FLOOD01887

• Designation Number: 261
• County: Routt
• Community: Oak Creek
• Stream Name: Oak Creek
• Title: Flood Hazard Identification Report - Oak Creek, Colorado
• Date: 9/1/1986
• Designation Date: 11/1/1986
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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STUDY AREA DESCRIPTION

Drainage Basin Characteristics

Oak Creek headwaters are located at approximately elevation 10,240
feet above mean sea level. The highest point in the basin is at 11,182
feet (Sand Point). Oak Creek, at the northern Town of Oak Creek boundary
is at 7390 feet. The length of, Oak Creek from its headwaters to where it
intersects Oak Creek's northern corporate limit is approximately 14.4
miles. The creek travels in a northeasterly direction for this entire
distance.

The drainage area of Oak Creek is 22.7 square miles (see Basin
Map, Plate 1). There are no major tributaries to Oak Creek.

Study Reach Description

The study reach along Oak Creek covers the area within the Town of
Oak Creek's corporate limits. The length of the study reach is
approximately one mile. Oak Creek formerly meandered widely through the
town. Over the years, it has been rerouted and straightened (Ref. 14).

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