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<br />ABSTRACT............,............,............,..............................................................., I
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<br />INTRODUCTION................,.....,............,...........".....,........,...,.....,.....,.........,.....................,.. 1?
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<br />BACKGROUND....,.....,...,...,..................................,.......,.............................,........................ ?
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<br />THE STUDY AREA........................,....................................................................................... 1:3
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<br />METHODOLOGy......,.....................,...........,.....,...........,..,.....,....................,..,..,................... I!>
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<br />Onsite Paleoflood Investigations ....,........................................,....,.................................... I G
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<br />Flood Depth and Paleostage Indicators (HWM-PSI) Relation............................................ J 7
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<br />. Regional Analysis of Streamflow Data ...........................,.......................................,..,........ I??
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<br />Magnitude-Frequency Relations for Selected Streams in Northwestern Colorado... / l?
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<br />PALEOFLOOD STUDY RESULTS,................,... ..............,.. .,...,... ..,...,..........,..................... 18'
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<br />Paleoflood Investigations ................................................................................................... 1 ~
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<br />Flood Depth and Paleostage Indicator (HWM-PSI) Relation ,.......................................... z. \
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<br />Regional Analysis of Streamflow-Gaging Station Data ..,..............,......,...."'.................... l.. (
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<br />Other Notable Rainstonns and Floods in Northwestern Colorado..................................... 2-.- ')
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<br />Rainstonn of May 30,1995 at Craig............................,.............................................. Z- 3
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<br />Rainstonn of September 9-1 0, 1915 at Columbine.................................................... Z 1
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<br />. Rainstonn of June 14, 1921 at Steamboat Springs.................................................... -z; '-{'
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