9468

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9468
• Author: Colorado Water Conservation Board.
• Title: Floodplain Information Report\
• USFW Year: 1995.
• Copyright Material: NO

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................ 1
1.1 Purpose ............................................... 1
1.2 Acknowledgements ....................................... 1

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2.0 1.3 Related Flood Studies .....................................
STUDY AREA .............................. ....... 1
3

' 2.1
2.2 Location ..............................................
Study Reach ........................................... 3
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2.3 Basin Characteristics ...................................... 5

' 2.4
2.5 Summary of Drainage Areas ................................
Flood Characteristics ...................................... 5
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3.0 HYDROLOGIC ANALYSIS ....................................
3.1 Existing Data 10
10
3.2 New Hydrologic Information ............................... 10
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3.4 Equation Selection Process .................................
Hydrologic Findings 11
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4.0 HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS
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4.1 Base Mapping 14

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4.2 Stream Reaches ........................................ 14
4.3 Field Surveys and Cross-Section Preparation .................... 17
' 4.4 Computing Flood Depths 18
4.5 Delineating Flood Boundaries ............................... 19
' 5.0 INTERPRETATION OF THIS REPORT ............................ 22
5.1 Hydrologic Findings ..................................... 22
' 5.2 Hydraulic Findings ...................................... 22
5.3 Floodplain Delineations ................................... 22
6.0 REFERENCES ............................................. 23
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE PAGE
' 1 Stream Gage Data 3
2 Drainage Area Summary 7
' 3 Flow Summary
5 Reach Classifications 12
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4 Cross-section Summary 18
5 Depth of Flooding Summary 20
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