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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />TABLE 1 <br /> <br />PEAK ANNUAL DISCHARGE <br />FRIJOLE CREEK NEAR ALFALFA, COLORADO <br />USGS STATION NO. 07125100 <br /> <br />Date <br /> <br />Peak Discharge (cfs) <br /> <br />6122/54 <br />5/15/57 <br />8/21/58 <br />8/04/59 <br />7/23/60 <br />7/12/61 <br />7/24/62 <br />9120/63 <br />8/07/64 <br />6/17/65 <br />8/01/66 <br />6/16/67 <br />7/27/68 <br />7/03/81 <br /> <br />13,500 <br />1,180 <br />2,310 <br />725 <br />1,100 <br />760 <br />710 <br />4,370 <br />2,440 <br />10,600 <br />2,060 <br />7,150 <br />870 <br />28,400 <br /> <br />Table 2 is a USGS summary of other major storms in the Trinidad <br /> <br />area. <br /> <br />TABLE 2 <br /> <br />MAXIMUM KNOWN FLOOD DISCHARGES ON <br />STREAMS IN THE REGION OF TRINIDAD <br /> <br /> Unit <br />Stream Location Contributing Date Amount Discharge <br /> Drainage area (mi,2) (cfs) (cfs/sq.mL) <br />Frijole Creek Alfalfa 80 6-22-54 13,500 169 <br />San Fran. Creek Alfalfa 100 7-22-54 26,300 164 <br />Chishapa River Fowler 1125 8-22-23 8,300 74 <br />Van Bremer Arroyo Model 168 5-26-67 6,240 37 <br />Luning Arroyo Model 86 8-09-68 9,400 109 <br />Timpas Creek Swi nk 496 6-17-65 21,400 43 <br />Purgatoire River Trinidad 795 9-30-04 45,400 57 <br />St. Charles River Near Mouth 4R2 6-04-21 56,000 116 <br />Huerfano River Rediving 73 8-02-51 10,200 140 <br />Fountain Creek Pueblo 926 6-17-65 47,000 51 <br />A summary of precipitation, discharge and runoff from the Big Thompson <br />River flood of 1976 is in Appendix C, <br /> VI-3 <br />