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<br />f. A~t 1972. <br /> <br />(1) !!he most recent instance of flooding at Granada <br /> <br />.,..- occurred in"-late August.,.l972, wen.Wo:lf Creek overflowed. fam lands <br /> <br />and did' considerable damage to -the levee system ill the vicinity of <br /> <br />Granada. The town of Granada, llowe"er, '\I'as protected from floodi.ng <br /> <br />by the levee system. <br /> <br />(2) Table 1 lists the hi.ghest ten Walf Creek floods <br /> <br />known to have caused damage. Relative size comparison of these <br /> <br /> <br />floods '\I'M not attempted, howeVE'r the Jtllle 1965 flood is considered <br /> <br />to be the flood of record for Wellf Cr~!ek.. <br /> <br />Scenes of damages inflicted by historic floods are shown <br /> <br /> <br />in Figures 1 and 2 on pages that fallo'\l'. !!hese flood pictures were <br /> <br />furnished by the Lamar Ds.i1y News. <br /> <br />TABLE 1 <br />-- <br /> <br />HIGHEST TEN DAMAGING FLOODS IN ORDER OF OCCURRENCE <br /> <br />WOLF CREEK f{f GRANAD.~....Q:?LORADO <br /> <br />Date Of Crest <br /> <br />Estimated <br />Peak <br />Discharge <br />c.f.:!!. <br />* <br />* <br />* <br />14,000 <br />* <br /> <br />Order <br />Number <br /> <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br /> <br />Maur 1918 <br />September .1920 <br />July 1925 <br />J~ 11-12, 1935 <br />Me,y 1936 <br />June 3"':5, ,1949 <br />May 14-15, 195J. <br />Me,y 13-14, 195B <br />June 17, 1965 <br />August 197~ <br /> <br />10,000 <br />22,000 <br />17,000 <br />35,300 <br />* <br /> <br />* No estimated discharge data aVllUable. <br /> <br />App. 3 <br />7 <br />