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Floodplain Documents
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Kit Carson
Basin
South Platte
Title
Kit Carson Flood Documents
Floodplain - Doc Type
Correspondence
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<br />1------ <br /> <br />.; .. <br /> <br />STUDY AREA DESCRIPTION <br /> <br />Community Description <br /> <br />Kit Carson is located in east central Colorado. It is located approximately 25 miles west of <br />Cheyenne wells. The area studied for the FHBM is the incorporated areas of the Town of Kit <br />Carson as of December 13, 1975. <br /> <br />Watershed Description <br /> <br />Wild Horse Creek originates in Cheyenne County northwest of Kit Carson. The headwaters are <br />located at elevations around 4,000 feet. The creek flows southeasterly from it's origin, through <br />Cheyenne County, and to its confluence with Big Sandy Creek downstream of (south of) the Town <br />of Kit Carson. <br /> <br />Floodios! Problems and Floodinl! Historv <br /> <br />Convective type cloudburst storms sometimes lasting for several hours, can be expected to occur in <br />the Kit Carson area during the summer months. The cloudburst storms can cause high peak flows <br />with a small water volume over a short duration. Flooding from general rainstorms rllay also occur <br />during the months of June through September. General rainfall flooding is characterized by higher <br />peak flows with a moderate volume and a moderate duration. Flooding is more severe whe:n <br />antecedent rainfall has resulted in saturated ground conditions or the ground is frozen and <br />infiltration is minimal. <br /> <br />Local street flooding has occurred in Kit Carson during the summer months as a result of runoff <br />from thunderstorm activity in the area. Flooding from Wild Horse Creek occurred during 1965. A <br />severe flood on Big Sandy Creek may cause a tail water condition for flood water frOlll Wild Horse <br />Creek. This may cause flows to back up into portions of Kit Carson. Direct flooding from Big <br />Sandy Creek would not normally occur in Kit Carson, unless there was an extreme thunderstorm or <br />general rainstorm event causing floodwater to rise above the level of the 1 DO-year flood elevation. <br /> <br />Community Response to the CWCB Desil!nation and Approval Process <br /> <br />A letter from the CWCB was transmitted to the Town of Kit Carson regarding the Board" s <br />proposed action for designation and approval of this Floodplain Information Repol1 and the Kit <br />Carson FHBM. The Town was not interested in sending an official letter requesting that the <br />CWCB designate and approve floodplain information currently available to the community. The <br />Town was not opposed to the Board's action, providing that the designation and approval process <br />did not require any staff time or financial responsibility on the part of Kit Carson. <br />
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