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<br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />In carrying out flood hazard analyses, the Soil Conservation Service <br /> <br /> <br />Is being responsive to Executive Order 11296, dated August 10, 1966, <br /> <br /> <br />especially to Section 1(4), which directs that all exeautive agencies <br /> <br /> <br />responsible for programs ",hiah entail "land use pt.anning shan take flood <br />hazards into account when evaluating pt.ans and shan enaourage land use <br />appropriate to the degree of hazard involved, <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />tion Service are in accordance with the joint coordination agreement of <br /> <br />of El Paso County, originates in the high plains about seven miles <br /> <br /> <br />northeast of the City of Colorado Springs. Flowing in a southwesterly <br /> <br /> <br />direction, Jimmy Camp Creek drains into Fountain Creek near the town.of <br /> <br /> <br />Fountain. Fountain Creek is a major tributary to the Arkansas River in <br /> <br /> <br />the Arkansas-White-Red, Water Resources Council Region. The watershed <br /> <br /> <br />is 17 miles long, averages about 4 miles in width, and drains an area of <br /> <br /> <br />approximately 66 square miles. Upper reaches of the watershed begin at <br /> <br /> <br />about 6,900 feet mean sea level elevation and Jimmy Camp Creek joins <br /> <br /> <br />Fountain Creek at 5,484 feet elevation. The topography is characterized <br />by rolling hills and ridges which are generally steeper in the upper <br />watershed. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />As coordinator for all water studies in the state, the Colorado <br /> <br /> <br />Water Conservation Board establishes priorities and sch~dules these <br /> <br /> <br />studies on a priority basis. Study priorities with the Soil Conserva- <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Janua ry 1972. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />El Paso County and the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments <br /> <br />The study area begins about 2,700 feet east of link Road approxi- <br />mately 4.33 river miles upstream from the Jimmy Camp Creek confluence <br />wi th Founta'l n Creek. Th b .. . (1 ) <br />,e eglnnlng pOint o~/er' end of study coincides <br />with the upper limit of the Corps of Engineers Flood Plain Information <br />Report. l! The study area extends upstream along the flood plains of <br />Jimmy Camp Creek and its major tributaries: East, Franceville, Corral, <br />and Strip Mine Tributaries. Total length of stream reaches studied in <br />this report is about 33 miles. The flood plains vary in width from <br />about 200 feet in the upper reaches to about one-half mile in the lower <br />flat areas. A map of the flood hazard study area is shown on page 5. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />participated in the study by providing: aerial photographs, estimates <br /> <br /> <br />of present and future flood plain use, survey crew assistance, and funds <br /> <br /> <br />for printing the final report. Technical services by the Soil Conserva- <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />tion Service were funded through regular agency appropriations in accor- <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />dance with the Plan of Study of March 1973. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />The survey, hydrologic, hydraulic and other pertinent data and <br /> <br /> <br />computations are'on file with the Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Depart-' <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />ment of Agriculture, 2490 West 26th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80211. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Flooding Characteristics <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />GENERAL CONDITIONS AND PAST FLOODS <br /> <br />Jimmy Camp Creek is an intermittent stream and is normally dry <br /> <br />except for a short reach near the confluence with Fountain Creek. In <br /> <br />11 Flood Plain Information - Fountain and Jimmy Camp Creeks - Colorado <br />Springs, Fountain, El Paso County, Colorado. Department of the Army <br />Corps of Engineers, March 1973. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Description of the Study Area <br /> <br />Jimmy Camp'Creek drainage basin, located in the west central portion <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />