Hydrology of Area 61, Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain Coal Provinces, Colorado and New Mexico

• Description: Hydrology of Area 61, Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain Coal Provinces, Colorado and New Mexico
• State: CO
• State: NM
• Author: Abbott, P. O.; Geldon, Arthur; Cain, Doug; Hall, Alan; Edelmann, Patrick
• Title: Hydrology of Area 61, Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain Coal Provinces, Colorado and New Mexico
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

5.0 SURFACE WATER -- Continued
5.4 Flood Flow -- Continued
5.4.2 Flood -Prone Area Mapping
Topographic Mapping of Flood -Prone Areas is Available
from the U.S. Geological Survey and Other Sources
The extent of areas that would be inundated by a flood having a 100 -year
recurrence interval has been mapped for use in flood -plain management plans.
Areas that would be inundated by a flood with 'a
100 -year recurrence interval have been defined on
U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps. Those
topographic quadrangles in Area 61 with completed
flood -prone area mapping are shown in figure
5.4.2 -1.
Flood - hazard studies have been conducted in
many communities throughout the Nation as a result
of the National Flood Insurance Program (42 U.S.C.
4001- 4128). Communities in Area 61 that have Fed-
eral Insurance Administration flood maps delineat-
ing the special flood - hazard areas of the community
are listed in table 5.4.2 -1. These maps may be
ordered from National Flood Insurance Program,
P.O. Box 34294, Bethesda, MD 20034. The unincor-
porated areas of Huerfano and Las Animas Coun-
ties, Colo., and Colfax County, N. Mex., also have
been mapped through the Federal Insurance Ad-
ministration program.
Prior to preparation of many Federal Insurance
Administration flood maps, a flood -plain informa-
tion study was conducted by a- .-contractor, either
Federal or private, at the request of the governing
body of the community. These studies contain much
more information than do the Federal Insurance
Administration flood maps. These reports are usual-
ly available from, or are available for inspection in,
the offices of the entity requesting the study. Copies
of the reports also are available for inspection in
many area libraries. Flood -plain information studies
for communities within Area 61 are listed in the
"Topical List of Selected References."
Table 5.4.2 -1 Communities in Area 61 where flood - prone -area
mapping is available.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 19811
Map Map
No. Community No. Community
Colorado
New Mexico
I La Veta, Town of
6
Cimarron, Village of
2 Trinidad, City of
7
Raton, City of
3 Walsenburg, City of
8
Springer, Town of
4 Aguilar, Town of
9
Eagle Nest, Village of
5 Starkville, Town of
10
Maxwell, Village of
46