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dramatically wit~ increa~ing alevatian. Below 7,500 fe~t larg~ rain~all ilua~a (wi±h pealc disct,ar~es exce?ding 100,~00 ~ubic feet per secon~ and with unit discharges exceeding 2,200 cubic feet p~r second per square mile) have occuried. Above 7,500 fzet, streamflows from •.=n~wmelt ~~r low ir~ten3ity rain have been lesa than 1~Dm cubic feet per ::econ~ an~ less than 50 cubic feet per second per square mile. See Figure ~(from Jarrett, 1987) for the unit discharge and ~levation rclatiura for all ot the Arkan~a5 River Basin streamflow dsta which ~haws similar ~nd complimentaiy results. An important point i~ that there have been e~:ten5lve streamflow rec~~r~s collected Gy the ~outhern Colorado Powzr Company for small basins in the vicinity of Manitou Springs, howev?r there is no icZdic~tion ~f signi2lcsnt rai.nfall runoft above 7, 500 feEt. It ir~ter~~c rair,fall and frequent were to occur above this ?levation, certainly o:-~e oz the stations Wuuld have rec~rded such an event. This c~ul~ indiC3te that rainiall flooding above 7,500 feet is less common than pr=v~cusly e::FJCCtCl1. DIS~~USSIOT! ArlD CONCLUSIOH Paleor~ydrologic investigatj.ons were done in streams draining into Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs. These investigations indicated rF~e appr~ximate magnitud~ of recent (or frequent), medium, and the largest iluuds ta occ~sr in thes~ ba~ins (Figure 1>. Also, a review ot available streamtlow recor~~s was made, and with the paleofloo~ investigations, indi~~ates that significant rainfall flooding oc~urs v~~-y in2reqantly above 7, 50e~ tc~ 8, OOm teet in the Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs ai-ea; no si_gnificant tlood deposits were found. ~arli?r onsite paleohydrologic investigations in the Palme: Lake area ~u~~,ort *_he ?, Si~O t~ 8, t~~0 reFt elevation li:mit. Rev~eW oi sll paleoflood information suggests that th?re is a preference for floo~s on basins facing to the southeast (towards the prevailing flow af moisture);, for example Williams Canyon and Camp Creek. Camp Creek appears to have the greatest potential for flooding oi the strcams investigated. Whereas, basins facing towards the northeast !aWay from the pr~vailing moisture source) seem to have lower magni*ude floods; for example, Ruxton Creek and Sutherland Creek. ~u~tan Creek appears to have the lowest potential for floo~ing. The infrequent rair1fa11 flooding that has occurred in the in the Manito~ Springs and Co:Lorado Springs tributaries has resulted rrom runoff from the drainage area below 7,500 to 8,000 feet. Since tlooding occurs in such a sma1:L area (and on extremely stee~ slopes), there Will be minimal time for a flood warning. Additional ~nvestigation of the meteoro:Logical cauaes appears to be needed because streams with the graatest flood potential (~uch as Ru:~ton Creek) may have the lowest flood potential. This needs to b~~ tactored into the deaign of the flood-waxning systzm. This analysis suggests that there appears to be a lc~wer flood risk in the study area streams than previously thought and nFeds to be evaluated further. The flood discharges (U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1983, Tab1e L) indicates that on all tr•ibutaries the lm-year peak discharges are between 1,930 and 2,630 cubiu feet per ~3