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<br />2.0 AREA STUDIED <br /> <br />2.l Scope of Study <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study covers the <br />Town of Vail, Eagle County, Colorado. <br />on the Vicinity Map (Figure l). <br /> <br />incorporated areas of the <br />The area of study is shown <br /> <br />Floods caused by the overflow of Red Sandstone Creek, Middle Creek, <br />Spraddle Creek, West Mill Creek, East Mill Creek, Booth Creek, <br />Pitkin Creek, Bighorn Creek, Black Gore Creek, Gore Creek, Upper <br />Gore Creek, Lower Gore Creek, and Buffehr Creek were studied in <br />detail. <br /> <br />Those areas studied by detailed methods were chosen with considera- <br />tion given to all proposed construction and forecasted development <br />through 1985. <br /> <br />2.2 Community Description <br /> <br />The Town of Vail is located in the eastern portion of Eagle County, <br />in central Colorado. Located along Interstate Highway 70, approx- <br />imately lOO miles west of the City of Denver, Vail is between <br />the rugged Gore Range to the north and southern Gore Range to <br />the south and is bordered completely by unincorporated Eagle County <br />land. <br /> <br />Vail has a population of approximately 4500 permanent residents, <br />with a projected population of 6000 residents in 1980. Being <br />an internationally recognized ski resort area, the population <br />can swell to 24,000 during the winter months. Because of the <br />seasonal population increase, many of the townspeople are employed <br />by private businesses that accommodate the tourists. The Town <br />of Vail and Vail Associates, Inc., also employ many of the people <br />in town and the surrounding area (Reference 1). <br /> <br />Development in Vail includes condominiums and private homes that <br />are being built in eastern and western Vail. The center of town <br />is now fully developed with little construction taking place <br />(Ref er ence l). <br /> <br />The average annual temperature in Vail is approximately 360P. <br />The annual precipitation is approximately 30 inches, with two- <br />thirds of this due to snowfall (References 2 and 3). <br /> <br />Gore Creek flows westerly through Vail toward its confluence with <br />Eagle River. Through the town, the channel is well defined and <br />has a slope of approximately 50 feet per mile. It has a width <br />of approximately 50 feet and its depth is generally between 2 <br />and 3 feet. The lOO-year flood plain is well defined and usually <br />confined to the channel. The flood plain does, however, break <br /> <br />2 <br />