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<br />National Water Summary 1988-89-Floods and DroughlS: COLORADO 209
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<br />7", 114-1111, and 1~,'-140), nul a\'ailOlnt.: .I.I!:I an.' 1I1'ultlu.'nl t"
<br />lju'lntil"y tlwir ,"'wnlie, "I nhlpth,'ir;lr,',i1e\tellh.
<br />Thl' flo,..l, 01 I"~I are u'>C,t ", a Idnenee ~lwn"llIlll'arlllg
<br />hl'h'rK<l1 n,....lnhlgllllu,k, in ("ll<'lad". f-l'....tmg W;I' '>CH'U' Inlh.,
<br />:'>:"rlh 1'1,lI1e. Y,UlIp"_ While, K".lrIng Furl... Eol'l. ..mllln"'"l1IMhpe
<br />Kin'rha"mdurill}'Jun,'I.'.17,l'J2I,a,..n',ull11!"lh''''Il1l'ltanJ
<br />ra1l1lall rUllulI Imln I"", ;rllilllll.-" F1""dmg Wi!' ,,:\erl' 111 th.'
<br />Arl..Il1'<l' Kr\'.'r ha'lll Irllml'u,'hlndu....n'IrC;IIll, IIlduJllIg 111,'
<br />hlulll;tin erCl'l. dralrMge. dUflng JUI1<.' .1-7, I'J~I. ", a re,ull "I
<br />",i,k'pre;1l1 r;unf;lIl.lurrngJulle 2-7. 1'121. (In Augu'l 2. 1"21,,111
<br />1,0I<lle,1. mlelhl' Ihullder'l"mlllllhe /\rl.'1II'''' KIH'r h'I'"1 ul"lr,'.lIn
<br />lrol11(';monCllyr,'"rhedmlhl'p..';rl.tllwhargl'olre'(lrJulllh,'
<br />Arl<I1l"t' KiwI al Canun("IIY (flg.J.'lle2l. All th,',e Il.M,..h III 1921
<br />...erl.n'n,i,lnedluho...part"ra,inglefl,....lhlrlhl'analy'I'h,.<:;In......
<br />1ll'lhe,m.ltI..r,'alnlelll"lllll'1I1111\'illualtlul..t,.
<br />S.'H're tl,....hllg GlUwd hy ,n"wmell an,1 ralllfall""XUrTe,llIl
<br />Ihl' upper Arl.an"I' ..nd K"<lTIIll! Fnrl. Krwr ha,m, trum JUIll' 2" I"
<br />July I. I'J.~7. 1'11....1, "I' Ie" ,evenly ath-rl,'d lrIhUl<rrle, "I lilt'
<br />(jurmi""l KlwrdunngJw1l'4-7.amtlhl':\'"lhl'lall., Kiwr,.nJlIll, .
<br />The .lfl'.r11'\ll'nl .rnd "'WrIl}' (II tl.I<..lrng de1cn11lnelllfUm 15.I'I:'i7.
<br />,lrl';IIIlt1.I... r\'(;uHh InUlllhe ";11.'" idc ll..t....url. .u1<lllll' magnlll1<k 'Ill\' Im"l 'I'H're ('"I<.radll Il,....h nl Ihe 21lth l'I:nlur) ...,'n:
<br />,.1 .1IUlualllC..'al. dl",har},!l" :It Ihe '" ,...krtl'd g.I},!Ul},! 'lalinn, "rl' Ihmelhalatk<:ll...lllll..'S"ulhl'l.llle,mdAiI..au';I\Klwrh;!"Il,durill~
<br />,ho"n in fij!ufI.'.t Thl' nlagllllude, nldl'I'h.lf},!C ha\'inj! Ifl-)car arul JLlIl" 1'16..... The 111,,1<1, werc <:;Iu......d h) UIII'Il'" r;ll1llall la' mu,'h iI'
<br />IIMl-y""r r<'I'Ilm:nn' IIllc.....,;!I,. ",hidl "l'r,',klermilll'd hy ,III ;lIMI)'- 14 indl..\ 111 'I I..... hUllr\lduring Jurll..' J4-17. l"II\l....in~:1 rdamdy
<br />'I' "I tl1l' artnu.llll,....I.....rre' .lIlhe '111'\. ,lrl' aho ,hU"'Il, Thc tin' ~'ct ,pfing l~btthal, 1'''>'1. p, H-l l,
<br />n,.....l, It.-pil'led in frgUTl' .1"'I'rc ,,'l,'ded "n Ilw ha,i, ". magnllu,k H"l....ling in 1111' S"ulh PI.IIt,' Klver h"'1ll hcgan 'll! JUlie I-I,
<br />.III,lml',ll C\lI'UI. ;rmt 'Ife the III1l,t mellHlrahk 'lIl1."clhl.'e.lrI)' JlI(Ml\. nl'ar Ikl1\'er. Th... llu,....l <:11"1 did nllt l'a" the IIIn'l.d"...n,n...;tlIl
<br />S.'wr:IIIl,.....h I....."llrrcd m II1\.' laIC IXtMI\ Ihal .....\'Tc... ilk'pre;!d amI g"g1ll~ \lall,lI1 "n ,hI' Sl.ulh l'lalte Rrwr rn (-"lor:ul<, untIl Jurll' 21).
