FLOOD01831

• County: Fremont
• Community: Canon City
• Stream Name: Arkansas River &Tributaries
• Title: Canon City Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan - The August 12, 1991 Flood
• Date: 8/1/1993
• Prepared For: Canon City
• Prepared By: Office of Emergency Management, FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

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stroyed fences in some areas, eroding lawns
and gardens in the process. Everyone who was
affected had to contend with large volumes of
mud, water, and debris.

Several ditches next to Highway 50 over-
flowed, pouring water onto the highway over
several blocks. Upper roads in the Beaver
Creek area were washed out and Penrose,
Colorado received considerable flooding.
Some businesses along Fremont Drive, U.S.
50, and East Main Street also were flooded,

Floodwater erosion damaged roads, sewer
lines, culverts, street shoulders, and drainage
ditches, Some streets were stripped of pave-
ment, including a 15 by 50 foot wide section of
asphalt on South Street between 15th and
Orchard. Central Avenue had to be closed for
repair following the flood.

Dall1age Assessment

One day after the storm, the Division of Dis-
aster Emergency Services (now Office of
Emergency Management) (OEM) and Colo-
rado Natural Hazards Mitigation Council's
Flood Mitigation Subcommittee called up
building officials, engineers, and others from
state and local government entities to com-
plete damage assessment in as short amount
of time as possible.

Seven teams were formed (two men per team)
to investigate flood damage to private homes
and businesses, roads and bridges, public
buildings and equipment, and utilities. A de-
bris inventory and possibilities for emergency
protective measures were also undertaken.
Included in the assessment were cleanup and
repair costs and any overtime hours worked
by city and county officials during the emer-
gency. The Red Cross distributed a damage
questionnaire door to door, handed out clean-
up kits, and developed case files for homeown-
ers with damaged furnaces and water
heaters. The questionnaire (figure 3) asked
for an estimate of damage, whether the home-
owner had flood insurance, and if they might
be interested in receiving additional'informa-
tion on preventing future damage. This ques-
tionnaire was also circulated in the local

Figure 4 . Flcod Danwge As.....ment Team

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