FLOOD02240

• County: Morgan
• Community: Wiggins
• Stream Name: Kiowa Creek
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Floodplain Information Report
• Date: 5/1/1990
• Prepared For: Wiggins
• Prepared By: CWCB
• Contract/PO #: &&
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXE:CUTIVE SUMMARy....................,

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PREf'ACE. . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . ..

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INTRODUCTION
Authorization............... . .... , . ,
Purpose and Scope........... ...,.,
Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,

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CO~iMUNITY AND BASIN CHARACTERISTICS
General Conditions..............."
Flood History................. ....... ,
Related Reports.................... ,

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HYDRO]~OGIC AND HYDRAULIC ANALYSES... .. , , , . . . . . . . . . . . . ., .. . . . . . .. 5

PROBLEMS AND NEEDS
Economic Overview and Impacts....."..........,....,...... 7
f'lood Risk...............".......", ,......................7

PROJECT SUMMARy......................., ,......................8

PROJECT BENEFITS
Approved Letter of Map Revision..., .... ....... ........... .10
Residual IOO-Year Floodplain...... .... .... ... ... ........ .10

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES. . . . . . . . . .. ., . . . . . . . . . . , . . .. . . . . . . 11

EXHIBITS

No. 1 - The Wiggins Courier. Newspaper Article "Phase II of
Kiowa Creek F lood Con1~ro ;LPr-'LL!,~!'-!;.-ill>.P.roved-~~.;-._--_.
February 11. 1988.

No. 2 - The Wiggins Courier. Newspaper ArtiCle ~.WiSI.(W)EC Removed
From Floo~~Ein".. December JA. 1989.

No. 3 - Federal Emergency Management .1\qency. 1.~.:t~~L..Q.L.MaQ
Amendment. December 5. 1989.

No. 4 - Town of Wiggins. ~etter oK-~~W~~~~~f_D~j,gnil~ion
~nd Approval. May 30. 1990.

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