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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Teller Count~ 1J 88 (Shelf Road). an <br />unpaved road running through the Founnile <br />Canyon in the southwest comer of the <br />county. has been closed 8.5 miles south of <br />Cripple Creek since Jul:' 16 due to a \"'3sh <br />out measuring 25 feet wide by ) 0 feet Jeep <br />at lhl: Teller/Fremont County Line. Teller <br />County # 88 along with Tdler #1 and Teller <br />#11 (High Park Road) an: part of the Gold <br />Bell Tour National Scenic Byway. a historic <br />driving tour of Colorado mining towns. A <br />map detailing this scenic by\'.:ay can be be <br />found in Figure 1.5. <br /> <br />Fortunately. the county's largest city. <br />Woodland Park (population 6.515 - 2000 <br />Census). located in eastc:m Teller County. <br />was not signilici.U1tly impacted by the July <br />stomlS. <br /> <br />Location and Watershed Description <br /> <br />Teller County is located in the mountains of c~ntr.J1 Colorado. approximately 20 miles <br />west of Colorado Springs. Elcvations m this mountainous area range from 8.000 to <br />nearly 14.000 fect. The county is <br />bisecTed casvwest by State Road <br />24 \",hich runs along the summit <br />dividing the Arkansas and the <br />South Platte watersheds. Figure <br />1. 7 (next pagt.' I shows the: <br />location of Teller County with <br />regard to the major drainage <br />basins in the area. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Four watersheds intersect within <br />the borders ofreller County: the <br />South Platte I feadwaters. the <br />Upper South Platte. the Upper <br />Arkansas. and the Fountain <br />\'" atersheds. Damage due to the <br />July 1004 tlooding was reported <br />in three of the ((.lur basins \'.hich <br />include: the South Platte <br />Headwaters. the Upper South <br />Platte. and the Arkansas <br />watersheds. <br /> <br /> <br />Oil'.....,. <br /> <br />WDOOL."O \ <br />COLOAAD <br />SPRINGS <br />a: MANITO <br /> <br /> <br />o VIO. <br /> <br />~ <br />..... <br /> <br /> <br />\: <br />, <br /> <br />PIKES <br />PEAK <br /> <br />~CJ~ ...... <br /> <br />n <br />N <br /> <br />H <br /> <br />p <br /> <br />Figure 1.5 - Overall Map of the Gold Belt <br />Tour National Scenic Byway. <br /> <br />............n.._.... <br /> <br />...... <br />o <br /> <br />c <br /> <br />"':.. <br />-- <br /> <br />'- <br /> <br />Figure 1.6 - Severity of 2002 Hayman Fire and Its <br />Proximity to Teller County. BAER Bum Severity Figure <br />courtesy of the US Forest Service, <br /> <br />ICON EngineerIng, Inc <br /> <br />Febrvartj cOOS <br /> <br />, <br />, <br />