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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />STUDY AREA DESCRIPTION <br /> <br />Communitv DescriDtion <br /> <br />Ramah is located in central Colorado in extreme northeastern EI Paso County. It is located <br />approximately 47 miles northeast of Colorado Springs. The area studied for the FHBM is the <br />incorporated areas of the Town of Ramah as of February 4, 1988. <br /> <br />Watershed DescriDtion <br /> <br />Big Sandy Creek originates in El Paso County west of Ramah. The headwaters are located at <br />elevations around 54,000 feet. The creek flows northeasterly from it's origin through El Paso <br />County to its confluence with the Arkansas River downstream of the City of Lamar. Unnamed <br />Tributary to Big Sandy Creek originates approximately 1.5 miles southwest of the Town of <br />Ramah. It joins Big Sandy Creek at the northwest corner of the corporate limits of the Town of <br />Ramah. <br /> <br />Floodinl!: Problems and Floodinl!: Historv <br /> <br />Convective type cloudburst storms sometimes lasting for several hours, can be expected to occur <br />in the Ramah area during the summer months. The cloudburst storms can cause high peak flows <br />with a small water volume over a short duration. Local street flooding has occurred in Ramah <br />during the summer months as a result of runoff from thunderstorm activity in the area. Big <br />Sandy Creek and Unnamed Tributary to Big Sandy creek has been a source of local flooding <br />problems in the past. <br /> <br />Flooding from general rainstorms may also occur during the months of June through September. <br />General rainfall flooding is characterized by higher peak flows with a moderate volume and a <br />moderate duration. Flooding is more severe when antecedent rainfall has resulted in saturated <br />ground conditions or the ground is frozen and infiltration is minimal. <br /> <br />Research of the study area yielded minimal information regarding major flooding events in <br />Ramah. In spite of the long history of human activity in El Paso County, there are no historical <br />accounts of major flooding on Big Sandy Creek and Unnamed Tributary to Big Sandy Creek. <br />There have been, however, occurrences of high water in the past. <br />