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<br />"' <br /> <br />--- <br /> <br />Cities with the most significant growth are located in areas <br />of population concentration where risks of natural disasters <br />are greatest. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Tourism Near Risk Areas <br /> <br />Colorado's tourist population presents another vulner- <br />ability concern. Many areas are very appealing in winter <br />and summer to tourists who are unfamiliar with Colorado's <br />natural hazards or typical safety measures. For example, <br />Manitou Springs, which has a population of about 4,400, <br />enjoys a much larger tourist influx. As many as 10,000 <br />tourists may be in Manitou Springs at any given time. Other <br />areas close to or in the canyons of the Front Range and the <br />western Slope are also heavily impacted by tourists during <br />peak periods. Significant Front Range and Western Slope <br />locations near potentially hazardous canyons have a popula- <br />tion and tourist influx as shown in Table 2, which follows. <br /> <br />TABLE 2 <br /> <br />Hazardous Canyons, Their Resident Population, <br />and Tourist Influx <br /> <br />. Canyon Res ident Tourist <br />Big Thompson 1,300 2,980 <br />-- Boulder 75,600 7,000 <br /> Clear Creek 20,900 20,000 <br /> Bear Creek 7,300 Not yet significant <br /> Fountain & Monument 191,700 11,000 <br /> Animas 15,000 1,200 <br /> Arkansas 23,000 500 <br /> San Miguel 1,200 600 <br /> St. Charles 3,900 Not yet significant <br /> Colorado River, 27,500 Not yet si.gnificant <br /> Grand Junction <br /> North Fork, 1,000 Not yet significant <br /> Gunnison River <br /> <br />Note: <br /> <br />These figures vary considerably from day to day. <br /> <br />(Data obtained from local planning agenciesl figures repre- <br />sent the maximum number of tourists in one day.) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />'-"" <br /> <br />11 <br />