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establi~hed by a resident approximately 19 miles above-the mouth 0 the river at about 19 feet above the river bed. 22. Flood of 1922. - Two resid~nts of the lower Huerfano Val ey, living approximately 5 and 9 miles, respectively, abqve the mouth, pointed out high water marks of a flood said, to have occurred in 1922, one giving the date as June 2-3, 1921. No other data are available, and prec pita- tion records do not show flood producing rainfall at any nearby at tion. 23, Flood of July l~. 1923. - A recording gage established i the U?p2r river at Baditd in September 1922 showed a peak stage of 9.2 feet, corresponding to a discharge of 5,500 cubic feet per second on JUl 15, 1923. No further data are available. 24. Flood of Auaust 1. 1923~ - There is evidence of a flood n August 1, 1923; at two points in the lower Huerfano and one point n the upper river. The recording gage at the mouth did not operate, but the peak discharge computed by the Office cf the State Engineer from h'gh ~at0~ marks was 19,400 cubic feet per second, while the discharge t ~J".e location of the present Undercliffe cage (Mile - 23.3) was undet rmined. On tbe same day at 9:00 p.m. a recording gage established at Badit , in the upper river, showed a stage of 9.20 feet corr~sponding to a di charge of 5,500 cubio feet per second but this latter peak could not ~ve been synchronized with the flood in the lower river since it could not aYe reaohed the mouth in any event until the following day. 25. Flocd of Julv 22. 1;25. - During July 1925, three record'ng gages were in operation on the lower Huerfano, lClcated respectivel at the mouth, Ellis Dam (approximately 6 miles below the present Unde cliffe gag"'ad17.5 miles above the mouth) and at Huerfano (52 miles above the mouth). On July 22 the Ellis Dam gage recorded a stage of 9.0 fee which, by comparison to the present and old Undercliffe gages amou.ted to a discharge of about 2;,000 cubiti feet per second, although thi gage has neVer peen r~ted. The gage at the mouth did not sh9w.any appr ciable - 15 ~' , i "