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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REPORT OF CHERRY CREEK FLOOD CO~MISSION

Plans Proposed for Control of Flood~Continued
Construction of a Number of Reservoirs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction of a Number of Small Regulating Dams........ . . . . .
Regulating Dams and Concrete Conduit............ _...........
Construction of a Single Regulating Reservoir......
The Silt Problem.. . , , . .. . . . , .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,
The Drift Problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Use of Land within Reservoir Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ',' . . . . .
Development of Water Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction of a Small Regulating Reservoir. . . . . . . . . . . . . _ .
Construction of a Large Regulating Reservoir. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SummaI'y".................................... .
Conclusions... . .. ........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .
Recommendations... .. .... .... .. ... . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

APPENDICES

Investigations and Preliminary Reports-
Cherry Creek Flood Commission. . . .
Report of August 19, 1912.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report of August 22, 1912.... .'. .. .. ..
Report of September 7, 1912.... . . .. .. . ..
Expenses and Salaries..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Work Done and Contemplated. . . . . . . . .
Flood of Mav 19 and 20, 1864 (Newspaper Clipping)..
Flood of July 20, 1875 (Newspaper Clipping). . . .
Flood of May 22, 1876 (Newspaper Clipping)... . . . . . . . . . . .
Movement to Confine the Channel (Newspaper Clipping). . . . . . . . . . .
Flood of May 22,1878 (Newspaper Clipping)...... ..
Flood of July 14, 1912 (Newspaper Clipping)..... . .. .
Precipitation Tables.. . . . . . . . . . . .
CastlewooQ. Reservoir. . . . . . . . . .
Complete Report or" Chamber of Commerce Committee. . . . . . .
Suits Filed Against City Based on Cherry Creek Flood. ...... .
Methods of Flood Relief in Foreign Countries........ . . . . . . . . . .

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Letter of Transmittal

Denver, Colo" May 20, ]

The Honorable Board of Public Work.,
City and County of Denver.

GENTLEMEN: Herewith is submitted a report concerni
proposed regulation and control, of Cherry Creek floods
report cannot be considered as complete, since the investig
and surveys have not been made in as great detail as'is des
It is believed, however, that investigations have proceedel
point where further study would merely serve to confirm tl
clusions now reached. We are of the opinion, therefore, th
conclusions arrived at in this report would not be mat.
mod,ified by further study, which would have in view the we
out'of details rather than arrival at general conclusions.
In accordance with your instructions, we have endeavo
compile this report at the lowest possible cost. It ShOl
stated, however, that we have had a number of requests for
of this report, and we recommend that the report be print
order that it may be discussed by the puhlic with a hetter .
standing than would be possible if conclusions alone were
public,
In submitting this report, we desire to express our ohlil
to the Pittsburg Flood Commission, whose report has b,
great assistance to us in compiling ours. Not only ha'
abstracted'one of the appendices of this report in its entiret
we have adopted to a great extent the conclusions contair
the Pitts burg flood report, using them as a model for our 0

Respectfully suhmitted,

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A. I,INCOLN FELLO
J. B. HUNTER,
C. A. TREASE,
Cherry Creek Flood Commiss