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<br />Durango lies within the Animas watershed along with several other towns and cities.
<br />Most of this watershed lies within the state of Colorado with the southern end crossing
<br />into New Mexico. The watershed spans eight counties including La Plata, San Juan
<br />County in Colorado, and San Juan County in New Mexico. Downstream of this
<br />watershed is the Middle San Juan watershed. The Animas watershed has no upstream
<br />watersheds.
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<br />"':h\A~~'S'Tr~~, oGre,.~tDiuide ...A....; "'-.'iWalden RustiC.. I t:.'<~r.o_uero~~~~;~
<br />" Gre~stone \'.! /-r~, /........-CL"'--"'-- "Fot1'~lIins~;;(3:'~' ~_Q lI~y ,.____
<br />" '.' :.' 0 Mallbell Lay Craig SteambcJat Springs Sf '~ '4:f .. 1 .. ~
<br />Neol. '~"r.n. aEi;~'iU"" ' /".". '"-,, -.'_----~., ." -__u .;r.""uill....... IBy Me(ono
<br />'P'-::.,--~~-;4, l,,",, q,.,,",+..~"!:., _' ':' H.uden"', ,-' Estes Puk ......__ _~ I ~twood
<br />. R 0 'It ' 0 T ."-1:.... " I" ,- ---'<Q-- --- - -- < 1
<br />-:"~ -~ I.V. -~ _ tlto~~aur'- Ha.mi~on Routt Natl.- -, ~a:nct'~~~&ko_Udol!a~8!I.nd-=~"",_ _fo.~~~gan
<br />- our.y'N.\'I.R, .' ~-'M" ,> For. \ TO"O..as )' ...,. r 'lIOdldQr Hud~ lWiggini "F''''''-'
<br />I te~r.o '-o-'-'~ '--._~-- '0 . b" [....kron
<br />Rangey, ---: 0 I, ,"1' 'Grapy. -: o-?
<br />I '.'" Buford.. .Bur,n.@t.9arJanin..1..d J;lii!nver HOyt~WOO.d~OW.
<br />~ ( ~RIO Blanco .' . ( \ ;-. '. Byw.... 36 ...,LJ...don
<br />=Q I ".RIfIB GIB-nwQ'sp.tn9~GaIdB. \ . Cop.1'-
<br />. . ;. ~ (" B Carllondala1. '~}i...{.......B.fi.y \::~~I"ton ~.r y.,1 r
<br />. 0 e eque, ^~..~IUI "'_____ ~a.te-..
<br />-\ Basalt \ AsPl,in." < _. qstle--Rock.~~RiI.----.J-
<br />ErU.lt.a. .'G.' dJ dlan J ~~., I . P,keN.tLFor. " . Hugo -
<br />/'i/:;~ un ~!pa.y -'ct f' ,-.-.--- I 'O_
<br />m ,..,.~. ...~c,. '-,:; ( ,"Garo lO'-. WOodlal)d,Park \ . .
<br />"'-,.._,,~~ ., Grand Mesf<~ ~CE:dar:~.d.ge Gra'1~ . \ 'H,artsel.~_ ~ ~ _. ~C9fOnldO Springs J:,~yero
<br />.' ~.91_f:':'. .~atr'_,....r.F.Or", -<..-Ji~.,~taf~opao.n.i'.. . Tincup.o(' ..... nltau.. '\~Pring..5-O, FOU. ntain -i Aroya^' ~_'...'
<br />~oMoab -- unCOmpahgrej:U-Jt Gunni~ ! Salida -\ / c11"l !
<br />. "__ rase 0- .'-'- 00 Canon Gty ~ ~I '
<br />~ canyon Rim5 l hlat!. For. '0 - >,_~,,~,---'\':' ~ .'....,. ~, ,_' '0_ ,,_- ,Haswe 96 ~
<br />, ~.L.M.Rec.--. 901.-, oOcolona i ? -~sa'rgents -F1-: 0- ~ Pueblo I ;
<br />Area--' ~"~ rr ',,-_ /..-' . ~"RU 'r--~ - _~ for,dway
<br />'. N.aturlta~~ unc;.ompah. g'te- '_ Sa~a(he RIO Grande..,.--( R k'':-'F----'
<br />.t ---~_..../ .\.....r.--.Na~l. FO. r. - r ~- Natl. For, -.. O( Y er '9- lAl-Jlinta---
<br />.r .:"...... . ..... _,';' , Rye 'olor.do CIt~ .--t'-
<br />o-~_o cello sawpn: ( / ' ..-y- creede 'i-'. '. '-01 _____-; ,,"Imp...
<br />. "F' Dunton.c' :Js/lv;'rto~/'l'G.rita' .cente~ . ~.~. ~~ .
<br />\._ ~ oila..&"g 'l.leasaDt ~iew / \.r\.,._ Meni'.fYista: \ > .- Thatc~~r
<br />,~-~...- 1,--- ,,0 _ I ~ ~ . '--;-. ~~ Alamosa ----o-la . to. 0
<br />Yellow ja,~ket . aHtez _ - summl~lII~o -' 00., ---~ --0 / Pritchett
<br />. .Bluff .' <',~" .~Du....~1I0. < .' . ',Fort G.rl.nd .' . J:KiIlC:~
<br />-' ., Ute Mountain( ft, ___0 --;~-"d- -". ". RIO Gro:lnd,:; Yigil TrlOldad ~~~~;-~-$.(,\F-~";/_.'.*l;,
<br />. T 'b I P kl " .....-l Bay,lIe ,-: B.L.M. Rec. 0 ..... ---~ ~~~'+.t\{'
<br />Mexican Ha: rl a ar \'1 ,t: ',I /\__._.~' Area ~ asranson F>i:f~\,
<br />,oEedar.Jfllll__lumbertonOlllSlli ears-on'iNatl RAtonJ!l ~r,c-----:.
<br />Red Mesa ShlP.'roc:k t .. 00 ,\ 0 " For (Valle . ~
<br />I 0 \ Fanningtan Cha1na T' A 'II Vidal Unlt\ ~ ,pes MOines Ii
<br />_ 00 ~ 00 ... _ _ ~ ~ " 9 lerra marl ~-~. II <.:::.:7 .
<br />coueo Kin..... I BIoolI'If""leld { Carson Natl f -; ~.:W~R. ~ -oGrenUll!e!~
<br />rl ojito For, , Taos "-j Ci.yton..t,,1iiii/OI
<br />Many Far.ms 00 00 I d y'''' If ~'
<br />o t ~ewcom.b Nageezi) . -' . S 0' a stone perl'co ;-.~
<br />Chinlel oT Adl na"-. 00 - bRegin~- 0 oOYtlarde ocate: prl~~ger J --Il 00"
<br />02002 Ma" Q ~ ", e .-:J.akt Valley~'" "'" I; Medanales '. .,P-....~_ I "':'"' Mills St~ad
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<br />Figure 4.3 - Map of Durango, Colorado in Relation to the Front Range Area.
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<br />Storm Characteristics and Information
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<br />Finding rainfall information and storm characteristics for the two events in the Durango
<br />area was easy in comparison to other studied flood events. Because the two storms
<br />occurred in an area that has recently been highly publicized, due to the Missionary Ridge
<br />Fire, newspapers and other sources made it a priority to collect information on the two
<br />stonns and their effects.
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