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<br />FLOOO DESCRIPTIONS
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<br />~J5t 193>, T~estormof2"nd 3 Auqust 1933
<br />occurred over a IJ5 sqUMe mile arei> upstream fr()l'\Franktown.
<br />Unofficial rainlall amounts varied Irom 3 t<J 9 inches and
<br />occurred over a 9-~our period hetweon ~ o,~. on 2 Auqust "nd
<br />J a.m. on .3 August. The ~st Intense activity of the stann
<br />occurred betwoen9p,m. and 10p.m, Waters, in the then exist-
<br />ing Castlewood Oam and Reservoir, reac~ed the sri Ilway crest "t
<br />about II p,m, The inflow was estimated at 35,000 cubic feetpor
<br />second, Water overtopped the crest 01 the dam and the structure
<br />failed ataoout midnight. The sudden release 01 water caused a
<br />flood wave to move down t~e valley. Thrl peak discharge is "stl-
<br />mated to have ranged from 126,aOO cubic feet per second down-
<br />stream from the dam to about 16,500 cubic feet por second near
<br />the South Platte River, The Cherry Creek FlOOd ~lssion osti-
<br />mated the damages to be aoout $1,000,000; approxlmateiy 5200,000
<br />01 this total occurred upstream from D<lnver, This flood caused
<br />addi+i0nal econ~;c clfect~ In ~he Cher~y Cr~ek ba~ln. Loss of
<br />the O<.lm cut off '~Mer supol ;05 to about ~,oao. "cres of land.
<br />The bosin sutfered a severe recession and many famllios moved
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<br />Thefollowlnqaccountso! IloodingonCharry Croekin
<br />tho$fudyaroaaroroprosantativooltypic,,1 flo()dsforwhich
<br />Information is ,wailable. There h"ve ~en other fioodS but
<br />little information isavailablo,
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<br />Julyl9i2,11I1912,theonlyWeatherFlureauSta-
<br />tion in tho Cherry Crook bi5sin was located in Donver. Records
<br />Indicate that 2.08 inches of rain occurred durin~ a 2-hour oeriod
<br />011 I~ July 1912, Tho hoav ie$t prec ip itation occurred hetw.,en
<br />Franktown and a point about 5 mi los north 01 DoMor, with the
<br />center 10catodnoarParker. Thorainlall startedat"bout3p,m.
<br />'md continued unti I appro~im"tely 5 p.m, Cherry Creek crested at
<br />about 10 p,m, and had a peak discharqe 01 25,000 CUbic feet per
<br />second in Denver, The Cherry Creok flood CorrrnlssiO!l esti"",ted
<br />thatrunof/occurred fromaoareaof about 200 Sl1uaremiles,
<br />Flood damages in the reach between Frnnktown and the site of the
<br />o~istiog Cherry Creek wam aod Roservoir totaled $554,000,
<br />
<br />July 1922., A severe storm contered over the Eli>'(ou
<br />Gulchbilsin,atributarytoCherryCreek,d"rinqtheafternoooof
<br />26 July 1922. Heav'( raillfall was reported to have occurred in dO
<br />arenboulldedhy line53mllesnorthOlParker, about4ml1oswost
<br />01 C.....rr'( Creek, 1 mIte south of Fra..ktown, Md by the ()ou<Jla~
<br />County Jineontheeast, Unolficial rainfilll a!1'lOuntsvarledtrom
<br />I inch to 3.5 inChes. occurring in at>out 2 hours. Anestimat..d
<br />peak discharge 01 8,700 cubic feet per second discharqod out 01
<br />Cl"yo...C...lch,7i,.,,Ji,,chdC91i1011CI,,,,rryC,-,,,,;...3rnil,,,,,,,,,.jh,,f
<br />Parker, w,,~ nstlmat..d to ~ 17,000 cubic l'let rer second.
<br />^ttflough 00 damages were experienced in Denver, this '1"5 consid~
<br />ered a m"jor flood for the upstream part 01 the basin,
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<br />Irom the area.
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<br />August 1945, A larqo storm mass moved Into south-
<br />eastern Colorado on 5 ^U9ust 1945 and extended OVer the Cherry
<br />Croak b,,~in. Unotticial rald",11 ",,,,,,unts vari"d lrem 2 to 5
<br />inchei-. ~,wero flooding occurred alon<1 Cherry Creek In t~"
<br />Franktowr, - Pvrkcr area, Trle ~3'JllIg station at f.Io<> Iv in re<:",-d"d
<br />a ,.,e~k disch.Jr<10 01 10,100 cubic t....t per second. Tot,,1 dama<1"s
<br />"",re .,st < ""-,t",, to "" ~2;j0, 000,
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<br />~-"_r:..e_~. Un ItJJunc 1'i';5,amajorstorCl"""I..,,,J
<br />over th" F'I'"" Cret'~ lnd Clt..rrv Creek basi n5. "~infall "",,,unts,
<br />re~"".",; t.'f u~"fll<.;iJI ~our~"r" ""~'le.o u:l to I" ,~e.w><.. '-1-_)<.,< ,,'
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