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<br />S'I1JDY AREA DESCRIPTION
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<br />A portion of the study re"ch ",a>;
<br />Administration'" approximate Flood Hazard
<br />Granby (s~e Exhibit 2).
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<br />Draina~e Basin CharacteristicS
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<br />Th" Fraser River basin, which includes Tenmile Creek, is located
<br />entirely within Grand County, Its headwaters originate on the western
<br />slope of the Continent1l1 Divide near Berthoud Pass. Thehighest point in
<br />the basin is at 13,294 feet above mean sea level. The Fraser River
<br />travels in a north...esterly direction until its confluence with the
<br />Colorado River, approximately 3 miles downstream from Granby. The Fraser
<br />River is joined by TeMile C,eek just south of Granby, Elevation of the
<br />Fr8serRiveI"/TenmileCreekconfluenc:e is approximately 7900 feet above
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<br />The Fraser River, just
<br />confluence, has a drain~ge area of
<br />drainage area of Tenmile Creek
<br />Basin Map. Plate 1).
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<br />downstream from
<br />approximately 285
<br />is approximately
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<br />the Tenmile Creek
<br />s'lua,e miles. The
<br />37 square miles (see
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<br />Stud V Rench Description
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<br />The study ,each cov..rs that po,tion of the Fraser River and Tenmile
<br />Creek studied by ~right Wate, Engineers. Inc (for Silvercre~k Dev~lopment
<br />Com?"ny) in the Town of Granty'~ corporate limits and in adjacent.
<br />projected growth areas (see Figu,'e 1, Study Ar",,). The length of the
<br />study reach is npproximatelj'2.3milesonthcFraserRiverand1.9rnt1es
<br />On Tenlllllc Creek. Both the Fra:<er Rher and Temnile Creek meander
<br />extensively.
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<br />FIGURE 1 STUDY AREA
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