FLOOD01331

• Designation Number: 372
• County: Boulder
• Community: Superior
• Stream Name: Coal Creek
• Title: Flood Insurance Study - Town of Superior
• Date: 3/1/1979
• Designation Date: 1/1/1994
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Historic FEMA Regulatory Floodplain Information

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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1.1 Purpose of Study...........................................
1.2 Coordination......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.3 Authority and Acknowledgments..............................

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2.0 AREA STUDIED.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2.3
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Scope of Study.............................................
Corrrrnunity Description........................ .............
Principal Flood Problems...................................
Flood Protection Measures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3.0 ENGINEERING METHODS............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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Hydrologic Analyses................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hydraulic Analyses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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4.0 FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS............................. 8

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Flood Boundaries. ., .... ......... ............. .. ... .... ... . .
Floodways. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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5.0 INSURANCE APPLICATION........................................... 11

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5.3
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Reach Determinations.......................................
Flood Hazard Factors..................................... ..
Flood Insurance Zones......................................
Flood Insurance Rate Man Description.......................

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6.0 OTHER STUDIES..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

7.0 LOCATION OF DATA................................................ 14

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8.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES..................................... 14

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