FLOOD00154 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Many of these acco~nts do not describe specifically acco~nts of flooding within the study reach of this report. They do, however, indicate that flood conditions existed upstream theroby 1~lying that floodwaters wouid be passing through the study reach. The heaviest rain came on 9 June at these stations with 1.45, 2.55, and 1,971nchas, respectively. FlowspastDrakeof3,590c.f.s. were recorded at 6 p.m. On 9 June and again at 6 a.m. on 10 June. Probably greater flows occurred between those hours. According to TI-1E LOVELAND REPORTER-HERALD of 9 June 1923: "At four o'clock (today) floodwaters from the Big Thompson .hadreaChadWest First Street in the city . thecomentpaving southot Loveland is covared with water to a depth of over a foot. The Estes Park road and tha valley near the plastarmllls are covered." nurlng widespread floods 01 ~~y and June 18G4, the low- lands of the Big Thompson River valley wera flooded, settlers' cabins wore washed away, and farmlands damaged. According to THE LOVELAND REPORTER 01 7 June 1894, thefloodot3i May-I June 01 that yoar dostroyed a dam near the canyon northwest of Loveland and tha river was "fully hall amilewido". On7July 1906, adis- charge of 6,000 c.f.s. was recorded at the Drake station. A bridge near Drake was washed out. The f lood pe~k lasted on Iy a "few hours", TIlE LOVELM,J[) DAILY HERALD of August 1919 described a cloudburst 1hroughthe plains area, canyon." "a IO-footwlIll of water swept There waS no mention of damage in d~" the September 1938. On 2 September after heavy cloud- bursts,theBlgThornpsonRivervalleywasagalntlooded. Thehlgh- way In the canyon waS darnagod and closed for repairs. Manybridgas weredastroyedandsornehomesweredamaged. On II and 12 September, heavy rains again caused serious flash flooding in the canyon and the valley. Serious damages to tha agricultural crops resulted In the plains area. upstream 01 Drakeon3i July June 1921. General rains from 2 through 7 June measured a total 01 5.29 Inches 'at Longmont ~nd 3.02 inches at Fort Collins. Apparently,thamountainr"'Jionsrer..lved less,/IsFstes ~arK rei'OrTed 2.4'> inches tor the 6-o<lY period ..i tM i.2 i nc"..s received on 4 Juna. High water destroyed the Drake stream gaging station so the time and rate of the peak flow ware not recorded. The 81g ThOMpSon River overflowad its bankS and THE LYONS RECORDER 01 9 June of that year related "at a point near the river about half amile frorn Loveland, a hOU5B, with itsoccupllnts, was waShed from Its foundation and cllrried naarlyhalf amiledownstream. .." June 1949. llaavyrainsointheh,,"dwatarsaroaof the 8ig Thompson River basin resulted in a peak discharge on 4 June of 3,330 c.f.s. at the Drake station lInd 7,750 c.I,s. at the Lova- I..nd station. RlIinl,,11 "mounh on 4 June were 2.75 Inches at Estes Parkand:5.66inchesatWaterdale. Between4and7June,Estes Park received 3.92 Inches of rainfall while Waterdale racelved 5.30 inches. Lowland "reas w"st of Loveland were tlooded and U.S. High- way 34 to Estes Park was damaged. June 1923. Rains in the 91g Thompson River basin during 7 t~rough 10 Ju~e resultod in a total of 2,49 inches at Estes P~rk, 2.99 inches ~t Long's Pea~. and 2.GO InChes at Waterdale, ^U~ u~t I 95 ~, Cr. 2 ;:nc 3 Augu.:t 1951, I r. ter.se ra i r.s overmuch of thebasincausedsevare flooding along the Big Thompson River from iluckhorn Creek to thernouth. The peakdlsch"wge at Drake was3,530c,f.s.on3August. At the rlvarmoufh the flowpoakcd at .;, 100 c, I. s. on ~ Auql.lst. Estes Park roc" i v"d 1.31 1 nchos of " 16