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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />contains about 10 single-family homes. These homes have crawl spaces, but do not have <br />basements. <br /> <br />There have been several high water events on the Wiley Drainage Ditch at Wiley. The most recent <br />high water occurred during 1995, A storm on May 26, 1995 dumped heavy rains and hail over the <br />basin. An average of 3 to 5 inches of precipitation was reported for a portiQn of the basin, with <br />point precipitation amounts in excess of 6 inches. A large amount of hail was generated from this <br />storm, and the hailstones collected in certain areas to form "dikes" which actually helped to protect <br />certain buildings from more severe flooding, Previous rain events, which occurred during the two <br />weeks prior to the May 26th storm, caused the soil within the basin to be quite saturated. The <br />flooding caused damage to homes, bridges, roadways, vehicles, equipment, livestock, farm lands, <br />wells, drop structures, irrigation flumes, and other features, The drainage ditch itself incurred <br />damage in the form of bank erosion, channel scour, and debris accumulation. Flow in the Wiley <br />Drainage Ditch overtopped Highway 196 by about 1 to 2 feet, according to Town officials. The <br />approaches to both sides of the bridge were washed out during the flooding. High water reached the <br />first floor windows of several houses in the Gold Addition subdivision located on the northeast end <br />of town upstream of Highway 196, The flooding was well documented by video and still <br />photography that was taken by local residents. The Colorado Department of Transportation <br />(CDOn estimated a peak flow of 8,1 00 cfs for this flood. <br /> <br />Another major storm over the Wiley drainage basin in 1995 occurred on June 3rd. That storm <br />produced heavy rainfall without any hail. Flooding from the June 3rd event was not quite as severe <br />as the May 26th event, however high water caused substantial damages in Wiley for the second time <br />during 1995. Other high water events in Wiley have occurred in the past, but very little recorded <br />information is available to document the flood history. <br />