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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />The type and location of flood events are somewhat predictable, based on the moisture source and time of <br />year, Colorado's main moisture sources are shown in Figure 11-1, Depending on weather patterns, the <br />type of flood events may differ from year to year. For example: <br />. In 1983, 1984 and 1995, Colorado experienced high snowpack, due to high levels of moisture <br />from the Pacific Ocean, <br />. In 1965 and 1973, major spring floods along the Front Range and Eastern Plains were caused by <br />excessive moisture out of the Gulf of Mexico, <br />· In 1911, 1970, 1972 and 1997, Southwestern Colorado experienced area-wide flooding, due to fall <br />Pacific moisture sources, <br />. In 1997, monsoonal moisture caused flooding in mountain areas and across the state, with the <br />exception of Northwestern Colorado. <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 11-1 - Colorado's Main Moisture Sources <br /> <br />Section II - 2 <br />