FLOOD01863

• County: Morgan
• County: Logan
• County: Sedgwick
• Community: Northeastern Colorado
• Stream Name: South Platte River
• Title: Report on the Floods of June 1965
• Date: 1/1/1967
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: US Army Corps of Engineers
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Documentation Report

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CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENDITURES FOR
RECOVERY AND RESTORATION OPERATIONS
JUNE-JULY FLOODS 1965
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN

TOTAL

$ 18,100
53,600
34,300
$166,000

Debris removal, Cherry Creek Reservoir
Levee repair, South Platte River, Adams &
Weld Counties, Colorado
Engineerina services for Office of Emergency
Planningll)

(1) Cost estimates, and superv1s1on and inspection of work performed
in, categories of flood fighting, debris removal, restoration of
essential water supply and sanitary facilities, and emergency
public health measures.

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e. Shortly after 'the floods, the Office of Emergency Planning
requested the Corps of Engineers to compile estimates of the costs
to local governments for flood fighting, debris removal, preservation
of public health and restoration of minimum facilities for water supply
and sanitation. The estimated cost for these operations totaled
$1,341;000 for the South Platte River basin. The Corps of Engineers
also supervised and inspected restoration work, principally debris
removal from public property in the South Platte River basin, at a
cost of $214,900.

23. OPERATIONS OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES

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a. General. Federal agencies other than the Corps of Engineers
also were involved in emergency operations and collection of data. The
operations of the Office of Emergency Planning and the Corps of
Engineers were supported by aircraft provided by the Army at Fort Carson.
Photo units at Lowry Air Force Base provided aerial photography of
flooded areas. The following subparagraphs briefly describe the
activities of participating agencies.

b. Office of Emergency Planning. Immediately after the flood,
the Office of Emergency Planning undertook coordination of data
collection for defining the scope of the flood disaster and to
provide assistance to states, counties and municipalities under the
provisions of P.L. 815. '

c. Bureau of Reclamation. The Burean of Reclamation compiled
data on damages to irrigation works and assisted the Corps of Engineers
in collecting hydrologic data and flood outline information.

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