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13 1876 - The flood of late May 1876 resulted from rain- fal I on snowpack. It was reputed to have been the highest flood since 1864. 1894 - Heavy rainfal lover the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains caused flooding on the South Platte River in late May and early June. Floodwaters purportedly covered hundreds of acres in the Brighton vicinity. Old timers said it was the greatest flood since 1876. Considerable inflow resulted from such streams as Clear Creek, Boulder Creek, and St. Vrain Creek. 1921 - Heavy rainfal lover much of the upper South Platte River basin caused flooding in Weld County in early June. Between Brighton and Orchard, the wooden bridges were impassable; two were destroyed and the approaches to the others were destroyed for a distance of several hundred yards. At Fort Morgan the water surface crest was comparable to that of the flood of 1894. The discharge of this flood at Kersey was the largest ever recorded at that locaTion except for the flood of May 1973. 1938 - Heavy rainfal I during the period from 30 August to 4 September over much of the upper South Platte River basin caused flooding on many of the mountain streams tributary to tne South Platte as well as the South Platte itself. Relativf91.y.'mirior flooding was reported on the South Platte River." '.' :....::....,'.. . 1942 - The flood of April-May on the South Platte River was caused by excessive rainfal I and snowmelt. The sustained high flows created considerable damage mainly due to erosion. Some levee fai lure occurred. Fal Itng temperatures in late Aprt I turned the rainfall to snow as well as subsiding the melt of the existing snowpack thus preventing more serious flooding. 1948 - Heavy rainfal lover a large area east of Denver caused flooding in late May and early June on the South Platte River between Sand Creek and Fort Lupton. Several approaches to county bridges were washed out as well as flooding of some agri- cultural land.