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<br />1.2 <br /> <br />FLOOD RECORDS <br /> <br />Two documented floods cf lEi';::: and 1884 an, repo:cted <br /> <br />in Water..Supply papeE2~1~(5), T.C1'" 1853 flood was rE". <br /> <br />ported in George H. Heap'sjouxn,',..: on his trip from <br /> <br />Westport to California, He .:,epo.cted the Colorado Ri'l,~r, <br /> <br />nE~ar the confluence wi t~h t:r,;(: Gur:,::',.i,son River, wa.s 1I1ad~~n <br /> <br />with uprooted t.rees. If Thi.s DCCt:..~'::: only durin~T major <br /> <br />floods.. The 1884 flood's :r.,..l'(:1W,":.,': t: mark 'flas loca ted at <br /> <br />Frui ta by the Weather Bure3.\O. <br /> <br />h'. 1.917 t.he Geologica:, <br /> <br />Survey ran levels across the flooc:ed area. <br /> <br />By extending <br /> <br />the ra1:ing curve of the lHca:cby F:'1.:'.ita gage 9-1";30,3. <br /> <br />peak discharge of 125,000 CfH was determined. <br /> <br />The Colorado River has been. q(:lqE~d Eiince 1900~ '::'he <br /> <br />Colorado River has bett~e)~ gdq(:~ :records t:.han any majol~ <br /> <br />river in Colorado. Five pr..:lcJp:Jl qages [.ere chosen for <br /> <br />this st:udy because of t.he,Le ['COX:3 :;,:Ly to 'Lhe ,; 'cudy area. <br /> <br />rrhe flood records were obta:i,i:l.(>:J . rOTL the USGS IIWa-ter <br /> <br />"upply P'per 168"" (61 "'d U,.,I. t".. <br />,~ , o. .) - CI..d ,:',_L<,:t ..<~.\.' <br /> <br />f :com the (JSG~:; "\va tE~:r: <br /> <br />Resources Data for <br /> <br />7' <br />C:)lo:~:'acio 1i I I) <br /> <br />'T'he fivE~ <br /> <br />principal <br /> <br />qages used were: <br /> <br /> D. A. <br />GAGE NO. RIVER UJCN.l'ION YEARS RECORD SQ..:_..!'II-=.. <br /> --.-.-..... -'-"--"-' -----..-.-.-- <br />9-072:; Colorado G.lenwond SP':Js 1900.-1966 4, ')60 <br />9-0955 Colorado Ca.meo 1934-1970 8,050 <br />9-1060 Colorado Palisa::.E;; 1902...1933 8,790 <br />9-1530 Colorado F':cuitc" 1908..1923 17,100 <br />9-1635 Colorado Co 10'. Utah 1951..1970 17,900 <br />