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<br />':'A!!JJ:l
<br />
<br />(;rppk nt g~c"rity, ana tlw lhird Sl"'~," !\,,!:lng ~lalion \Oil;; ""stabl ishcd in
<br />
<br />1!11"'1'[oT 'IT:~ r';~Mrl::r' F1.[)O~,; 1'< P::l']'::( OF 0(~:\'IG~l'n:
<br />
<br />1939 ,,,,d disc"rltinu",d in 195/,.
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<br />j.f('T:r:'c::':' Ci~EFh .'.1" WJ))[~,\l:n S";:Jl~C-S, C01.C]~^T:O
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<br />On1,.',"
<br />!~"'ab('r
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<br />I),H<- or CrN<t
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<br />f:sti"."I:c~
<br />l'""k
<br />f)i",ch",-""
<br />7:7:". '
<br />
<br />20. EstiTIl~tcs of large fl""ds fro", F"u"ta-jn \.rr>ck and tribut;;ries
<br />
<br />in El Paso C"u"ty ace availab.,'" , Tablc_2J.iststh..highc,;lt"nFoun-
<br />
<br />tain Creek floods known to h~vc cnuscd significnnt flooding.
<br />
<br />,
<br />,
<br />
<br />1 June 10, 181,1,
<br />, June 0, 187<<
<br />3 July 25, H;t5
<br />" August , Hs6
<br />'.
<br />5 Ha}' 21, 1904
<br />, J','n~ , 1911,
<br />.
<br />, l:ay 22, 1922
<br />5 ~:~y 30-31, 1935
<br />9 ,Iugust 5. 1945
<br />10 .Tunc ". 1%5
<br />
<br />40,OllO
<br />
<br />,
<br />
<br />,
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<br />"
<br />
<br />'rAI!hU
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<br />,
<br />
<br />i.O,onll
<br />
<br />HIGHEST TEN DAHAGING FLOODS IN ORDER OF OCCURRE::CE
<br />
<br />.
<br />
<br />1'0UNTAIK CREEK FRO}! COLORADO SPRIKGS TO FOUNTAIN, COLORADO
<br />
<br />..
<br />
<br /> Order
<br /> Number nate of Crc~t
<br />,
<br />! , June W, 1864
<br /> , July 25, 1885
<br /> 3 August " 1886
<br /> 4 June '. 1914
<br /> 5 June O. 1921
<br /> 6 May 2~-28, 1922
<br /> , July ~O, 1932
<br /> 8 "'" 3\-31, 1935
<br /> , '''y 28. 1940
<br /> W June 17, 1965
<br />
<br />Estimated
<br />P"ak
<br />Di.sch"rr,c
<br />c.f.s.
<br />
<br />"
<br />
<br />"
<br />
<br />,
<br />
<br />50,000
<br />
<br />40,000
<br />
<br />"
<br />
<br />"
<br />
<br />"
<br />
<br />40,000
<br />
<br />" 1:0 e.H;l1W.t"d d;;d'"q:e <I~t" avni.1~ble.
<br />
<br />"
<br />
<br />18,000
<br />
<br />19. Strc.,,, nt''' recorJs for Fount:!;" ClCeek in the st,,,'y retlch "r~
<br />
<br />"
<br />
<br />.hort, [r"~f;1"'H"ry, "t>d 1;""""r,111)" limiled to n1n<!oF.1 ".ca~ur{"'"""t" t~kc"
<br />
<br />"
<br />
<br />H( the til"n Q[ l<H~:~ [lood c,c"rrc,.,,"(.s. 1(ccords ~TP 'lV~illlblc [or
<br />
<br />;'5,000
<br />
<br />Fmmt"," C",e" "t thre" lor"(;,,"5 "enr Col"r",'o "PT;~!:". Pr." 6trC"'"
<br />
<br />22,100
<br />
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<br />r..1gil'l: "t~ti,,", I'm'Hnin tn'"" ,"ear to1or.1<!o 5rri!1::~, h", dara nv,1iln~l~
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<br />[.-on, I~S~: t" c",..-~"l ,.~".-. .~norhcl', "T'....r.'~;"".'1 .i"cc l<lt,~, i" On ,o"....toin
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<br />"No <,stim3ted dh~h.lrge data available.
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<br />-8-
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