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<br />From interviews with local officials. examination of videos <br /> <br /> <br />and highwater marks. the fOllowing percentag(~s wore estimated <br /> <br /> <br />for flow in the main channel through tb.e U,S. Highway 6 bridge <br /> <br /> <br />and flow in the North Fork Frenchman Creek Overflow through the <br /> <br /> <br />Town of Paoli. Colorado. After passing through Paoli, the flow <br /> <br /> <br />in the North Fork Frenchman Creek Overflow was diverted into <br /> <br /> <br />the South Fork Frenchman Creek Basin through an unnamed <br /> <br /> <br />tributary. The U.S. Highway 6 and Burlington Northern railroad <br /> <br /> <br />embankment contributed to the diversion of the floodwaters into <br /> <br /> <br />the South Fork Frenchman Creek basin. The flow split estimates <br /> <br /> <br />are as follows: <br /> <br />Table 2 <br /> <br />Flow Split Estimates at U.S. Hwy. 6 Bridge <br /> <br />Source <br /> <br />Main Channel <br /> <br />Overflow <br />through Paoli <br /> <br />Flood Video Study <br />County Road Superintendent <br />Paoli Mayor <br /> <br />30\ <br />33\ <br />40\ <br /> <br />70% <br />67% <br />60% <br /> <br />The peak flood discharges for the July 30. 1989 flood avent <br />are presented in Table 3. <br /> <br />-7- <br />