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<br />In th~ Interpretation and use of the Infor~atlon cont~lnod in thig
<br />rnportwill,uponrnqunst, be provided by the Clr"Iaha District, Cor ps
<br />of Engineers. However, zonIng or other regulation ?f flood plain uso
<br />15a local responsibility. To assist In the effective usoot the
<br />flood plain, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' pamphlet,"Cuidcdlnes
<br />for Reducl rYJ Flood Oa"'agcs," i <; avai lab Ie upon requost. .~ I so aval 1-
<br />able for use, In considering ~ethod5 for preventing t lood damage to
<br />buildings and other phys1cal property, Is the publication "Intro-
<br />duction to Flood Proof! ng" prepared by t~le University of Chicago,
<br />Center for Urban Studies, with the financial assistance of tho Corps
<br />of Engineers and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
<br />The Information given In this report does not Imply any
<br />federal Interest or authority to zone or ragulateuseof the flood
<br />plaIns, nor should It be construed as obligating the Government to
<br />Investigate, construct or ~alntaln any taclllty discussed herein
<br />The flood profllcs<lnd flooded area data present'ld aro based on
<br />existing stream and valley ccndltlons at the time the report was
<br />prcp"rod, ~nd arc reasonable, rather than precise, i nd IClltions 01
<br />prooableoccurrancos. Theusetowhlchfloodrl<iininformationwil
<br />be put is the rQSponslbllity 01 loc"lauthorlties. TheCm;,h,,:ls-
<br />trlctoftheCorpsol Engineerswlll,uponrequest, providoasslst -
<br />anco In tho Interpretation of these data.
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<br />SLN,'1..\~y 0"" FLOOD S IT'J,\TI()~:
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<br />Thn (;ily 01 Jen',or, Colori.ldo, is traversed by He Soc,th
<br />Platte River. MithcstreamfIO'.;snorthwJrdtr,roughtr_elnetropolitan
<br />r0910n, It 15 joi ned by "Umerous tributarIes whose exCeSS f lo~'s oftDn
<br />Cd~S{l 1 load pro~ler1s. ThJs, a serle, of flm,d pl,}ln infor",,,ti,,"
<br />report5 Is being I,sued covering the metropollton reac~es of these
<br />stredms. ?reviou5 volume~ presentod data On the Soufh Platte River
<br />and Sand, Toll Gate, Cherry, s"or, and Clear Creoks. This volurre
<br />presonts llood history, floodlngpotentlal,andrelated Infor""t ion
<br />for Big Dry Creek (Arapahoo County), Little ~ry Croek (Arapahoe
<br />Co"nty), Gree>nwood Gu Ich, .o'iei r '"uleh, Lilkewood Gu Ich, S,,"th La~o'''O<ld
<br />GJ Ith. !.Icl ntyre Gu Ich, Litt 10 Dry CrB~k (Adams County), and Grange
<br />Ilall Cr'lCk. I,;r~an rBdclws, or re~cr-.es sut>ject to urbaniz~tlon in .1-Mc
<br />ne~r lut"re, have been 50lected for stJdy" Re latlon5hl p of the ,twdy
<br />,trcJa'"\S to r>tr,oJrs I n the C~nv<lr a,0a j 5 Sho',," on rl"t", I"
<br />Th~ strall'1S CQvered qeo~raphica Ily so~arate I nto four
<br />gr:JJD5: (I) Cliq 9ry Crook, Littlo ]ry Crenk, and r;rc(m~ood Gulcr.
<br />In ,\rnpa)'c<-) Cou',ty, (2) ';elr, Lake~'ooc, SOL.tt. Li'lkowood, a"d f'cl""tyr"
<br />~;u I c '1cs, (3) L I tt I ') Cjry CroD kin Adams Cou nty, and (4) G ra nr?" 'fa I I
<br />Cr'0<:>k. TI""elo...., throu':hClllt tM"1 r"'rnrt, TnPS" lou~ 9~OlJ~ I n('s '~; II
<br />bo usnu tor the ,jebi led d'5cussicn~.
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<br />To tho ~u"th 01 D,),w",r, or up_.,tre~Cl "n fr,c So,,'h rIJ+t~
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<br />',Iv()~, lJl} ,lry ~nd Little :;ry '>'~cks
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<br />r I Rht bank ~~ I ~lij t~r I as 01 the
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<br />South Piatte Illver - OCC"~y purall>:!1 ,~nd ~cj"lCent d,~in<lOo ba"I%.
<br />:.:,C "<l~ t n~ I Ie,,, roo n ;9_0 p 14: n~ reJ Ion and ar" c,a"d<;kr.i /eJ l'y
<br />sto"p to rei I i "'J 'I; II s thro~ql'o<Jt, 'V'1cra Ily stG'lpest ; 0 rl'e "I"",r
<br />portions of th,! b~sln~" n,.,. :J,l',;C'c. "J~(' e(ylrilr~tiv'Jly I,;,,,~ ~nd n,lrrQ>I,
<br />,-",d s looe nor:I1'lie5t"r I y. T~" 'Id I I eys ara re I ,Jt I V~ I y d""r ~ n,1 n"rrc".
<br />In the cpp~r ~Qac"()" '~,-,y ,]ra co"r,'r"~]-.,nl\, str~ic:ht 'I.lt', stOIJP
<br />slopa~, incre~sin9 in "idth io ~:,'" lo".."r rO.l(;h....' ',i;'h Ildttcr ~IQ"o~.
<br />Tn0 c~""~el~ throu~r. -~(;O df'vel"oE':: rWjions "re s;nu",us, 'In,; (Jxccn+
<br />lro, tl'" ""'rro.nc ~orti"n of "n" Llttl" Ury Cr',,,;' i" Fn':lr"."'."I, ,'~"
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