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State of Colorado
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Title
The Big Thompson Flood of 1976 Field Trip Guidebook
Date
1/1/1976
Prepared For
Annual meeting of Geological Society
Prepared By
USGS
Floodplain - Doc Type
Flood Documentation Report
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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />There are many s:LmiJ.Erlties betwe'3rl the 1976 flood of the Blg <br /> <br /> <br />Thom.pson and the June 1912 flood near Rapid C:f.ty, Sou.th Dakota, Both <br /> <br /> <br />events resulted from similar meteorological conditions and both occurred <br /> <br />immediately do"t,mstreaIll :Crom a earn. "\;>:Ihieb. otherwise '>tJ"ould have provided <br /> <br />some protection. Each ot'.curred at: night ,s,nd caused an aweSOT.:!.e loss of <br /> <br />life and property. Both disasters resuited from flood plain encroachment <br /> <br />and the lack of an adequate warning system. The e:LtizenE'. and officials of <br /> <br />Rapid City bad the wisdom to prevent t.he L:_ood:;~ray frOJ.n being reoccGpied, <br /> <br />thus greatly decreasing damage ftJoen th.e flo0d 'V/.'"lS repl ica.t.ed four years <br /> <br />and four days later. Let us hope tb,at this exam?le w.:Lll serve t1-:e <br /> <br />citizens and officipls of Colorado~ <br /> <br />7 <br />
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