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<br />FLOO D <br /> <br />HAZARD ANALYSES <br /> <br />COTTONWOOD CREEK <br />IN THE VICINITY OF BUENA VISTA <br />CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO <br /> <br /> <br />Prepared by the <br /> <br />U. S, Department of Agriculture <br />Soil Conservation Service <br />Denver, Colorado <br />in cooperation with the <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Chaffee County <br />Town of Buena Vista <br /> <br />July 1978 <br /> <br />-...woo-...._ <br /> <br />/t(C? <br /> <br />PREFACE <br /> <br />This pepopt includes info:eination on the flood hazapd a:r>eas adjacent to <br />Cottornuood Cpeek in the vicinity of Buena Vista. Chaffee County. Colopadc> <br /> <br />Because of potential flood damages. detailed flood hazapd studies have <br /> <br />been pecognized as an essential item in guiding the use of flood plains. <br />The pwpose of this pepopt is to ppovide adequate mapping and data fop <br />implementing fZood plain management p:r>ograms. <br /> <br />Included in the repopt ape infoT'lTlation on past floods. flood potential. <br /> <br />maps. pmfiles. cposs sections. dischapge data, and pecommendations fop <br /> <br />peducing potential flood damages on the Cott01'lWood Creek study a:r>ea. <br /> <br />The Soil Conse:rvation Se:rvice conducted the technical studies and ppe- <br /> <br /> <br />pared the report. These sepvices wepe carried out in accordance with <br /> <br />the Plan of Study of December 1976. <br /> <br />The assistance and coopepation ppovided by the Colopado Water Consep- <br /> <br />vation Boa:r>d, Chaffee County. the town of Buena Vista. a:r>e apppeciated <br /> <br />and groatefuZZy acknowledged. Financial assistance ppovided by these <br /> <br />opganizations and units .of goveI7/lTlent inaluded funds fop photogpcorune-tPic <br /> <br />maps, c:r>oss-section data. supvey m>ew assistance. instaZZation of <br /> <br />permanent refepence monwnents, and coZZection of his topical flood <br />infoT'lTlation. . <br /> <br />The supvey, hyd::t>ologic. hyd::t>auZic. and otheP peptinent data and compu- <br />tations a:r>e on file with the U. S. Depa:r>tment of Agricultu:r>e, Soil <br />Conse:rvation Se:rvice. 2490 West 26th Avenue. Denvep, Colorado 80217. <br /> <br />telephone (303) 837-5653. <br />