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<br />PREFACE
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<br />The puppose of this f'''popt ie to p"~$ellt inf'opmatio", on the
<br />fLood ~a~ard$ aLong the BLue Riuer i~ the vi~i~ity of
<br />BY'eckenr'idge, Co~en'ado. Ir: general., th~ atudy (l.r'ea cOPlpr{aes
<br />the fLood pz.ai~ of th~ BLue Rive" ollLy through the town of
<br />Bpt?ckenpidge. Peak diseharge8 on the BLue Riv"'ro b", t'Je~n
<br />~oose rasture Taron and Dillo~ Resepvoi" ape also tabulated.
<br />R~oords indiaate that two damaging fLoods have ooourped i~
<br />l'eOe"t years. 80th of these floods wepe in 1965. Since then,
<br />tloo~e Pastupe TaNl, a muLti-purpose peSiJp?Oil' invoLving
<br />1"6<'l'eation (tnd ."IunieipaZ water, has provided a high degl'~e of
<br />inoidentaL flood proteotion to the apea downstream, but r~ood
<br />damage out of the I'ee,n'voir and fro," thl! tributaries of the
<br />BLue Fiver may atiLL Od~UI'.
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<br />fZood damage. Inf"o"f'mation cor:tained in this pepo1"t >Jill allio
<br />be uaefu. in pN')gl'amS dealing 1Jith r1cologioal .7nd env{ron'Mnta.
<br />aspeats of the study ape a and its Zand use roLe as ?art of the
<br />Sl<1'poundin9S.
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<br />The town of Bl"e~kenpidge wilL make the information ~n this
<br />1"epo1"t a?aiLable t<:i intel'ested parties and individuaLs. Copies
<br />of the 1"eport and information on its uOe a1"e availabZe from
<br />that agl!nay. Leonard Rial! Consulting Water Engineers, Ina.,
<br />on request, wiLl provide tiJ<,hniaaL assistance to federal,
<br />state and loaal agenaies in the interpretation and use of data
<br />ppesented herein and will ppovide other avaiZable flood data
<br />pelated tho?,'!?to.
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<br />Studies made ,for this peporr 8how that j"coods /a/'ger' than
<br />thos" ,n the pas t (jO'~ld oocur in ;;he rutu>'" in the tI cud!} ""ea.
<br />This !''iiport CO'1tains info1'mation M1 past, Floods and mal''',
<br />pro,fi tes and croSs Geotio11s rha;; i.ndiC!a. ~e th" (~ppl'oximatA
<br />"xte"t and depth oj' inundaoi-on from t'H'(J" ri-oods that ,"an
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<br />"""JQ"Otb!y be .'xpcc"tcd to va"u~ i", tit.. futuroI;'.
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<br />FOp th~ ;,u"-
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<br />pose oj' rhie I'epopt thcJe f~oode na;)" b""" d""i9"a ted as the
<br />Inte"f'mediate RegionaL a,d the $tandard ProJect P!uce:lI.
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<br />This rcpo~t WaS p"f'epa1'ed by Leonard Ria" ConsuLtin~ Water
<br />Engin.eel's. I>w., of !Mnver, CoZor''2do at the r"quest of tit"
<br />town of Bpc,,~enridge and in "oopera.~~on with ohe cctorado
<br />Watel" Cons'it'va.tion Boal'd. P"nd~ for th" stwiy a"ise "a~,e fl'om
<br />Sl<m."I; t C""'"'ty. It is i.nt('nd~d thot t;UI "''''l'o.,.t be u<3ed by the
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<br />town of Bl'iJ,"Kenridge,
<br />~ n t i ~; i e r i '"' 8"" h a oJa y
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<br />Suml"it County and other' ('O,",(,<:1r"ed
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<br />s tru.;ltion 01' flood ",on tr."~ pl'OJ .J" [", 01' ty I! aombil1atio", oj'
<br />theae or other apppoa~~es ~o reduoe the flood ha~ards a",d
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