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<br />.\{:~.: <br /> <br />as a cloud burst that produced rainfall amounts in excess of 8 inches <br /> <br />over an area of 20 to 25 square miles.. The most intense of thi,; <br /> <br />rainfall occurred in a period of from one,.half to one and one-half <br /> <br />hours. The peak discharge for this storm from Wolf Creek vas e13ti..- <br /> <br />mated at 14,000 e.f.s. at Granada vhieh inundated the main street <br /> <br />of the city to a depth of three and one-half feet. This storm also <br /> <br />produced an estimated peak of 31,000 c. f.s. on Granada Creek about <br /> <br />3 miles dovnstream. Eight lives ver,e reported to have been lost as <br /> <br />a res ult of the flood on Granada Creek. <br /> <br />b. June 3-5, 1949. Inten:;e rainfall during the period <br /> <br />3-5 Jun produced flooding on Wolf Creek at Granada and resulted in <br /> <br />a peak flov in excess of 10,000 e, f ,'1. 'lhe maximum 24-hour preci.-, <br /> <br />pi tation on 4 June vas 4.45 inches at Granada vi th 1. 27 inches in <br /> <br />1 hour and 1.81 inches in 2 hours. Water vas stand:i.ng 3 feet deep <br /> <br />in Granada as a result of this flood.. <br /> <br />e. Ma,y 14-15, 1951. <br /> <br />(1) The flood on Wolj~ Creek vas eallsed by intense <br /> <br />rainfall during the night of 14-15 Ma,y. Rainfall of from 4 to 7 <br /> <br />inches occurred over Wolf Creek Md the surrounding area. llie peak <br /> <br />disCharge vas estimated to be 22,000 e.f.s. <br /> <br />(2) Flovs from Wolf Creek: spread along and over <br /> <br />U.S. Highvay 50 and then east to the levee on the .'est edge of <br /> <br />Granada. The levee extends from about one-half mile south of the <br /> <br />AT&SF Railvay bridge to U.S. Highvay 3(\5. l,ater broke the levee <br /> <br />App. 3 <br />3 <br />