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<br />I, <br /> <br />il <br />I <br />:!I <br />I <br /> <br />Residential development is also expected in areas immediately <br /> <br />north of U. S. Highway 287, extending as far as six miles up <br /> <br />I <br />II <br />I. <br />I <br />II <br />I <br /> <br />II <br />I <br />II <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />'I <br />, <br /> <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />I <br />, <br />, <br />'I <br />II <br />I <br />;1 <br />;1 <br /> <br />III <br />;. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />'I <br /> <br />the basin. Upstream of this area, the basin should remain in <br /> <br />agricultural use in the foreseeable future. <br /> <br />As the basin develops, increased local drainage will lead to <br /> <br />larger and more frequent flows along the Dry Creek channel. <br />This will cause flooding problems in areas where the old Dry <br /> <br />Creek channel no longer exists, and will lead to increased <br /> <br />problems of channel maintenance. <br /> <br />Basin Flood History <br /> <br />Recent history has shown that no serious flooding has occurred <br /> <br />in the Dry Creek Basin below Eaton Ditch ln the last 25 - 30 <br /> <br />years. This absence of even minor flooding is generally <br /> <br />attributed to the network of irrigation canals that have some <br /> <br />capacity for intercepting Dry Creek flows. <br /> <br />Flood history prlor to this time period is a little less clear. <br /> <br />Before substantial development occurred ln the area, flows <br /> <br />could often be ignored or overlooked where little damage was <br /> <br />incurred. Flooding did occur in the Dry Creek basin in 1924 <br /> <br />with flows several feet deep at the present location of Jax <br /> <br />. ,:",,">", <br />. "dl..': <br />~;I/'~ <br />