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<br />reduce the at-risk population's vulnerability to flooding, prevent further encroachment into flood
<br />hazard zones, and preserve the natural resources and function of the floodplain areas.
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<br />Table 1
<br />Most Damaging Floods in Colorado
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<br />Date Major Stream or Location Deaths Historical Damages
<br /> Damages in 1997
<br /> dollars( I)
<br />July 1896 Bear Creek at Morrison 27 $---- $----
<br />Oct. 1901 San Juan River near Pagosa Springs 2 100,000 6.3m
<br />July 1912 Cheny Creek at Denver 2 1,000,000 64.3m
<br />June 1921 Arkansas River at Pueblo 78 19,000,000 550_4m
<br />May 1935 Monument Creek at Colorado Springs 18 1,760,000 52.5m
<br />May 1935 Kiowa Creek near Kiowa 9 ----- -------
<br />May 1955 Purgatorie River at Trinidad 2 4,000,000 35.5m
<br />June 1965 South Plate River at Denver 8 500,000,000 3000.m
<br />June 1965 Arkansas River Basin 16 46,700,000 28L5m
<br />May 1969 South Platte River Basin 0 5,000,000 23.0m
<br />Sept 1970 Southwest Colorado 0 4,000,000 17.0m
<br />May 1973 South Platte River at Denver 10 121,500,000 375 m
<br />July 1976 Big Thompson River in Canyon 144 35,500,000 86.5m
<br />July 1982 Fall River at Estes Park 3 30,680,000 46.0m
<br />June 1983 North Central Counties 10 17,500,000 25.1 m
<br />May-June 1984 Western and Northwestern Counties 2 31,000,000 43.7m
<br />May-June 1993 Flooding Western Slope 0 1,794,830 2.0m
<br />May-June 1995 Statewide Colorado 21 46,500,000 50.1 m
<br />June, July, Fort Collins, Larimer, Weld Logan, 6 250,000,000 250m
<br />Aug. 1997 Phillips, Morgan, Elbert, Lincoln,
<br /> Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers, Baca,
<br /> and Clear Creek Counties
<br />Total 342 $4.91
<br /> billion
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<br />(1) The letter "m" denotes millions of dollars.
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