FLOOD02337

• County: Statewide
• Community: State
• Stream Name: South Platte River
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Geomorphic Assessment at Surveyed Cross-sections South Platte River
• Date: 6/1/1996
• Prepared For: UDFCD
• Prepared By: Michael Stevens
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ......................................................,..............

INTRODUCTION .... ...........,.......... ......................,......................... ........... 2
GENERAL ................. ...........,.....,........ .... ...... ........................ ........ ............ 2

Rural River ...................m..................,................................. 2
Suburban River ,..............,...................................................3

Urban River ........................................................................3
Engineered River ................................................................ 3
Classified River ....................m.......................................... 3

Width .........,............................................................. ...........4

Bar Height ........,.................................................................5

AGGRADATION OR DEGRADATION ..................,......,....................... 6

FLAT BED . ........ ............................ .,. ... ............... ... .......... ................... ..... 10

BANK MOVEMENT .................................................,.............................. 10

GRADE-CONTROL STRUCTURES ...................................................... II

MASTERPLAN ..................... ...... ...... ...................... ....... ................ ..... ...... 13

OTHER OBSERVATIONS ....,.....m.............................m.......................... 13
Need for More Water ...................................,................................. 13
Need for Better Water .................................................................... 13

New Bridges .................................................................................. 14
Gravel Pits ...............................m'................................................... 14

Trash ................ .,..............................................................,............. 14
Freedom to Wander ........................................................................ 14

Stones ........... ... ... ...... .................. ... ... .................. ... ... ... ... ..,.............15
Beavers ....... ........ ........ ......,............... ... ..................... ......... .............15

CLOSURE .......'....... ........... ... ... ........................ ... .... .................... ..... ... ..... 16

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................,................. 19

REFERENCES ....... ...... ...................... .................... ............. ....... ............. 19

MAPS ... ..... .......................,.. .............. ............. ...m............... ......... ............. After 26

APPENDIX A - CROSS-SECTION PHOTOGRAPHS.............................. 27

APPENDIX B - SPOT PHOTOGRAPHS......,............................................ 83