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<br />4.0 Flood Damages <br /> <br />Substantial flood damages were sustained in August 1987 <br />to roads and streets, alleys, and private properties in <br />Crestone and the Baca Grande subdivision. Some water, <br />sewer and electrical lines were also damaged. Flooding <br />from an unnamed tributary to North Crestone Creek and <br />Burnt Gulch occurred at the corner of Silver and <br />Cottonwood Streets in Crestone. Localized runoff at <br />the Crestone Cemetery north west of town caused minor <br />damage. A 25 foot deep washout ocourred at Brookview <br />Way in Baoa Grande. The following preliminary damage <br />assessment was prepared by the CWCB after interviews <br />with town residents. <br /> <br />DAMAGE ASSESSMENT <br /> <br />Item Quantity Units <br /> <br />Total <br />Amount <br /> <br />Structures and Contents <br /> <br />Residential <br />Businesses <br /> <br />o <br />2 <br /> <br />each <br />each <br /> <br />none <br />S 25,000 <br /> <br />Transportation Network <br /> <br />Town Streets <br />County Roads <br />Bridges and oulverts <br /> <br />mile <br />miles <br /> <br />1 <br />30 <br /> <br />20,000 <br />200,000 <br />75,000 <br /> <br />Utili ties <br /> <br />Water lines <br />Sewer lines <br />Telephone lines <br /> <br />50,000 <br />50,000 <br />50,000 <br /> <br />Sedimentation and Erosion <br /> <br />Streambank <br />Overland <br />Crestone Cemetery <br />Baca Grande Village <br /> <br />10 <br />10 <br /> <br />aores <br />aores <br /> <br />20,000 <br />20,000 <br />5,000 <br />100,000 <br /> <br />Total $ 615,000 <br /> <br />\. <br /> <br />. <br />...,/ <br /> <br />of <br />\' , <br />') , . ': i, <br />, <br />