FLOOD00306

• County: Denver
• Community: All
• Stream Name: All
• Title: Determining Flood Hazards on Alluvial Fans
• Date: 7/17/1999
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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Figure 1

Alluvial Fan with Entrenched Channel Leading to
Active Deposition at Distal Part of the Fan (Reproduced with pennission from the National
Research Council, Figure 3-2, @ 1996, The National Academy Press, Washington, DC;
annotations added by FEMA)

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