FLOOD00707

• County: Statewide
• Community: State
• Stream Name: All
• Title: Report of Cherry Creek Flood Commission
• Date: 5/1/2013
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: Cherry Creek Flood Commission
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Letter of Transmittal. . . .
Introduction... . .. . . .. ..
General Physical Conditions..
Former Floods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Flood of :\Iay 19 and 20,1864. ....................
Flood of July 20, 1875. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . .
Flood of :\lay 22, 1876. . . . . . . .. .. ..
Flood of :\lay 22, 1878.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .
Flood of ,fuly 20, 1885, . .. . ., , ,
Flood of July 26, 188.'>... . . . .. . . ..
Floods between July 26, 18SEi, and July 14. 1912.. ............
Flood of July 14, 1912.... ...........................
Precipitation. '" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . .. ........
Flood Discharge-
At Sixteenth Street Bridge Gauging Station........
Est.imates by Hydrographers..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estimated from High- 'Vater Marks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Damage Resulting from the Flood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Farmers' and Gardeners' Dam.... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bridges..................... ...............
Lack of Walls and Cleaning. .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .
DUlnping... . . . . .. .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. .. .. . _.. .. .. ..
Construction 'Vork........ . .. .. .... . . .. .. .. . . . .. . ..
"reirs.. .. .. . .. . .. . . . . . . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. .. .... ..
Condition of Upper Part of Channel.... .. . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . .
Pile Bridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drift...... ..............................
Cherry Creek Water-Shed.... . . . .. ... . .. .. . . .. ..... . ..
Precipitation. ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .
Run-off...:.............................................. .
Possible Flood Discharge. . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fall of Cherry Creek Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Plans Proposed for Control of Floods. _.... . . . . . . . . . . . .. ........
Completion of Channel as Formerly Planned. . . . . . . . . . . . . , .
Raising the Present 'Valls. ... . .. . . .. . .. . . . . . .. . ... .. . . ..
Increasing the Width of the Channel.. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report of Chamber of Commerce Committee.. . .. . .. . .. .. .
Secondary Channel. . . . . . .
Rand Creek Diversion. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dry Creek Diversion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diversion at Downing Street. " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diversion into High Line Canal....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diversion into Tollgate Creek Reservoir. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .