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3.2 Reconnaissance <br />Based on discussion with interested parties and previous field reviews with ~vir. Mike <br />Davenport and Mr. Curt Logsdon, twelve sites of interest were identified. Each site is located on <br />the vicinity map, Figures 3a and 3b - street locations, and is accompanied by site photogr phs taken <br />27 January 1997. <br />Site 1 is located on Figure 3a, and is near the El Paso-Teller County boundary at reek Side <br />Drive. The site is the downstream boundary of the study reach. Figure 4 is on the downstream side <br />of a 60-inch diameter corrugated metal pipe culvert under the road. The drop from the pi e is about <br />4 feet, indicating the extent of stream bed degradation on the downstream side. Continued <br />degradation could cause the road embankment to fail, which would endanger the pub 'c ~nd the <br />stability of the lower Teller County portion of Fountain Creek. Stabilization of the emb , ent and <br />stream bed downstream is recommendedl. <br />Site 2 is located on the vicinity map, Figure 3a, and is approximately 1500 feet u~stream of <br />Site 1. As shown in Figure 5, the residents are attempting to contain this aggading and widening <br />reach of Fountain Creek On the right bank, looking downstream, a timber retaining w~ has been <br />constructed to contain the flow. On the left bank, large concrete blocks about the size o hay bales <br />have been placed along the stream to contain the flow. This condition is indicative of an ggrading <br />stream as the excess supply of sediment is spread onto the ad,jacent floodplain. <br />Site 3 is located on Figure 3a, at the approximate location of the Wishing Well Motel. <br />Figure 6 depicts stream conditions at the driveway bridges in this reach. Aggradation is continuing <br />and deposition patterns suggest that the stream flows along the adjacent County Road du 'ng flood <br />flows, and eroding the road base. In the long term, control of upstream erosion and re~iuction of <br />7 <br />