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;". ..:"L I I I J I I I I I I I I I I I ~ ._ _A...._.._._______ JCennedys_ . L___ \- . to raise rapidly. bringing down flood-wood. railroad ties. trees and all manner of debris and to add to the horror. at about 8 o'clock a tremendous wall of water came down Tucker Gulch on the north side of Clear Creek. forcing its way through the center of town. carrying death and destruction in its path. At the point where the gulch debuches through a narrow passage in Clark's Garden Addition water marks show that the body of water must have been fully 30 feet deep." 'Three people were reported to have died in this flood. Flood of June 25. 1941 - Jefferson County Republican. June 26. 1941 HEADLINE: "Golden Visited By Biggest Flood in Forty-five Years" "A rain in the mountains to the north and west of Golden was estimated at from two to five inches and came within about a thirty-minute period. Soon afterwards Clear Creek. Tucker Gulch and its tributaries were raging torrents washing everything in its path..." "In northeast Golden. one family was driven from their home. many others were put on guard to protect their property. at least two bridges were washed out. including the tramway bridge on 44th...." "...Many of the homes in the Tucker Gulch section were littered with debris and given a nice coating of mud. City street employees are credited with hauling 153 loads of mud from one block on 9th street. between Jackson and Ford. As the water left the banks of Tucker Gulch, it quickly filled ~e basement home of the Oppenlander family who . escaped by crawl ing out of a wi,ndow..." "As the water reached sufficient heighth it overflowed into Ford street. some turned west on 9th. then south on Washington across the corner of the park. across the lawn of the Nazarene church and on into Clear Creek..." ", ...Just below the Coors greenhouse. four head of cattle and a brown jbear were washed upon shore. evidently they had come from several miles .,: upstream.