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<br />THe 1984 FLOOD <br /> <br />The 1984 flood was of a lesser magnitude than the <br /> <br /> <br />flood-of-record which was recorded on '13-14r 1921. Howeve"r, it <br /> <br /> <br />was the second largest flood event of l:ecord on the Uncompahgre <br /> <br /> <br />River which has over sixty years of stream records, The area In <br /> <br /> <br />and around the Town of Olatha experienced flooding conditions for <br /> <br /> <br />several weeks because of the prolongej flooding. <br /> <br />Severe erosion occurred throughout the study reach. Due to <br /> <br /> <br />the extensive flood fighting activities by the town and Montrose <br /> <br /> <br />County much flood damage and losses were prevented, Had the <br /> <br /> <br />community not staged and an extensive flood fight, the town's <br /> <br /> <br />waste water lagoons, main sewer line, bridges, and portions of <br /> <br /> <br />thE! community would have been inundat.ed" The entire Uncompahqre <br /> <br /> <br />River floodplain was subject.ed t.o severe erosion and flo~jing. <br /> <br /> <br />The town's total flood losses were not det.ermined; however, <br /> <br /> <br />through extensive flood fighting activities a major catastrophe <br /> <br /> <br />was prevented. <br /> <br />On September 14, President Reagan declared Montrose County <br /> <br /> <br />eligible for certain federal disaster relief funds, The Eederal <br /> <br /> <br />disaster declaration allowed the Federal Emergency Management <br /> <br /> <br />Agency to provide public assistance to Colorado Communities. No <br /> <br /> <br />federal funds were available for the construction of any <br /> <br /> <br />permanent erosion and flood control measures for declared <br /> <br /> <br />communities. <br /> <br />-5-- <br />