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<br />The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District; Colorado <br />Water Conservation Board; Federal Emergency Management Agency; <br />U.S. Geological Survey; and Colorado Department of Highways were <br />contacted and supplied information used in the preparation of <br />this study. <br /> <br />The final connnunity coordination meeting was held on March 29, <br />1983, and was attended by representatives of Delta County, the <br />Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board, and the study contractor. No problems were <br />raised at the meeting. <br /> <br />"" <br /> <br />2.0 <br /> <br />AREA STUDIED <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />2.1 Scope of Study <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study covers the <br />Delta County, Colorado. The area of <br />Vicinity Map (Figure 1). <br /> <br />unincorporated areas of <br />study is shown on the <br /> <br />The Cities of Delta <br />Crawford, Cedaredge, <br />study. <br /> <br />and Orchard City, and the Towns of Paonia, <br />and Hotchkiss were not included in this <br /> <br />The following streams were studied by detailed methods: <br /> <br />Stream <br /> <br />Studv Reach <br /> <br />Miles <br />Studied <br /> <br />Gunnison River <br /> <br />From the Denver and Rio Grande Western <br />Railroad bridge, located downstream of the <br />City of Delta, to the City of Orchard City <br /> <br />16.5 <br /> <br />North Fork Gunnison <br />River <br /> <br />From approximately 6.4 miles above its con- <br />fluence with Gunnison River to the Delta <br />County1G-",,11ison COuntyb()\m~4..~y . <br /> <br />18.0 <br /> <br />Uncompahgre River <br /> <br />From its confluence with Gunnison River to <br />the Delta County/Montrose County boundary <br /> <br />9.4 <br /> <br />Minnesota Creek <br /> <br />From the confluence with an anabranch of North <br />Fork Gunnison River to the eastern boundary <br />of Section 5, T.14S., R.91W. <br /> <br />1.5 <br /> <br />Surface Creek <br /> <br />From approximately 1.3 miles above the <br />confluence with Tongue Creek to approximately <br />1.2 miles upstream of the City of Orchard <br />City <br /> <br />2.1 <br /> <br />Those areas studied by detailed <br />consideration given to all proposed <br />development through 1987. <br /> <br />methods were chosen with <br />construction and forecasted <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />" <br />