

10.3 Third Revision................................................................................................................... 66

1 0.4 Fourth Revision ................................................................................................................. 68

1 0.5 Fifth Revision.................................................................................................................... 70