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.... -b...... -. """.I. ~ Source of Flooding Location ^ Elevation in meters (MSL)4 Lat/Long Existing Coordinates BFE Modified BFE Affected Communities City of Colorado Springs Monument Creek Approximately 3,450 feet downstream of Garden of the Gods Road Approximately 40 feet downstream of Garden of the Gods Road 380 53' 49.82" / - 1040 49' 11.11" * 6132 * 6133 380 53' 24.81" / - 104049' 26.59" * 6159 * 61 58 All elevations referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD). 1 National Geodetic Vertical Datum, rounded to nearest whole foot 2North I\merican Vertical Datum, rounded to nearest whole foot 3Depth in feet above ground, rounded to nearest whole foot 4Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter The changes are being made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-234) and are in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (Title XIII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Public Law 90-448), 42 U.S.C. 4001-4128, and 44 CFR Part 65. Under the above-mentioned Acts of 1968 and 1973, the Mitigation Directorate must develop criteria for floodplain management. To participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the community must use the modified BFEs to administer the floodplain management measures of the NFIP. These modified BFEs will also be used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and their contents and for the second layer of insurance on existing buildings and contents. Last Updated: Tuesday, March 18. 2008 FEMA 500 C Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20472 Phone: (202) 566-1600 http://www .f1oodmaps. fema.govlbfes/viewnotice.php?noticeld= 1576 3/18/2008