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<br /> <br />Canon City Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan <br /> <br />8/25/93 <br /> <br />Canon City Flood History <br /> <br /> <br />Canon City has experienced numerous floods <br />over the past 100 years, the impact of which <br />has increased in recent years due to continued <br />development in flood plains. Flooding in <br />Canon City is of two types: intermittent <br />streams/arroyos and riverine flooding, The <br />general location of flood hazard areas are il- <br />lustrated in figure 11 based on information <br />from the Federal Insurance Administration <br />(source: Canon City Comprehensive Plan). <br /> <br />\ <br />\.--. <br />\, <br />\ <br />\ <br />\ <br />.\ <br />\ <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />(\: <br /> <br />~1~~~~, <br /> <br />. "-----,,----' ',', , <br />~,:'~,~;i:'~:>"~ '. <br />, ..,.......,,_.'~; <br />- ~-;:~~~ -;~?:::- <br />.:",~"-_...-.;.;..~.: <br />.:::..:'_"'- ,'r <br /> <br />, ,",. ~ <br /> <br />fEXISTlNG~ <br />FLOOD CONTROL <br />iSTRUC.TURES <br /> <br />Intermittent Stream/Arroyo <br />Flooding <br /> <br />Canon City's semi-arid climate, sparse vege- <br />tation, and potential for intense cloudbursts <br />make it most vulnerable to flash flooding, <br />Nearby slopes have sparse foliage cover and <br />are not able to absorb much moisture follow- <br />ing intense thundershowers. When intense <br />thunderstorms occur, many creeks/arroyos <br />:1 fl. <br />I' \ \\ <br />, <br /> <br />1 <br />'\" <br /> <br />~~_ tA:\ <br />,. __,.,G.-' <br />- <br /> <br />') <br />~\, <br /> <br />CAF;iON '<ITY <br />. , . COLORADO-r ~ <br /> <br />.',.",,--.. <br />'I -/-- <br />'r~' <br /> <br />,__ i <br /> <br />_.1 <br /> <br />~. <br />:'. I <br />,,:IT~ <br />~'-.'~-''''' <br />;'" "- <br />PFlEAORED BY <br />OBUNCilI!R.~MITH CCRPORATION, ," .. ~:~____ <br /> <br />flOOD HAZARD AREAS <br /> <br />Figure 11 . Flood Hazard Areas (Canon City Comp Plan 1980) <br /> <br />7 <br />