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<br />August 17, 1988 <br /> <br />September 14, 1988 <br /> <br />Goldsmith Gulch between Greenwood Village and <br />Southeast Denver in Arapahoe County <br /> <br /> <br />Between 2 to 3 inches of rain fell in a 90 minute period <br />which caused flooding in Goldsmith Gulch. The flood was <br />estimated to be about a ten year event. Highline Canal <br />overflowed which flooded residential basements and roads. <br />A two mile stretch of Interstate 25 between East Hampden <br />and East Belleview closed for two hours due to flooding. <br />Interstate 225 was closed at Tamarac, The flood control <br />project along Tamarac Parkway, which was under <br />construction, received $10,000 in damages due to flooding, <br />Despite problems, the $6 million flood-control project <br />through the gulch worked well and prevented a disaster. <br /> <br />Source: <br /> <br />Denver Post, 8! 19 ! 88 <br />Rocky Mountain News, 8! 19! 88 <br /> <br />Dry Creek in Boulder County <br /> <br />Up to 2 to 3 inches of rain caused flooding of Colorado <br />Highway 287 south of Longmont, The road was closed for <br />one hour, <br /> <br />Source: <br /> <br />Colorado Department of Highways, 9! 14! 88 <br /> <br />10 <br />