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<br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />. <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />FLOOD DAMAGES -- July 18, 1972 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />this point, the magnitude of flow was phenomenal -- considerably greater <br /> <br />Hay 30, 1935 <br /> <br />Memorial Day Flood - There was extensive <br />damage done in this area; the majority of <br />this was agricultural, road and bridge <br />damage. <br /> <br /> <br />than that expected from a 100-year storm. <br /> <br />There are no stream gages on Jimmy Camp Creek and the magnitude of <br /> <br />floods in terms of measured flow are not available. <br /> <br />The following are recorded accounts of flooding on Jimmy Camp <br /> <br />Creek: <br /> <br />June 18, 1965 <br /> <br />This flood brought considerable flooding - <br />road and bridge damage. Maximum discharge <br />was 124,000 c.f.s. <br /> <br />Colorado Mighway No. 94 and Franceville Bridge <br /> <br />July 18, 1972 <br /> <br />Reports of "2 to 51t ra in fell in the <br />Franceville Creek (tributary to Jimmy Camp <br />Creek) area causing approximately $100,000 <br />damage to roads and bridges. State Highway <br />94 was closed. <br /> <br /> <br />August 3, 1972 <br /> <br />This flood did over $50,000 damage to road <br />and bridge, and completely isolated eight <br />famil i es. <br /> <br />Photographs showing road and bridge damages after the July 18, 1972 <br /> <br />flood are shown on pages 8 and 9. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Jimmy Camp Creek and Harksheffel Road washout <br /> <br />