<br />h;r.II;tr},!I' m:l}'nituJ,', t 1'1I11.1lI,tJo.'e ,lml Sa.....}l.r. l'I4lol,11. 2-'-211. 7.\- 1l)11.~. \bttl1ai \ IlJ~,'I, p. 11-1) rqll.1rll.J Ihall'jghllll.,tth, Wl'fe ;rllrrh-
<br />Tablll 1. Chronology 01 mator and Olher memorable lloods and d,oughl, In Colorado. 1911-88
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<br />e":lhti,hl,.1 K,','unl, for 44 hlllg-Iemlgaging ,I.uillll,,,n \lrl'arJ\\
<br />ha\'mg minimal ulhlrcalll r,'gul,ttlllll "cr.<, .matY/l'd 1"dl'lenllll1l' thl'
<br />p.'n,..I, an.1 afl'.11 e\lcnt Ill' lll......h. and (he rl'rllrd, lor:'iO gaglllg
<br />";rllllll,...erl',milly"...II'"rJn,ughl', hnrnllw.....p"UI" "",latillll'.
<br />,i'g;rging'I..,i,'n'...cll.'.....kdl.,lh'llq'll'l 111.......I,\fig. ,1) ,rnll dn lu!!hl'
<br />(lIg.41. '1l11'g;Ij!Il1!!'1,lllorh"cre,c1"'dellhlllldu..kalllvcr'II}'1l1
<br />Ilr;lIIwg",lI".!',mdhYllr"I"gl""'lling' and t"repn',,'nl run" If..on,
<br />Ihll"l1\ ["rum ~';rri"u, ll,lIh or ('"lor,nl,,; ho...,'vcr, the (ill.;tl I'l:lill'
<br />;tre IHll "ell rcprcwllled ho..'l'au,,' 0' Ih,' Ie", gaglllg \I.uioll' In Ih.u
<br />r.Ir111fllwS\;rle.Oralll<lgl'-ha,in,i/cuINre..mfr"rnlhe,i\g;rging
<br />'1.llllllhr,ulge,lrollllf>-lh'K.lI:'iO\\jUMe mi!",.andJ1CrH...I",lrc\'"nl
<br />rallg,' ffOlll :'i:'i tll JlMI )e<lr', Slrc,Ullllllw ,I,lla ,Ill' .."Ik,wd, ,wred,
<br />;lnll rqll.'r11'll t1) ...all'r Yl';lr l;r ...:ttcr y,';rr I' Ilw 12-III'H1Ih peri,..l f"'lll
<br />(),:h'ho..'r I Ihrough S,'plemho..'r .'0 :rmt i, rJl'l1lllkll t1)' llll' c"lendar
<br />)l'arin...hidl11 l'n,lq_
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<br />FLOODS
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<br />lRlICUU8f'I(:fI ,nlfJ1.nl TIltt .....,,,Qtl '''I<>lV1I1 at l'me Wlll'ln wn'cn WBilmllow w,11 be ~l'a~I", lnnn d P,l'll~ul,,, .alu.' IlK 1100'" or I<'$:; 11,,,,, d p,"I'Wlrl' ."II"~ 101 'l'nu"I'h
<br />Svmbt>ls >. \lredle, Inll". <lfI5~ lhan Sou'ce' R""''''''rlCtl ",!......,IS ~i1l(;"ldlf!'d hom U S GflQiO{l.c~1 Sl"~ <la!d. l'T!l," ",I"""..lIon lm," uS Gaok>g.,..,1 S"''''--v.
<br />Sld'eilndloc.ll",porl~dndMwsp;'oenl
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<br />Flood 01
<br />d.ought Dllte
<br />,... Ckr. 4"6. 1911
<br />,..., J"n.2-17&nd
<br /> .... 2.1921
<br />D'OUghl 1930-42
<br />,..., Julv70ndSePI
<br /> 9-10.1933
<br />"""" May 3Q-Junll '.
<br /> 193~
<br />,... Sept 2-4.1938
<br />,... "'p.23.24.1942
<br />Droughr 194957
<br />,... June 4_16. 1952
<br />,..., JUf1114 Jutvl.
<br /> 1957
<br />D.ou\lhl 1958.70
<br />,... Ju....14-22, 1965
<br />"""" So" 5-17.1970
<br />"""" Julv 31 Aug '.
