FLOOD01718

• County: Montrose
• Community: Montrose
• Stream Name: Uncompahgre River
• Title: City of Montrose Flood Control and Drainage Plan
• Date: 5/1/1981
• Prepared For: Montrose
• Prepared By: Gingery Associates, Inc.
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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Flood of February, 1963

In Februcry. 196), Chinook winds caused snowmelt whiCh resulted in flood-

ing when the Main Street crossing of Montrose Arroyo became blocked with
debris. ThiS flood event, however. was not the direct resultofprecipitatio n.

(lleference2)
FloodofAuqustlJ,J964

Heavyrafn (1.15 inches in.?5hours)onSilluratedsoi1s inthellont rose
areil on Wednesday, August 13, 1964. caused minor damage to agriculture and was

beyond the capacity of the City sto~ sewers existing at the time as described

in the following article from the Montrose Daily Press.

AREA HARD HIT BY
TOO MUCH RAIN

While the rest of the
southwest suffers in the
gTipofadroughtthat
has cost millions of
dOII"'l"s, the MontrQse ~rC3
is tryi.ng to dry out frOD
ooc of the ~ottest seasons
in years.
TOITcntsofr"inWednes_
d~y that added more "~isture
to already rain-soaked areaS
hadfarmcrsspecul;lting
losses.

Storm sewers became
clog~ed creating several
"lakes"throus:houtthe
town.
:lffidOll rainfllU for
~'edllesday If.casurecl at th..
Unco~pahgr.. Valley ~at..r
Users ASSOCiation ~as 1.15
inches--n n..ar record fall.

8.13-6~

flood of June 21. 1967

A localized thunderstorm on June 21. 1967. dumped over an inch of r<lin
and hail on the city causing floodin!l on ...."y street~, not<lbly UncoJl1jlahgrc
Avenue and Milin Street. Runoff carried by the streets overtopped curbs and
debrlS clogged storm sewer inlets. The Loutsenhizer Canal breached causing

flooding of a field and some crop dam.J.ge. Thefollowingarticlesappeared

ir. thel",(mtrose Daily Press:

-14.

GREENHOUSE HIT HARD BY RUN- OFF
WATERS DURING HAIL STORM

About eight inches of
watCr,,"srllnningthrough
the 1lIlIinoffic,'of the
!o:r~c!Lhuu,~.. .
Abou!lhrc"noursaftcr
the sto~ hit. 6:30 p.m.
therc"assrillnbout four
inchcs of runoff ~atcr
goin~ do~n the curb in
froJ1tofthcltl"ecJ1housc.
"Twoc"nditionsrr.adcit
ba,1 wh('r~ ~'.. ;!.rc located.
All the surface ~ater frolll
upper South To~nscnd Ave.
naturally ru"S in this
directioll."
"Anoti'"r condition prevents
the l"unoff surface IoIucr
frorn tra,'eling its normal
cour~c is tf>" fact tllat much
land on the south of the
road :H the river bridg<',
outsj~" th" city limits, has
be..n r; ll,,~ in. And this
.-,a~cs the wlllH h~ck up."

6-21-67

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