FLOOD01813

• County: Montrose
• Community: Montrose County and Unincorporated Areas
• Title: FIS - Montrose County and Unincorporated Areas - Vol 1
• Date: 7/17/1986
• Prepared For: Montrose County
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Current FEMA Regulatory Floodplain Information

The following agencies were contacted and supplied information
used in the preparation of this study:

U,S, Geological Survey
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District
Colorado Water Conservation Board (State Coordinator)
Colorado Department of Highways

The final community coordination meeting was held on March 28,
1983, and was attended by representatives of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, the study contractor, and Montrose County. All
problems raised at this meeting have been resolved.

This Flood Insurance Study was revised in 1985 to add detailed
study along Cedar Creek in the vicinity of the City of Montrose
and along Montrose Arroyo at its confluence with Cedar Creek.

2.0 AREA STUDIED

2.1 Scope of Study

This Flood Insurance Study covers the unincorporated areas of Montrose
County, Colorado. The area of study is shown on the Vicinity Map
(Figure 1),

Areas studied by detailed and approximate methods are shown in
Tables 1 and 2, respectively.

Those areas studied by detailed methods were chosen with considera-
tion given to all proposed construction and forecasted development
through 1990,

Approximate analyses were used to study those areas having a low
development potential or minimal flood hazards. The scope and
methods of study were proposed to and agreed upon by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency and Montrose County.

2,2 Community Description

Montrose County is located in the west-central portion of Colorado
and contains approximately 2,229 square miles of land. The City
of Montrose is located in the eastern portion of Montrose County
and is the largest city in the county as well as the county seat.
Other incorporated cities and towns in Montrose include the Towns
of Naturita, Olathe. and Nucla, Counties adjacent to Montrose
County include Gunnison, OUray, Delta, Mesa, and San Miguel, all
of which are located in Colorado. San Juan and Grand Counties,
located in Utah, are also adjacent to Montrose County.

The Ute Indians were the first inhabitants of western Colorado,
In 1868, the Utes were relocated to a reservation that included

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