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<br />foothill erea varies frorn rough sharp-crested ridge formations to <br />more gently sloping, narrow-topped meSS9 that bear cedsr, oak, pine, <br />and pinon trses ss cover. <br />Downstream from Colorado Springs, the fountain's western <br />watersr.edlies in the frontal Rangefoothilla,whil'stheeaetern <br />portion is primarily gently rolling high plains with occas10nal rough <br />spote and sparse vegetation--predominantly sage brush, cactus, and <br />native gre_seas. The flood phin itself ehows clumps of cottonwood <br />tress, soattered ealt cedar, end other thick undergrowth generally <br />along the creek banks. <br />fountainCreekle'perenniel,sxoeptforefewsummsrdaye <br />when irrigetion andmunic1pal water n"eds may equal or excead the <br />neturel waterfloll/ euailable. Some replenishment results from irriga- <br />tion_return floll/s experienced in the plains sectcr of the crssk, for <br />the moet part, irrigation and municipal II/aters originate in the west_ <br />bank mountain tributarios, which include Bear, Cheyenne', Spring Run, <br />litU..fountain, andSendCrseks. Ontheeastbank,thehighplains <br />tributAriee of primary concern includs ~onumcnt, Spring, Jimmy Camp, <br />andillilli"msCrseks--aleo,anothsr "Sand Creek" which drains an <br />appreciably largor areo than ito wost-bank namesake. <br />The watershed of Jimmy Camp Creek constitutes a drainage <br />araa of 68 square miles, repreeenting one of tho largest contributing <br />subbeein....lthin the study re!lch. Anephemerel stream, JimmyC",mp <br />Creek originatee in the high plaine about 7 miles northeast of Colo. <br />rado Springs and traverses 24 river miles before joining fountein <br />Creek immediately below the town of fountain. The creek descends <br />from 6,900 feet elevation to 5,484 feRt at its mouth On the fount"i~, <br />reflecting a~ aversge elope of about 60 foet per mil.., <br />fountain Creek h~s an average alopa of approximately <br />27 feet per mlle ..ithin the etudy reach. Valley widths average about <br />1,500 feet in the reBcr. above the mouth of Spring Creek and 3,000 <br />feet down to the mouth of Jimmy Camp Creek. Between Jimmy Camp Creok <br />and the El ;o"so Count y line, ths valley ",id~h averags" 6, GOO fatlt a,,<I <br /> <br />is 9,000 feet ~ide in some areaS. Pertinent drainage areas of <br />fountain Creek are given in Table 1. <br /> <br />TABLE I <br /> <br />DRAI~AGE AREAS IN WATERSHED Of fOUNTAIN CREEK <br /> <br />Location Alono fountain Creek <br /> <br />Monument Creek confluencs <br />Bear Creek confluence <br />Cheyenne Creek oonfluence <br />Sand Creek (east.bank) confluence <br />Jimmy Camp Creek confluenoe <br />Little fountain Creek confluence <br />Williams Creek oonfluence <br />El Paso County Line <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Mil.. <br />Above <br />~ <br /> <br />51.29 <br />50.92 <br />50.02 <br />46,:n <br />35.54 <br />::;0.77 <br />2S.48 <br />21.49 <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Contributing <br />DrainBgs <br />Ar~e <br />SQ. "Ues <br /> <br />'" <br />'" <br />". <br />'" <br /> <br />553 <br />'" <br />'" <br />en <br />