FLOOD00810

• County: Statewide
• Community: State of Colorado
• Title: Bear Creek Flood - Colorado and Kansas
• Date: 5/14/1951
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Documentation Report

TABLE NO. 1

TRIBUTARIES OF HUERFANO RIVER

Tributary
Pas a Creek 87 10 12 0.6 113
Muddy Creek 83 20 119 6.4 157
Wil).iams Creek 82.5 17 97 5.2 281
Turkey Creek 76 16 72 3.9 407
South Oak 'Creek 73 12 34 1.8 503
Dog Springs Arroyo 64.5 17 62 3.3 570
Apache Creek 1.9 17 60, 3.2 728
Cuchara River 3J 59 735 39.5 873
Doyle Arroyo 15 24 70 3.8 ,70'1

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Descrintion ~ Topoaraphv. - The Huerfano River valley ma~ be
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topographically, into four sections: (1) The Wountainous ead-

divided,

water section above Badito, Colorado (Mile 99 to Mile 72), (2) An

alluvial valley section (Mile 72 to Mile 47), (3) A rugged canyon ection

(Mile 47 ,to Mile 23), and (4) A second alluvial valley section fro the

lower end of the canyon to the mouth of the ,river (Mile 23 to Mile 0).

The upper reach of the headwaters section has steep rocky canyons, while

the lower reach of this section is a narrow valley varying from a ew

hundred feet to about 1/4 mile in width. ' The upper alluvial valle

seotion between Badito and Mile 47 varies in width from about 1/4 ile

to 1/2 mile and is well covered with top ,soil. Throughout the can on

section the walls are nearly perpendicular, rising from-a very nar ow

and barren valley floor to a maximum height of about 500 feet. Be ween

the lower end of the canyon section and the mouth of the river, th

valley widens out," a maximum of about 3/4 mile and is covered With a

fairly homogeneous alluvium~ The topography of the watershed rangjS

from mountainous terrain west of Badito to rough and broken to rol ing

pl&ins east of that place. It is characterized by high peaks and arrow

ridges in the western portions and deep canyons, high plateaus and mesas

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