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<br />il <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 />CHAPTER 3 <br /> <br />Buena Vista, Colorado Flood of July 22nd, 2002 <br />Cottonwood Pass <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br /> <br />On Monday, July 22nd, a thunderstorm produced <br />a significant amount of rainfall that fell on the <br />town of Buena Vista and the Cottonwood Pass <br />area. The storm triggered three different <br />mudslides in the area that damaged roads and <br />stranded motorists. According to a newspaper <br />article published by the Denver Post, an inch of <br />rain fell in the area between the hours of 6:00 <br />and 7:00pm. The mudslides closed at least two <br />of the affected roads while maintenance and <br />rescue workers searched for stranded people <br />and began to clean up the mess left behind. Several motorists were rescued from their <br />vehicles and treated at local hospitals for minor injuries and hypothermia <br /> <br />Figure 3.1 - Chaffee County location In the <br />State of Colorado. <br />Map courtesy of the Colorado Herpetological Society. <br /> <br />Location and Description <br /> <br />Buena Vista, Colorado is located approximately 86 miles southwest of Denver, at the <br />intersection of U.S. Highway 24 and CR 306 in Chaffee County (see Figure 3.3 on the <br />next page). According to the 2000 Census, Buena Vista's population is 2,195 out ofa <br />total county population of 16,242 (U.S. Census Bureau, "Factfmder" website). The <br />County Seat is located in Salida, which is approximately 22 miles to the south. <br /> <br />Lea~ <br />~-~ <br />~~ <br /> <br />co <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />Figure 3.2 - Arkansas Headwaters Watershed and Location <br />Obtained from Environmental Protection Agency's "Surf Your Watershed" webslte. <br /> <br />ICON Engineering, Inc <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />January 2003 <br />