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<br /><< <br /> <br />~" <br /> <br />Governor Richard D. Lamm <br />:-lay 10, 1984 <br />Page Two <br /> <br />there would be a relatively high probability of some out-of-.ban". <br />condition,. The amount of flooding is uncertain since it lJOuld be base,: <br />on temperature, precipitation and rate of run-off at a given time. <br /> <br />In general, river basins in north-central and southwest Colorado <br />have a relat1vely low flood threat. lliver basins in the northwest, <br />south..central and front range areas of the state have a med-ium flood <br />threat. <br /> <br />Hose areas with a high flood threat, or high probabHity of some <br />out-of-bank conditions, can be summarized as follows: <br /> <br />R IVfJL!lI~~WS* <br /> <br />AFFECTED COM~~NITIES <br /> <br />Wi 11 iams Fork <br />Blue River <br /> <br />Grand County <br />Breckenridge, Summit County <br />Silverthorne <br />Redstone, Carbondale, <br />Pitkin County -. <br />Colbran <br />Gunnison, Crested Butte <br />Ouray, Montrose, Olathe, <br />Delta, Ridgeway, Delta and <br />Montrose Counties <br />Grand Junction <br />Saguache, Saguache County <br />Salida, Canon City, Florence, <br />Pueblo, Fremont County <br />Buena Vista, Chaffee County <br />Nathrop, Chaffee County <br />Poncha Springs <br />Georgetown, Idaho Springs, <br />Silver Plume, Clear Creek County <br /> <br />Crystal [river <br /> <br />Pla teau Creek <br />Upper Gunnison River <br />Uncompahgre River <br /> <br />Lower Colorado River <br />Saguache Creek <br />Arkansas River <br /> <br />Cottonwood Creek <br />Chalk Creek <br />Poncha Creek <br />Clear Creek <br /> <br />* PLEASE NOTE: High threat is not an indication of severity, only that <br />there is a high probability of some out-of-bank conditions. <br /> <br />The Division of Disaster Emergency Services and the Water <br />Conservation Board are working wi th those appropriate local governments <br />to insure proper materials and preparation for any flooding that may <br />actually occur. The Sacramento District of the U.S. Army Corps of <br />Engineers has agreed to provide assistance in the following: <br />