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<br />In the Interpretation and use of the Intorm~tlon containod In this
<br />re~rt wi I I, upon request, be provided by the Omaha District, Corps
<br />of Engineers. Ho"oller,zoningorothorrog"latlon:::>ffloodplalnuse
<br />Is C loea I respons I bl I I tV. To a~si st I n the effective use of the
<br />f lood pl~ in, the U.S. Army Corps of En'll neers' pamph let, "Guide! loes
<br />for Reducing Flood Damages," Is alia I lab Ie upon requ'!st. A I so ilV~ 11-
<br />able for uso, In cooslderlng msthods for preventing flood d""agetc
<br />bulialngSilndotnerpnyslcill property, is the publicatlcn "intro-
<br />auctIon to Flood Proofing" prepared t>y the Unill'3rsltll of ChIcago,
<br />Center for Urban Studies, with the financial asslsta~c of the Corps
<br />of Er>glneersandtheTonnessooValleyAuthority.
<br />The Information gillen In this report does not imply ~ny
<br />Federal Interest or authority to zone or regulate use of the flood
<br />plains. nor ~hould It be con~trued as obligating the GOllernment to
<br />I nvestl'l~te, construct or ma I nta In "ny facl I Ity discussed heroIn
<br />The flood;:>rofllesand flooded "rea datllpresent'l'd are based on
<br />exi~ting stream and valley conditions M the time the report ~as
<br />prepared, ond are reasonab Ie, r~ther than precIse, i nd Ications of
<br />probable occurrencos. Tho use to ~hich flood pl"ln I~for~ation wi! I
<br />be put is tr.e responslt>fllty of localauthorTtles. TheOnahaOls-
<br />trict of tho Corps of E~ineers ",1 I I, ~oon request, provide ~sslst-
<br />~nce in the InterpretatIon of the~e data.
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<br />TMcCltyof:Jen';or, Colorado, Istraver5ed by tho $outh
<br />PI"tte Rlv"r. As tMe stre"~ f IO'is north'."rd through thE> metro.~ol Itan
<br />roglon, It IsjolooJbynulneroustrlbutarleS>lhosaexcessilowso1ten
<br />CIJ.J~e flood prOblems. Thus, a series of flood plain intor""tion
<br />reports Is bel ng IssuQd coveri rKJ the ""otropol itan reache~ of theoe
<br />streams. Provious volu:nt'S presented data on the ~OtJfh Platte lliver
<br />and S"n~, Toll 3cte, Cherry, Elwr, dnd Clear (:reeks. This volume
<br />presents flood history, flooding potential, and related Infor~tlon
<br />tor Big Dry Creek (Arapahoe County), Little Dry Creek [Arapahoe
<br />COJ.,ty), Greemwod Gulch, Heir G'JIOI, L"ke'~ood GulCh, S<iluth L"kewood
<br />Gulch, ~clntyre Gulch, Little Qry Creek (Ad"",,s County), and Gr"nge
<br />Hall Creek. Urban reach<;!s. or nHches subject to urb""i~ation In the
<br />n&<:lr future, have beGn ~clec~<:~ for ~tudv. Relatlonshl p of the study
<br />streams to ~t"ers in the D&nver area is sha~r On PI~te I.
<br />The streaMS covered geo'1r"p,~lc" Ily SODarate I nto four
<br />groups: (I) Gi'j Dry Crnok. ~ittle Dry Creek, anJ Gru,m,;oo,; GulCh
<br />in i\rnp.ohoe ::;ou~ty. (2: ';oi r, L'3kCwood, South L~kfJ~ood, a"d !';c I ntyre
<br />Gulch'''. (3) L ittl" rjr'l Cr""~ i~ .\darrs County, ~nd (4) Grange '~all
<br />Cree~. Th",refora, t~r()u"h()ut t~D report, tOAS'l fo"r '1rOlJ,ln~~ I'll I I
<br />be USQJ for th~ detailed Jlscussio,s.
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<br />To t,,~ o'.)'J~" 0)" ;C~II,:,r, -cr u;'o+rn"m "n t-h~ ~n,.t~ PI~H"
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<br />',;v"r, Gig Dry a~d Little ':jry ;;n)ek5 right bank tri!hJt"rles "I the
<br />South PI"tte Riller - occ:u~v parallel Jnd adjocent dra I nago ha~l~s.
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<br />The ~d~in~ lie I~ f'\e hiT' ~idi",; r""io" ,-,nd ~~e c~aract"ri)!eJ by
<br />steep to ~o I I i"'J I' i I 1<, throug.'loU.t. nerer) I I Y stne~est I n ~!'C 'J0;l'Jr
<br />par.tioM> of thu :'~~i"". T'1C.b<l~1"5 "rd cno'pdratlv(lly lon~ and n,lrrm.',
<br /><lnJ slope rlOrthwoster I..,.. The v~ Ilcy" ~ro ro I-:>tlvely d~ep a1d "Jr~o',,'.
<br />I n -:-~e uppor rcaChO's, -:-hQY .lre cc."\pnr<:'tI','()IV ~tra i'Jh't wlt1 st<'O:l
<br />slo~lC.s, inc~oa5in] In ",i<lt!1 it! ihe lo.IQr ro~~h<,s .'Ith flatter s!o')e~.
<br />The ch"~nels ',ro:J';h t~" d"vDI<Jped rc.~,lon<; "r~ si"1uo.us, and CXC0~t
<br />"",.. t"n i"..nro';,," f1o~ti()r Of the Little ~ry :;r,.'c" If' [n',le'~aOO, ,y,'
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