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<br />trailers were evacuated because of the r1s1ng flood waters but only <br />minor damage was sustained. Heavy runoff washed out railroad <br />trackage which in turn caused the derailment of two passenger trains. <br />One derailment near Sterling, Colorado, 'injured about 45 passengers, <br />nine critically. The other derailment occurred in the mountains about <br />35 miles west of Denver. The 404 passengers aboard the derailed train <br />escaped inJUry. <br /> <br />c. Dam&.ll:e summary. During the period of 23-27 July, other <br />drainage basins throughout the South Platte valley sustained damage. <br />from flood waters. Flooding during this period was not as severe as <br />the 16-18 June 1965 flood, but some flood damage was experienced in <br />almost every tributary basin of.the South Platte River. The majority <br />of the damages sustained were to the temporary fills used for river <br />and creek crossings, and repair work on bridges and roads damaged . <br />during the 16-18 June 1965 flood. , Jefferson'County alone reported <br />an estimated $257,600 in damages to highways, roads, and bridges., <br />Clear Creek and its tributaries ,caused,an estimated $80,000 in <br />damages to roads, bridgEls" and utilities in the town of Golden, <br />Colorado. Arvada, Colorado" just downstream of Golden, sustained <br />damage amounting to about $40,090. A, partial estimate of total damages <br />sustained in the South Platte. basin amounts to $623,000., A detailed <br />survey of the damages during this period of flooding was not cpnducted, <br />since the severity of damage did not warrant such an investigation. <br />The extent of damage and areas flooded were taken from n!,wspaper, <br />accounts throughout the period of flooding from 23 to 26 July 1965. <br />All July 1965 damages are totaled with June 1965 flood damages in <br />table 10. <br /> <br />i. <br /> <br />27 <br />