FLOOD01274

• County: Rio Blanco
• Community: Meeker
• Stream Name: White River, Sulphur Creek
• Title: Floodplain Information Report Hydrology
• Date: 8/1/1976
• Prepared For: Meeker
• Prepared By: Merrick & Company
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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'J..'J j;JiccU .L;'e~uii::i an:: inundated gardens, f!ouut:u. Utlsements t CiuE;l::)t:U se\V..::iS, cl.l.l."'-:'

damage to surrounding fields from excess mud and water. While Sulphur Creek

did not overflow its banks during the storm 0~Jul~_18,_ 1976, the shallow flooding

which occurred in Meeker following that intense storm is typical of historic flooding

problems experienced by the town.

No loss of life has been attributed to floods in Meeker.

V. HYDROLOGY

Data used in t!1e study was obtained from the fol1owin~ ~ources~

1. \,. Stream gaging records, U.S . Geological Survey, Water Resources Division.

2. v "Precipitation Frequency Atlas of Western U. S. Volume III, Colorado"
National Weather Service.

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3. "Rangely, Colorado; Flood Insurance Study Hydrology" Sacramento /..-
District Corps of En~neers.

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4. ... "Sulphur Creek through Meeker". White River: Soil Conservation

District, U.S.D .A. Soil Conservation Service.

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5. y "Flood Prone Area Maps" U. S. Geological Survey, Water Resources
Division.

Reference 4 is a report outlining peak flows for 10 year, 25 year, and 50 year

floods on Sulphur Creek through Meeker and potential problems associated with

flooding on Sulphur Creek. It does not include water surface profiles for the channel.

Reference 5 is 7-1/2 minute quadrangle sheets with 100 year flood outlines prepared

by the Geological Survey from regional stage-frequency relations. Figure 3 shows
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locations and periods of record for stream gages in the White River watershed.

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