FLOOD01592

• Designation Number: 248
• County: Hinsdale
• Community: Lake City
• Stream Name: Lake Fork of the Gunnison River and Henson Creek
• Title: Floodplain Information Report - Lake Fork of the Gunnison River and Henson Creek, Lake City, Colorado
• Date: 10/1/1985
• Designation Date: 1/1/1986
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

INTRODUCTlilN

Preface
This floodplaln Information report for reaches of Lake Fork of the
Gunnison River and ~enson Creek, located in the vicinity of the Town of
Lake City. '~d5 prepared by '~est'~ater Engineering Ine. of Pal isade, Colorddo.
The parties requesting the study included the Town of Ldke City, Hinsdale
County anc the Colorado ~ater Conservation Soard.

Author:zation

This report was authorized by the Colorado '~ater Conserva-:ion Scapi
jointly ~ith the Town of Lake City and Kinsdale County. Specific tasks
for tnis study were performed according to the terms of the contract
ddtedApril22, 1985 between W€stWater Engineering, Inc. oi Palisdde,
Colorado, dnd the Town of LaKe City.

Caples of this report are available for public distribution upon request
and availability of the stock at the below listed offices. A nominal fee, to
cover the printing cost, is charged for each copy. The Technical Addendum to
this report is also available at the same offices. A limited number of the
Technical Addendum copies were published, thus making it available for review
purposes only rather than public distribution. The Addendum Includes the basiC
data and calculations used to perform the hydrology and hydraulic analysis for
this study.

The Board's power and duty Is ..
"to devise and formulate methods, means and plans for bringing
about the greater utilization of the waters of the state and the
prevention of flood damages therefrom and to designate and approve
$tor~ or floodway runoff channels or basins, and to make such
designations available to legislative bodies of cities and incorporated
towns; to county planning comnissions; and to boards of adjustments of
cities; incorporated towns; and counties oftnls state..."

Town of Lake City Town Hall
P.O. Box 544 Municipal Building (3rdStreet)
Lake City, Colorado 81235

as stated in Section 37~60.106 (t) (c) of the ColoradO Revised Statutes.

Hinsdale County Court House
Gunnison Avenue
lake City, Colorado 81235

The cities, incorporated towns, and counties within the stUdy area may
>,rovidewning regulations ...

"toestabllsh,regulate, restrict, and limit such uses on or along
any storm or floodwater runoff channel or basin. as such storm or flood.
water runoff channel or basin has been designated and approved by the
Colorado "ater Conservation Board, in order to lessen or avoid the
hazards to persons and damage to property resulting from the accumulation
of storm or floodwaters..."

Colorado Water Conservation Soard
721 State Centennial Building
1313 Shenman Street
Denver, ColoradO 80203

as stated in Section 30-28-111 for county gover~nts and Section 31-23-201
for municipal governments of the Colorado ~evised Statutes.

Therefore. IJoon official approval of this report by the Colcrado '~ater
Conservation Board, the areas described as heing innundated by the IOO-year
flood (lnten'!'tedlatell.egional Flood).Y can be designated as flood hazard
areas and thel~ use ~egulated accordingly by the local agencies.
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The terms "Intermediate Regional Flood". "100-Year frequency flood" and
"one percent chance flood" can be used interchangeably as they are defi nellby
t~e same type of flood event (see Glossary). However, for consistency, the
term "100-yearflood" 'dill be used exclusively througt1out this r eport.
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