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<br />CONTENTS <br /> <br />Preface,................................................. <br /> <br />B.:lckground Information ................................... <br />Settlemt!nt.......................................... <br />TheStream3nd ItsV"lley........................... <br />DeveloPrTlen-tontheFloodP)ain...................... <br />Flood Situation............................ .............. <br />SOurcesotDataandRocords......................... <br />Flood Season <lnd Flood Ch<lract9rlstlcs . ....... ...... <br />FactorsAffectingFloodlngMd l-ts Impact........... <br />Obstructions to floodflows ..... ................ <br /> <br />Flood damage reduction measures <br />Other factors and their ImpaCTS <br /> <br />................ <br /> <br />Flood warning and forecastIng.................. <br />Flood fighting and emergency evacuaTion plans .. <br />Material storagoonthotloodplain............ <br /> <br />Past Floods............................... ............... 15 <br />SU/Ilf'I\(lry of Historical Floods ........ ................ 15 <br />Flood Records........................ ............... 15 <br />FloodDescrlptions..................................15 <br />1844...........................................15 <br />May-June 1864.......................,.......... 15 <br />May 1876....................................... 19 <br />June 1894 ...................................... 19 <br /> <br />June 1921...................................... 19 <br /> <br />May-June 1935 ..................................19 <br /> <br />AugustMSepTarnberI938..........................20 <br />April-May 19~2 ................................. 20 <br />~~unel~9......................,........... W <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />OONTENTS (COntinued) <br /> <br />Page <br />< <br /> <br />3 <br />, <br />, <br />'0 <br />II <br />II <br />12 <br />13 <br />" <br />" <br />" <br /> <br />June 1965...................................... <br />May 1969....................................... <br />May-June 1973 .................................. <br />June 1965...................................... <br />FutureFloods............................................ <br /> <br />Frequency........................................... <br /> <br />Hazards of Large Floods ........... ....... ........... <br />Floodedareasandtlooddamages................ <br />Obstructions to floodflows .......... ..p....... <br />Velocltlesofflow............................. <br />Rate of rise and duration of flooding.......... <br /> <br />Gloss<lryofTerms <br /> <br />........................................ <br /> <br />TABLES <br /> <br />Table <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />South Platte River Basin VIcinity <br />Cllrnatoloqical Data.!! <br />50uthPlatte River Stre"",G",geO"ta <br />Near Sterling, Colorado <br />Major Storage Reservoirs In the South <br />Platte River Il<lsin <br />Annual Peak Discharge for the South Platte <br />River at Balzac, Colorado 11 l! <br />Annu<ll Peak Discharge for the South PI~tte <br />River Near Cook, Colorado 1! ZI <br />Annual Pe"k Discharge for th~ South PI~tte <br />River Jt Julosburg, Colorado !! ~ <br />F"lood Plain Referenct!Oata South Platte <br />River SterlIng, Colorado <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />; <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />Ii <br /> <br />Page <br />20 <br />21 <br />21 <br />22 <br />" <br />28 <br />26 <br />" <br />" <br />" <br />" <br />" <br /> <br />Paqe <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br />16 <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />" <br />