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<br />1.3 SCOPE. It is the intent of the manual to provide general guidance for acceptable <br />methodologies to be used in flood hydrology studies, It is not the intent of the manual to <br />develop a strict policy on acceptance of one particular methodology over another. Much <br />effort, though, has been made to illuminate the assumptions, limttations. strengths. and <br />weaknesses of all methods. It is the responsibility of the users of this manual to determine <br />the appropriateness of a particular method given the stte-specKic hydrologic condttions of <br />the project of interest. <br /> <br />1.4 OBJECTIVES. The overall objective of the CFHM is to provide guidance in selecting <br />and using hydrologic methods specKically for the State of Colorado which result in <br />reasonable hydrologic values for similar watersheds and promote consistency in the <br />hydrologic methods, SpecKic objectives include: <br /> <br />- Establish limtts and ranges for hydrologic parameters, <br />- Provide pros and cons of all acceptable hydrologic methods for the <br />study areas and regions. <br />- Acknowledge Colorado Communtties wtth local criteria manuals, <br />- Establish regions wtth boundaries identKying the major topographic <br />regions, <br />- Reference hydrology publications, <br /> <br />1.5 AUTHORITY. This manual was directed and partially funded by the Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board, written and partially funded by the Omaha District, U,S, Army Corps <br />of Engineers, and overseen and reviewed by the Hydrology Advisory Committee, consisting <br />of federal, state and local agencies and the private sector, Federal funding was provided <br />through the Section 22 Planning Assistance to States Program, Section 22 of the Water <br />Resources Development Act of 1974 established the authority for the Corps of Engineers <br />to provide planning assistance to individual states in all areas of water resources <br />development. <br /> <br />1.6 CONTENTS. The manual is divided into the following chapters: <br /> <br />1, Introduction <br />2, Hydrologic Study Uses <br />3, Colorado Flood Characteristics <br />4. Colorado Flood History <br />5, Hydrologic Policies and Decision Elements <br /> <br />6, General Approaches to Flood Hydrology <br />7, Hydrologic Methods <br />8, Hydrologic Modelling of Basins <br />9, Glossary <br />10, References <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />Colorado Flood <br />Hydrology Manual <br /> <br />1.2 <br /> <br />fHJFT <br />