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<br />,- 5 - <br /> <br />problems and the associated problems of streambed ag9redaUon are the <br /> <br />result of Division of Wildlife management practices. <br /> <br />FLOODING PROBLEMS MENTIONED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS <br /> <br />The Town of Crook and the immediate vicinity either experiences or <br /> <br />is threatened with flooding almost every year. Durino;r many years, the only <br /> <br />reason that flooding did not occur in the area, was due to the emergency <br /> <br />mea sures initiated by local officials, such as sandbauging and the con- <br /> <br />struction of levees. Recently, the Town of Crook experienced flooding in <br /> <br />1965 and 19~8. Previous studies of the South Platte Hiver, by the Corps of <br />Engineers, indicate that the Town of Crook is located within the 100 year <br />flood plain of the river. Local officials feel that the sedimentation within <br /> <br />the river and under the bridges has resulted in a reduced carrying capacity <br /> <br />during periods of flooding. They claim that the management practices of <br /> <br />the Division of Wildlife are the major cause of the sedimentation that <br /> <br />is occurring in several of the braided channels of the river and that these <br /> <br />practices have a tendency to cre,9.te on area where debris has a greater <br /> <br />chance of being trapped. They f,eel that this results in increased flood <br /> <br />depths and thus flooding in the Crook area. They also expres sed a concern <br /> <br />that dikes #1 and 2 have reduced the effective carryin,r capacity of the <br /> <br />river and thus have also added to the flood problems in the study area. <br /> <br />PROBLEM EVALUATION <br /> <br />GROUND WATER <br />The evaluation of rising gwund water pmblems as described by local <br />