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<br />foothill ~re~ varies fro~ r~~gh sh~~p~~"ested ridge formation~ to
<br />more gently sloping, narrow_topped mesas thet bear cedar, o~k, pine,
<br />and pinon tr~es as cover.
<br />Do,metre",,, fro,," Colorado Springs, the rount~in's ~e"tern
<br />weta,.hed lies in the Frontal R~nge foothills, while the e~st9rn
<br />portion is primarily g~ntly rolling high plains with occasionel rough
<br />spot. and sparia vegAtetion_.predo~inantly eage brueh, cectus, and
<br />native grasseo. The flood plain iteelf shows ~lumps of cottonwood
<br />treee, scattered salt ced~r, ~nd othar thick undsrgro~th gener~lly
<br />along the creek banks.
<br />Fountain Creek is perennial, except for a few summer days
<br />when irrigation and municipal water neede may equal or e~caed the
<br />natural waterflow available, Some replenishment results frOM irriga-
<br />tion-return flows experienced in the plains sector of the creek. For
<br />the mo.t part, irrigation and municipal waters originate in the w~.t_
<br />bank mountain tributaries, which include 8eer, Cheyenne, Spring R~n,
<br />li ttl" Fountain, and Sand Cr""ks, On the east bank, the high plain~
<br />trib~tario~ of primary conc"rn includ~ M<:In~~ent, Spring, Jirrmy Ca"p,
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<br />i. a,OCG fOEt wide i~ so~e a.eas,
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<br />Pertinent drainage ereas of
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<br />FOlJntain Crook ~re given in Table 1.
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<br />TABLEl
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<br />DRAINAGE AREAS l~ WATERSHC) OF rOLNTAIN CREEK
<br />
<br />Location Alono rOLJ.,hin Creek
<br />
<br />Monument Creek ~onfluence
<br />3ear Creek confluence
<br />CheyenneCreekoonflu",nce
<br />Sand Creek (eost_bank) co~fluence
<br />Ji~my Camp Creek confluence
<br />LittleFountainCreekconfluenci
<br />William. Creek confluence
<br />El Peso Ca~nty Line
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<br />and ''''iliio'1l~ Creeks_~olsc, o",other "S~nd Crock" which -:r"i",; ~n
<br />
<br />Olpprocidbly L,rger ..rea thon lb ~e6t.bank neme.ok",
<br />The wetersh€d of Ji~my Camp Croak cnnstitut~s a dr~inaga
<br />~rea of 58 'Quore mile., repr~Benti"g om, uf the lar"est cOfltdb'Jting
<br />subbaein2 "ithin the ot,-,uy reach, An e~hsmeral 2tre".~, Ji"my Ca"lp
<br />Creek originates in the high plains about 7 miles northeast of Colo~
<br />rado Springs ~nd t~"v~r"es 24 river ~ile~ before joining rount~in
<br />Creek immediately below the town of Fountain, The creek dHs""nu~
<br />from 6,900 feet eleuation to 5 ,~8~ feet at it. 'OOuth on the Fountain,
<br />reflecting an evernge alop~ of about 50 feet per ~ile,
<br />rU~flt~in Cre"k hoe en average slope of npproxim~tely
<br />2) foet per mile within the study raach, V"lleywidthe average about
<br />1,500 feet in the "",eh above the rr,outh of Sprir.g CreeK amJ 3,00U
<br />feet <lown to th8 mOLJth of Jimmy Ca~p Creek, Betwee" Ji".,my Cemp Cree;';
<br />end the [1 Pc,eo County line, the v~l1"y ~irlt.h ~v~r8g"'~ ~,onn f.."t ""to!
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<br />Above
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<br />51.29
<br />50.92
<br />50,02
<br />46.:31
<br />:35,54
<br />30,77
<br />25.48
<br />21.49
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