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<br />FLOOD
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<br />JNFORMATION LIBRARY
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<br />CUCHARAS RIVER & TRIBUTARIES
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<br />PREPARED FOR THE HUERFAND COUNTY iu,uli u; CUiiNii CGiiiiliiiiiUNcn.
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<br />CON'l'ENTS
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<br />PREFACE....... .
<br />BilCKGROONDINFORMATION
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<br />Setthm<lnt... .
<br />The Streams and Their valleys
<br />Dev~lopments in the Flood Plains
<br />SOURCES OF DATA . . . . . . . . .
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<br />PASTFLOODS. .
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<br />summary of Historical Floods
<br />FLOOD SITUATION. . . . . . . . .
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<br />Flood Season and Flood Characteristics
<br />Factors Affecting Flooding and Their Impact
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<br />Obstructions to Floodflow . . .
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<br />Flood Damage Red\1ctionMeasurcs
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<br />Flood warning and Forecasting Services
<br />Flood Fighting and Emergency Evacuation Plans
<br />Material Storage on the Flood plains
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<br />FUTUREFLOOOS........ .
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<br />Flood Magnitudes "ndTheir Freq\lencies
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<br />H"z~rds of Large Floods
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<br />Flooded Areas and Flood Damage
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<br />Obstructions
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<br />Velocities of Flow
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<br />Rates of Rise and Ouration of Flooding
<br />Future Flood Heights
<br />INTERPRETATION OF DATA
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