<br /> 1976
<br />D.~ht 1976-82
<br />"""" Julv 15. 1982
<br />".... June ilndJ"lv
<br /> 1983
<br />floods MIIV IInd June
<br /> 1984
<br /> -
<br />
<br />A,ea IIttlt(:llId
<br />11'\121
<br />A",G."ndeandS.nJuilnR,wr
<br />bu'n.,
<br />Nor1h Plllne. Vllmpo. WMe.
<br />Ro.nngfo....E.SI,
<br />UncOfTlll"hgre. and A'k."'....
<br />R,.rub.sins
<br />Slate....lde
<br />SOUlhPlauflR'......bu'... Plum,
<br />Cr.eor.lI"dBeIl.ClflBk bu",s.
<br />KlOwe, 8<jou. Founra'n. and
<br />Monumenl C'&flk b.",,,1. 8tlCI
<br />s...ulhFo.kR"publlC."R..r..
<br />bu,n
<br />Bea' .,,>0:1 Clflar C'&flk bas'n.
<br />Pu'galO"eR,......blls'n
<br />
<br />SllIlewlde_
<br />Colotlldo. YamplI. WMe..nd
<br />Dolor". R'...... b..",s.
<br />A.o.a..uI.Roa"ngFo....
<br />Gunnlson..nd NO'lh PlaUe
<br />R,.....'b.."'s.
<br />Stllewlde
<br />SOUlh PI.ue.nd Ark.lfl...s
<br />RI.n,basl..,.
<br />San JUllnond DotO'IIS R,w.
<br />bas,nl,
<br />e'gThompsoo.ndCect>ete
<br />PI:lud'eR,ve'bn,n.
<br />St.lewlde
<br />Ro."ng.ndfaIiR,....."
<br />Colofarlo. Oolo.es. .nd Wh,le
<br />A,......b.s.".(Junel..""a....
<br />C.e"k be,on (Julvl
<br />COlorlldo. GunnosOfl. Whne.
<br />Ro."ng forl<. Uncomp.hg.n.
<br />andV.mp.R,""rt:>nin.~
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<br />R..cun"nce
<br />,nl,..".t
<br />t'f\l.."l
<br />
<br />,'00
<br />
<br />2510 ;>100
<br />
<br />1010 >25
<br />50 10100
<br />
<br />201070
<br />
<br />201060
<br />201040
<br />
<br />101(1 >25
<br />201050
<br />
<br />25'0 >100
<br />
<br /><1010 >25
<br />610 >100
<br />
<br />5 to >100
<br />
<br />510 >100
<br />
<br /><1010 >25
<br />,'00
<br />1010 ;>100
<br />
<br />10 to >100
<br />
<br />Rem..'kS
<br />W,dtlsp'ead. ,nle...... fd,,,I.1l lor 3.5dayl,W'd"spreadd.m'\J",nSOOJlh.
<br />w".t
<br />G......III."'w'der.."lall.nd'sotaloose.e.elhundtl'.IO'm...ndare"sol
<br />fI.ce......... snowmelt
<br />
<br />R..g'OflIlI,
<br />Inlenseloclll"IId..,nl.ll
<br />
<br />locallv.nlen5fllhunderslmms o..alh., 13. dam"lIe,nColoredQSI'"n\Js
<br />.ndPu..blo.
<br />
<br />loc.IIV ,nlll"~" Ih,,"de'llorms,
<br />I"tense ,.",11111 comb,..ed w,Ih Sflowm,,1l ,uno!! H,ghwnv ..nd ...!toad
<br />bUdgude.l'"",ed
<br />R..glOnal.
<br />Snowmel!. p,obllbtV comb,nfld ....,lh ,",nl.1I '''nolI
<br />
<br />Snowmell comb,n..d wUh ,a'l\faU ",,,off
<br />
<br />Reg'onat
<br />Wtde!lP'''ad ,ntenl.. 'i1.n'..UIOI ...."...111 d..vs. Oecla'ed malO. d,u,'nr .r...
<br />Delllhs. 24; d""'.II'" $570m,lroon
<br />InlnnM. ,","o,ned ,a,nloll Dlt(:la'ad m'lor d'..sl'" ,'ell Oamalle.129
<br />m,llto<>,
<br />Inl"..seloc.llllldra,nllllllmllboul 3 hou... Decla'ed malO' d'.......r.""iI
<br />o..a'hll. 144;damag., $39m,II,0fl
<br />Reg'onal
<br />Dam 11I,lu.... Ded.roo maID' d""Sle. a.ell Oftftlhll. 3: dam"lIu. 131 m,lhon
<br />Snowmell comb...ed W'lh '''''''1111 ."..oU
<br />
<br />Snowmflll comb,ned "",'h ,.",1611 'unoll O..d.'ed maiO' dlS""" .......
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