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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />The South Platte Headwaters and Uppcr South Plattt' basins contain the follov.:ing main <br />channels which drain watr.:r northward from Teller County (listed from west to cast): <br />Turkey Creck. Trail Creek. Horse Creck. and Trout Creck. The most significant <br />waterway draining south to the Arkansas Riycr in the southwestern portion of Teller <br />Coumy (the area impacted by the llooding) is Fourmile Credo <br /> <br />A more recent factor in considering Teller County's location and watershed description is <br />the presence of the bum scar in the northwest comer of the count~ left by the Hayman <br />lire (see Figun: 1.6 on pre....ious pag\.') of 2002. Roughly 50 square miks of northwestern <br />Teller County \"ere alTccted by the tires. The majority of the damage from the July 2004 <br />stonns \\'as located in this scarred area. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />.r-~,,,,oo, <br /> <br />~"""'''\ <br />\ Colorado SprJlg5 <br />IC . \ <br />liIIl10003 <br />IIO:roo07\ ~ <br />V <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />10190001 Soulh Plane Headwaters. stale{S) CO <br />10190002 Upper South Plane, state\s) CO <br />110200~ Upper Ar1<.ansas. state(s) CO <br />11020003 Fountain, slate{s) CO <br /> <br />Figure 1.7 - Teller County Location and Major Drainage Basins. <br />Obtained from the EPA's .SurfYour Watershed"website. <br /> <br />Storm Characteristics and I~ainfall Information <br /> <br />Thl're wen: three main stoml events that led to the flooding in Teller County. The first <br />storm occurred on Friday. July 16. 1004 and lasted through the weekend. The second <br />wave of storms occurred the following week on Ju]y 11-14. capped off by a third storm <br />that occurred July 18th into the 30th. <br /> <br />According 10 the National Climatic Data Ccnter's NEXRAD radar images. a large front <br />of sen~'re storm activity formed in the mountains on Ju]y 16 and moved slowly east. This <br />first storm front pushed into Teller County at approximately 1:00 p.m. and continued 10 <br />drop precipitation in the: area until midnight on the 16th. This pattern of con\'ectiw <br />storm activit~ dew]oped again the following day about ] :00 p.m. and lingcred until 9:00 <br />p.m. Saturday cvening. Less scyere afternoon thunderstomls also occurred on July 18. <br /> <br />ICON Eng1nfenng, Inc <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />Februdry cOOS <br />