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Floodplain Documents
County
Garfield
Community
Glenwood Springs
Stream Name
Roaring Fork River
Basin
Colorado Mainstem
Title
Debris Flow Costs & Inventory of City of Glenwood Springs Area July 10,1928 Flood Debris Flow
Date
5/1/1986
Prepared For
Glenwood Springs
Prepared By
Mount Sopris SCS
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 />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />North Glenwood received mud and debris from the hills north of the Colorado <br />River. Damage was minimal compared to the other flooded areas, but some clean <br />up was required. <br />Further south, near the Rosebud Cemetery, water and mud washed across <br />Highway 82 covering some of the eastern end of the cemetery and flooding some <br />yards and basements of homes bordering to the north. A large drainage ditch <br />paralleling the Denver and Rio Grande Western (D & RGW) tracks overflowed and <br />some yards in the Sopris subdivision were also flooded with mud. Areas along <br />Grand Avenue received mud, some debris and lots of red dust, but not the large <br />boulders and trees the upper streets did. Homes on the west side of Grand in <br />the 1700 block received a lot of water and mud, sheeting down the sloping <br />streets east of Grand. Clogged storm drains allowed the flow to follow streets <br />and caused flooding on parts of the South Park Subdivision and Pitkin and <br />Colorado Avenues. The original townsite, with steep hills to the east and <br />sharply pitched streets also received flooding, especially in the 7, 8 and 9 <br />hundred blocks of Garfield, Minter, Lincoln, Palmer, Bennett. Less damage <br />occurred on Cooper and Blake Avenues. <br />Compiling costs is difficult; some homeowners say they only want to forget <br />the terror of seeing the mud and debris flow wash toward them. Others mention <br />long hours of hard work cleaning and repairing their homes after a storm, with <br />lots of volunteer hours as well as paid work involved. Many mentioned physical <br />and mental fatigue. The one thing commonly stated for every debris flow period <br />is the trauma of having flooding on one's property and recurring fears each time <br />it storms. <br />Some residents have been treated by doctors for stress, some for minor <br />injuries. In 1977 a crippled adult had to be evacuated from a home by ambulance <br />with assistance from the fire department. These medical costs are likely in any <br />natural disaster, <br />
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