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County
Bent
Community
Las Animas
Stream Name
Arkansas River
Basin
Arkansas
Title
Interim Report on Review Survey for Flood Control
Date
8/1/1963
Prepared For
Las Animas
Prepared By
US Army Corps of Engineers
Floodplain - Doc Type
Floodplain Report/Masterplan
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<br />Append ix A: <br />Append ix B: <br />Append ix C: <br />Append ix D: <br />I n format i on <br /> <br />Project P I ann i ng <br />Hydro logy <br />Economic Data <br />Coordination with Other Agencies <br />cal ied for by Senate Resolution 148, <br /> <br />B5th Congress <br /> <br /> <br />~. <br /> <br />was selected on the basis of detai led technical data, field investi- <br />gations, research, and related office studies of current and projected <br />conditions, as summarized herein and further reported upon in the <br />fo II ow i ng: <br /> <br />ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN IN COLORADO <br /> <br />I I. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.- The Arkansas River originates in <br />central Colorado on the eastern face of the Rocky Mountains near <br />Leadvi I Ie and fol lows a southeast and eastward course for a distance <br />of about 360 river mi les before it crosses the State boundary' into <br />Kansas. The city of Las Animas (Spanish for liThe Souls") is located <br />on the south bank of the river, about 75 mi les upstream from the Colo.- <br />Kans. State I ine. The watershed of the Arkansas River and its tribu- <br />taries in Colorado comprises an area of about 25,400 square mi les, <br />nearly one-fourth of the entire area of the State, as shown on plate I. <br />The watershed increases in width from about 25 mi les in the headwaters <br />area to a maximum of about 140 mi les in the vicinity of Pueblo, and <br />narrows to about i20 mi les in the vicinity of Las Animas. Drainage <br />area data are given in table I. <br /> <br />12. Central Colorado, with 54 mountain peaks over 14,000 feet, <br />is one of the highest regions in North America. At least 25 of these <br />peaks are in and around the headwaters area of the Arkansas River. <br />Included is Mt. Elbert, elevation 14,431 feet, the highest point in <br />Colorado. The river drops rapidly from its source and emerges from <br />the mounta i nous area through the Roya I Gorge, a nat i ona I I Y famous <br />scenic attraction with steep wal Is over 1,000 feet high which are <br />connected by the world's highest suspension bridge. Below the canyon, <br />the valley gradually grows wider through the foothi lis which merge <br />into the Great Plains in the vicinity of Pueblo. Through the ferti Ie <br />Great Plains section which spreads across southeastern Colorado into <br />the State of Kansas, the stream gradient decreases and the val ley <br />progressively widens, permitting large-scale agricultural irrigation <br />development. Las Animas is situated in the irrigated val ley about <br />midway between Pueblo and the State I ine. John Martin Dam, constructed <br />by the Corps of Engineers for flood control and conservation of the <br />irrigation water supply, spans the Arkansas River about 18 mi les down- <br />stream from Las Animas. <br /> <br />cc,~.. <br />'. ..-'~' <br />,--~,~t-\ <br />:-<r- <br /> <br />.'-':-., <br /> <br />5 <br />
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