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<br />~y stuep to rolling hills. ,Ieir ')u'c~ ori9i~at.,s i~ JeHer50n 8n",tv
<br />in tho vi~ i ni +y of :irt'en \Io-Jnt~ i n and "xton~5 to t,e ""st and '1Orth
<br />unTi I iT enters the South Pjatte fliver at 'tiest 9th Ave~u'J. L<'lk"\'Iood
<br />Gulch ~eaos in the 5",""" foothi lis and 510pes ",,~twar~ to its cen! lu'.nc"
<br />with the South PlattcRlvGr ne"r '.'lest Colfax Hvcnue. Sou'!'oLa,:"w0Od
<br />Gulch ~ISe5 ne~r the 30"t~wo5t~rr corner ~t t~u Denver Focerai ~~nter
<br />;;lnd 110'1/5 northel.lst to a cont I u,,~co '.' i th Lakw"oOO -3u I ch ~t H~r i all
<br />Street. I-ieadwaters 01 :-\c i ntyro G" i et, ilre on the 'lOrtheastern s ide D~
<br />Groen :.10untal n. The stroam I 10'1/5 gen"r~ Ily 1ortheast, pa55 i n~
<br />through the ~o"thern portio~ 01 the Oe~ver Federal Center on its way
<br />to ~ junct i O~ with Lakewoou G.. I eh at '.;ad5'1/orth Elou I evard. :JurI ng the
<br />pasthalfconturv,onlymlnorfloodinUha<;neenreoDrtodonlle.lr
<br />3ulch Jnd L~ko~'ood Gu Ich. However, urn~lIi z~tlon is proCjrossi r>g rapid lV,
<br />and nv 198:) noth water5hed5 pro!lanly will ne Cor1oletelv 'Jr~aniwd.
<br />SincG high intensity storM5 can caw so serious flooding On one or ~ore
<br />of these stre-arns, a flood threat does exist a~d ,hO" id bo recO(!lIi zed
<br />in order to ni ~illi Ze dallage and pro1"ect resijent5 I iv] ng i r. danC!oroos
<br />flood ZONJ';. Thn 5tudy reile~es of thes<l stre~"'s Me as ~ollows:
<br />(I) 'ii".i r Gu ler from So"th $her i~nn "-au levanl to Sout~ Flo'''e~ Street;
<br />(2) La~"wood Gulth from SN,rld~~ [Jo"l"v~r:l ~" ~h,-, '.'r$~ ed~" 01 Edqn~
<br />!"\OlIt: (3) South La%e.."xxl SUIC'l IrO!'", I'arl"n Street to I.,'est 1st ,4.vQ~UG:
<br />~rd (I,) '-'clnty'.c 3u1C~1 fr,Y" -'-',I> rlOlJtr. t'J t~" M~.er~ nou,u8ry of ->-ho
<br />r <,,~"r~ I :::0~tcr.
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<br />Ji'; Dry Cronk rise, "b')lj~ Ii] ,.,i les 5')ljtr 01 :..cllver in
<br />:,'O'.JS I as ':;01." ty ar.~ I I ems no~-tr, tel ~ ."Jnet, on 'e' i -'-h the S[}'J~~ PI at'fr-
<br />~iwy j",;t 'lo,'r" ot Li'I'lctor. 7'hi,; ~tr()G'", h,)3 00+ CG"5<'~ e~'+-er-
<br />si'.",:; II,x'd e;""),),;03 i r t'", PWjt o"t Iler'XlI's !r<:>m rncent Q'/od b.-I~
<br />h,J'lC c~~sd cO'nco~n i~ tr.e [1,:Ic-,moc a~d ~ittl"to~ ~re~s. ":"1'0 heild-
<br />,.,~t<)rr oi Littlo iJry Crli"l; ~r(' "no~t' II mi 105 ~oljth-~0l.tho~5t of
<br />r;'crvar I~ ~OJ'J13' County. To<< strc.eM ~I()\.'s ~orth,,!s->-orly through
<br />EnJ I o,-/Cod to :l- eont 1 uer.ce '';; th the South Platte r1 j vcr ]U5t "~sO"re;'m
<br />tr::n he :;0wu,," disV'-,al pla1t. Flood ~ecords i.~I~ie~O"a Little Dry
<br />Croo~ Is a "ajor flood thr""t ~o toe Si~v of E1~lo',;ood. Gmenwood
<br />G"ich ris~~ Jbo,,~ 5 ,"iles ~1!S~ of Littletor a~c' 'lows northwesterly
<br />to " fOrloer ; Jnc-'-ior with Little Dry C~eG' i., En~lewoC)d. 'I,'r.<in develop-
<br />"e"t occ"rrcc in 'thc IO'"cr rCcl:h of Sr""r'"co:! :',. IeI'., IO~cll i ~terc~ts
<br />divertsc t~e ~own5tr8~m portio, i~tQ c.ity Ditch at t1e n0rtle~stern
<br />"d9" of ["1~.] 1,",'0'00': . Th i s d; tCh c" ~ h~ nd I c or. I V n0r"cl' and ",.1 "Or flood
<br />disc1~rJ'" ,,~~ disc~'Y<;GS bO;Y::>ld I't'; e~p"city f:ollow "~e furre.or ;;Iign-
<br />'....,nt inTO L i tt i ~ ::ry Cr."ek, C""5 i ",] '] ooe i 1, in tho ,:I~ve 10r"~ .~ COil.
