FLOOD03694

• County: El Paso
• Community: El Paso County
• Stream Name: Fountain Creek
• Basin: Arkansas
• Title: Hydrology Addendum to FIS El Paso County and Incorporated Areas
• Date: 8/23/1999
• Prepared For: El Paso County
• Prepared By: Montgomery Watson
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE .......................,............................................................................................................... ii

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................... iii

INTRODUCTION ..".,..,.,..".,."".""."."."....................................................................".,........".,... 1

Purpose and Scope.. .................. ......................... .................................................................. 1
Authorization.................................................................................................................. ..... 1

STUDY AREA DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................... 2

Community Description. ........ ...... ... ... ....... ...... ... ..... ... ..... ... ... ..... ...... .... ......... ........ ..... ...,. .... 2

Watershed Descriptions....................................................................................................... 2
Flooding Problems and Flooding History ........................................................................... 2

Previous Studies ... ..... ..... ..... ... ... ................ ... ... ........ ..... ...... ..... ... ...... ... .......... ..... ........ ..... .... 3
Community Response to the CWCB Designation and Approval Process .......................... 3

ENGINEERING METHODS ..........................................................................................................4

Hydrologic Analysis... ..... .............. .............................. ........ ........................ ........... .............4

Hydraulic Analysis ... ........ ..... ...... ................. ..... ...... ..... ......................................... ............ 18

Floodplain Mapping.. ..... ........ ............................................................................. .............. 18

FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................19
Local Ordinance Requirements .........................................................................................19

Flood Insurance...................................................................................... ........................... 19
Floodplain Management Alternatives ............................................................................... 20

APPENDIX
Location Map
PIS Report Cover
PIS Map Index
Community Response Letters
CWCB Hydrology

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