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Floodplain Documents
Designation Number
76
County
Elbert
Community
Elbert
Stream Name
Kiowa Creek at Elbert
Basin
South Platte
Title
Floodplain Information Report - Kiowa Creek at Elbert, Colorado
Date
1/1/1976
Designation Date
7/1/1977
Floodplain - Doc Type
Floodplain Report/Masterplan
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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />II <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Articles from the Denver Post and the County <br />Seat Tribune of Kiowa from early June, 1935 tell of heroic <br />recovery efforts 0;1; tli.e loca1 ci,tizens, the: ,)<,ed Cross, co;I,o~ <br />rado Nationa1 Ciuard, the CCC Comps and otb-ers.' , <br /> <br />The Iieavies't rainfalls recorded in. ColoradO or <br />adj acen t states were recorded during this great storm., Tlie <br />areas of heaviest precipitation had no offi,cf:al rainfaJ,J, <br />gages, so the State Engineer interviewed local residents, who <br />provided the following information; , <br /> <br />LOCATION <br /> <br />TABLE 1 - RAINFALL ON KIOWA CREEK, ~~y 30, 1935 <br /> <br />Sec. 34, TlOS, R64W <br /> <br />RAIN <br />FALL <br />(in) <br /> <br />24 <br /> <br />METHOD OF <br />MEASUREMENT <br /> <br />TIME <br /> <br />Sec. 27, TlOS, R64W <br /> <br />20 <br /> <br />Stocktank <br />Overflowed <br /> <br />SAM to 6PM <br /> <br />Sec. 22, nos, R64W <br /> <br />18 <br /> <br />Stocktank <br />Overflowed <br /> <br />Noon to 4PM <br /> <br />Sec. 19, TlOS, R64W <br /> <br />15+ <br /> <br />Stocktank <br />Overflowed <br /> <br />9AM to 5: 30PM <br /> <br />Elbert <br /> <br />24 <br /> <br />Stocktank <br />Overflowed <br /> <br />12:30 to 4:30PM <br /> <br />Standard rain 1:30 to 4:30PM <br />Gauge, over- <br />flowed, 12 in. <br />caught in bucket <br />after overflow <br /> <br />To an experienced hydrologist, the above figures <br />are phenomenal. <br /> <br />3. June 17, 1965 Flood <br /> <br />Much more data is available on this flood,since 9 <br />weather bureau rain gages recOrded the rainfall within the drain- <br />age basin above Elbert. The rainfall was concentrated heaviest <br />near the headwaters of East Kiowa Creek, where nearly 8 inches <br />was recorded. The following lists the recorded rainfalls. <br /> <br />TABLE 2 - RAINFALL ON KIOWA CREEK, JUNE 17, 1965 <br />LOCA TI ON RAINFALL REMARKS <br /> Inches <br />Sec 34, T95, R64W 3.1 At Elbert <br />Sec 6, nos, R63W 4.00 Most fell in 2 hours <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />~,~ ~ '" -"..,...,..-,..... ._----_...~-----~'~---~~._,...-~,-~.... <br />
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