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<br /> <br />J'a.m1\t7 20_ 191;1 <br /> <br />l4EllOlWm <br /> <br />~O, l11't'ord H. at__. DlF$Otor <br />010l"a~ Water Oonllen'll,tlon Board <br /> <br />FROM, . L~ httenon. .Chl.et liln~.l" <br /> <br />11Jh ood Con~o1 at Colorll.do Spl"iJlglI <br /> <br /> <br />January u. 1941 :t Nrri.Oftd 'lIbe report of the P1l1trll1t EIlglnoer, <br />eel' Oorpa, It OM...... O.loMLd41 r.1lI.U... to t1.ood ocata'ol on 1Ih$ <br />"'1'- at OolOl:"ado Spl'!32.gs, Pueblo and intervening lItrl/ltOhell of thlil <br />-..,.__.....~..................~.............--........->..~,.-. <br /> <br />hill report is pllrti\.td4r tavorable and 1n part adverse to i'uture <br />pll-l't:l.c1pa ion by the Un1ted. States in IA'tr/ projects involving t'll>Od control <br />~ong the Founbll;m River. Specifioally the ll-dverss teattU'$1$ of th$ report <br />apply to he main Cllwnnel of the rive.. at Colorado Springe and $.t Puflblo. <br />land to ag ioult\1$'a1 property dong the river b..tween the two oitiell. No <br />det.U.4 1ana ..erlll 1noluded..oovenng.the propl'lna floodeontrol 'I'i'I'lI'ka <br />dong t Fountain Iliver ...-1; Oolondll S ring. llr Pueblo or in1l$M'<<Il'ling ar$ll... <br />The ad... II ollnCllull1on. m:\;h t"$sp&Ot tl:? ,\;1116 river ..otion.:!.. bUed upon <br />a few. ge ra1 obsenationtl 8.$ to t"$latians be-ll1rt'$en project oosts llnd ben&.f'!.tll. <br /> <br />From... d:!.lIo\llllsiotL had \'iith :Major strAtton. D:ltl'uriot Engineer. llnd <br />hUed up A plll:llonalll.oquamtlan"shl.p with t'his seotion or the Fountain <br />IliwX'. C lorado Springs te. Pueblo, I III.ttl i.noUned to agree with the D:l.str1ct <br />Engineer that the WlU" Depe.rtm.en\; cannot devise It f\'lad'ble projeot for the <br />prevent1 of flood dlIln..g~'s in this area. Considerable flood oontrol work <br />has been done both in Colore.do Springs &nil :!.n Pueblo. Additional 6l'l.d <br />similar orl!: Olin be oarr1.ed Clli, 0:; the two 01tie$ with the aid of Vf.r.A. <br />lAbor. Ollt oi' suoh flood dl!mta.ge prewniliGn consists of the oonstruotion <br />of 1ev1e and river bt-nk proteotlon to p1'event .ros101\... Dll1'lng the sedell <br />of :Y$arll the Fountll!.n R1w" ha$ erOlled Ill. o1wmel1lmieh i.now of lu1tt401ent <br />width depth to carry ItWtiif 8U01\ t'leodll IU 'may oCour 'lI!l. thout overi1.(lW' Otl <br />adj01n1n property. <br /> <br />Th$ cme1'eature of the 'noOO oontl,>ol progl.'m whioh is fl\~ably <br />reoOOllllllXl .d by the Distriot Engmellr i.u.volve. a trihutlU'y of the Fount...tn <br />Ri-ver.. eh Ol'Olllles through -bhe Eutern p4Wb1on of the Cit:; of Colorado <br />springs e1'ore:1t reaohell the mldnohannel 01' thll Foun!;llin River. T'hi$ <br />tr:l.bul:a is rei'erred to as TlII.ttlploton Gap. <br /> <br />The District Engineer reoommends that a floo~y be oonstructed <br />lIlong T pletan Gap. wh$re it passes through th<& City Or ColGl'o.do Spl"ingll)o <br />'by the 0 truotiall of s. t"$bfC4'O<IId. oonoret$ oblll.\n$l 11.500 1'..1:1- l~. . <br />bull wi& h 12 feet. depbh 14 t"t. and 81d. 413..11001. 'rhi. i'lOOt1.1ft,y ill <br />es'l::l.llIll.te . to 0"" $613.500. Together' w:l.th PfllltlKltion e.lwg 14(!1l.Ulllflllt Cre6'k <br />