<br />,'ig'lly !aca I i "'c. star'os ~a"1 U"']5(, 'Ico<;u i n'J in ooe b~-; i n b~-t oot i c
<br />adJ.,e,'nt ""5io<;. L"r:y' "rl~"i.,Jd() ~tO~,,",5 cov.-,'-;"'.] ~r"ilhr e~ea$ could
<br />"floct ~II throo $trea" .~~s;ns c"u,ln~~ ~ rlOp;" ris() 11 stnnrntlo'" '"ith
<br />(1lnoJt ~i"clta~<)o"') II::>6di~-1 i~ ~""JI~.',"OI",C, LiHIr.TCC, ;j~r. cho SL'r'-
<br />rOcr,~ir'g '}rE:'cl. t.v~iIG~'" :,jstcwlc~1 flOOd ~,)ta are contina~ ~o Lit~le
<br />LJry G~e()k. Tho study re,}che5 011 tnG50 ,-:-r"a"l5 ext",d Iro", the mouths
<br />h! abO'_JI- ~ cd io~ ul)~tT"~" 01 E""!,,,"cyy.].
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<br />::lIt,,~i,'C; tkMPr frNl' "'" ,,,est ,'r0 '!hir. L,.,~',w("'c1. S":Jtl
<br />L",,,,,',xxl, "'(1 ..'cln"yn' :>uleh,,,. T;", fir;l-:- h'G an. ri<1',t t',,~,
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<br />f:orth...-est of D",nver, i ~ Jnl ferson ~nj :\,:Ja'1'; r,('>Jnti"5,
<br />Litti", ~ry :::r"ek ri$os 8t the e2stc~r- edJB of the !o"t~i II S ,'n~ I io'",;
<br />soutn()~st to" confl"onc<J '"ith ::::,,~r Creok ~t the ~:,ieilJo. r..c;rfi"(jton
<br />and ;luincy R"ilrwd crossing. To;}ograpry ot tre Lit-'-I" ~r,/ Creek
<br />basin ic, dO'1in~t0d b,/ th~ b:'r<'"ring hi II~ ~r,C rid1l!S. li',~ up5trom.,
<br />rc]iCl"_, i~ Jeffer~cn Count'l, "'I~ ~n oxtr~"loly 'urro',,' .100.;d ..'din, tJ'.Jt
<br />the <Jo'''n5trO<l:II Icw l~nd5. i" ACdms C<)untv. Jre f~ ir I y IBVS I and wide.
<br />t~klnJ in J pod ion 01 tho 11~strnini,tor ar,,,,. Ijo scc'c',"; '1000 \1,""-
<br />age ,~,,~ beon ~ecorJed on this ~t~e~",. t)~t 'liestrI11~t",r 1'% lii->-oo5seu
<br />a ~ro(;r"5sive "ro~.th -tnm.: i.1 thQ Li+tl0 C:r :r'cek cnlin~~o. In,lu,trbl
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<br />trinlJtdries :-f tho South Platte '\Iver <l~IJ th,' I,J.t-to~ ~"o !:t~~"ms ~re
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<br />ri"", '"d"~ ,,-i~O'dl-'oj~ "f ~~~""WC '::;...1<;:,. ,~:: C,CCc.h ,-,.lj,K.<:>nt J'-,-"r,-
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<br />as!) n>J,ins f'~-t"nuinc from the r(o(:~y "ount~i~ foct:,i I I.'; i~',:, -18 hi<1~'
<br />pi" i n, rA'] i on . "XC,,~. t f or I 0"' '"o\. nt" in.; i" I he o"t rB",1' W ~~ t, a" d t~,,,
<br />';"Jth ~ia~~e Ilz,Oc' I'i,io on I'hn ""st. the h0S'''C, "~(' ch,)rac',~r:1."d
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