FLOOD01451

• Designation Number: 321
• County: Weld
• Community: Windsor
• Title: Flood Insurance Study - Windsor, Colorado, Weld County
• Date: 9/1/1991
• Designation Date: 5/1/1992
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

On July 6, 1989, an intermediate CCO meet.inll W/lS held At the study
contractor's office with representat i ves of FEMA, the Town ot
Windsor, and the study contractor. Preliminary results of the
floodplain analysis in Weld County were reviewed and discussed.

The results of the study were reviewed at the final CCD meeting
held on December 13, 1990, and attended by representatives of the
Town of Windsor, the State of Colorado and FEMA. All problems
raised at that meeting have been addressed in this study.

2.0 AREA STUDIED

2.1 Scope of Study

Thi s Flood Insurance Study covers the
Town of Windsor, Weld County, Colorado.
on the Vicinity Map (Figure 1).

incorporated areas of the
The area of study is shown

Flooding of the Cache La Poudre River affecting the incorporated
areas of the Town of Windsor was taken from a revised Flood
Insurance Study for Weld County, Colorado (Reference 3).

2.2 Community Description

The Town of Windsor is located in Weld County in north central
Colorado. Windsor is approximately 45 miles north of Denver and
approximately 15 miles northwest of the City of Greeley along the
Cache La Poudre River.

The population of the Town of Windsor was 5,250 in 1987, and is
expected to increase to 5,540 by 1990 (Reference 4).

The climate in Weld County is variable.
precipitation is approximately 14 inches.
temperature during the summer is a1'F, and the
if 52'F. The average winter temperature is 25'F

The average annual
The average high
average sUmmer low
(Reference 5).

Eastman Kodak Company maintains a large manufacturing plant near
the Cache La Poudre River in the southeast corner of the town.
There is little other development along the Cache La Poudre River
in the study reach. The land along the river is used almost
exclusively for farming.

2.3 Principal Flood Problems

Major floods in Weld County are produced by intense localized
rainfall combined with snowmelt. The Poudre River valley in Weld
County is characterized by a relatively small channel and wide
floodplains. Any floods which break out of the existing r1ver
channel have the potential to inundate large areas of land.

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