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<br />SEITIIIEIGHT <br /> <br />San Miguel Countv <br /> <br />On August 8, 2001 there was a considerable rainfall event, which triggered numerous mudslides <br />and rockslides. To document the results of this storm, several sources were researched including <br />local municipalities, CDOT, and State and Federal data collection organizations (including the <br />USGS). <br /> <br />8.1 STUDY AREA DESCRIPTION <br /> <br />The majority of the effects of the precipitation event mentioned above were in a portion of the <br />southeastern portion of San Miguel County between the Towns of Telluride and Placerville. <br />Figure 8-1.1 shows the general location in Colorado, and Figure 8.1-2 indicates the impacted <br />areas. <br /> <br />Figure 8 .1-1 <br />Study Area Location <br />San Miguel County, Colorado <br /> <br /> <br />The two watersheds most affected by these flood events were the San Miguel River Basin and <br />the Upper Dolores River Basin (shown in Figures 8.1-3 and 8.1-4 below). Several small streams <br />to the north and south of the San Miguel River were affected by the event of August 8th. <br /> <br />URS <br /> <br />T:\PROJ ECTS\6844888 _ CWCB _FLOOD_DOC _RPTS\SUB _00\6.0 _PROJ_DELlV\REPORT\FI NAL REPORT .2. D0020-MAR-021 \ 8-1 <br />