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<br />floodwaters caused record flooding on the South Platte River which inflicted extensive <br />damage at Fort Morgan and to agricuRural lands along the river downstream to its <br />confluence with the North Platte River. The estimated peak discharge of this flood at the <br />Wiggins gaging station was 466,000 cubic feet per second. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />4.1.16 PAWNEE CREEK <br /> <br />Flood Historv. Accounts of flooding along Pawnee Creek are not abundant. Since <br />several floods have undoubtedly occurred, the apparent lack of flood data is probably the <br />resuR of the rural nature of Pawnee Creek. Residents of the Pawnee Creek area, <br />however, indicate that flooding occurs about once every 5 to 10 years along Pawnee <br />Creek. Available flood accounts indicate flooding did occur in 1883, 1894, 1914, 1921 , <br />1935, and 1965. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Colorado Flood <br />Hydrology Manual <br /> <br />4.23 <br /> <br />a:w=r <br />