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<br />'l~r"rallv in~"'~Cdl'., +0 c('",t~i., j'c,,, rJ""lt fr(;l,'., ',i.:,':,~i"+~r,sit'l
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<br />[;y steep to roll ing hi lis. i"/a;r 'lulch orig;n..~ta,; in Joffer~on C:Ounty
<br />in tl'8 v leT nl ty of Groen \lounta i n and extends to the aast ~nd nflrth
<br />until it enters tho South PJatte River at '1le,t 9th AvenuG. Lakewood
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<br />iJj'l Lr,,! ~>o~k ri S'3S JI;out I:, "li [", ,oun ,,' r;'ecv,," in
<br />x".~I~s CO<Jrlt'f )",j flCJw, ro~til ~o ,J J.J1~+ion '";-h tc~ S,~u'rr r!~+t"
<br />'~;v"r J,;~t nor'"I, ot Lit'I~'"on. T,'i<, ~~r~a,1 hd~ "<)'1 ~i'"5od ext",,-
<br />~iv', f lo\), """".1"5 Inn.; P;\,t o"t thr",] Is frl)(ll r,occ1t C'V8rf 1:;'.$
<br />U"Q ca'"sod CGn~Grn ir to,,, <:n:}I'j'."oo~ d'IU Llttl()'-on .1r'~15. n,,, h0,'~~
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<br />Gu I e~ h(jad~ ; n the same foot h; II s an<l slopes ,,qstward j'o i ts eo~11 uence
<br />wit~ the South Pllltte r~lvcr- nlNr- '^,,,,t Col f~x Avnnu8. South Lakewocd
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<br />G~lch r-Iscs n,Wr- tll0 sou'lhw"stern coreer 01 t~" JeW<3r ",der-al C'l~t..r
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<br />dttC(,. ~II ."n,,, strb'"
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<br />ode I r1~
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<br />c('v~rl"s ~re3~"r ;,'r..il~ ;",<"l,jl~
<br />~,,~i,:j r-1:;1l h c.nn^" I C'," ",ill
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<br />and I lows northaJst to d co,,1 luenco '..; t'h L~kewood ;,~ Ich at Hae Idn
<br />Str"et. Headwaters 01 Mei ntyro .Gu Ich ~r" on the northeastern s i<le of
<br />Green 1.1ountaln. The streJ'" flm;s generally northeast, oa%;rvJ
<br />through the southern portion Of tho [)"~v~r Fedora I Center on it~ WJy
<br />to " junction wit.., La~ewood Gu Ich ~t ',lJdsworth :lou levard. Duri nq the
<br />past hall c€ntury, only minor flooding has been roror-t€d on We.lr
<br />Gulch Jnd Li'lkll"ood Gulch, Ho"'N€r, urb,ln;zation;s progressing r-apidly,
<br />and ~y 198:) ~oth water5heds prob~~ly '<Ii II be completely urbani led.
<br />Since hlg~ Intensity storms can cause serious flooding on Gne or- more
<br />of these stroa"'s, a floo~ threat aOO's exist an~ Should b" recognized
<br />in order to nlnim;le da'l1a~e and protect resident, ITving ir: dam]erous
<br />f l:>::>d ZOneS, The study re"ch~s of th~sc stro","s aro as follo'<ls,
<br />(I) ','I"irGulch from Sout." Sheridan Boulevard toSeuTh FloW8rStree t;
<br />(2) Lakm.fOOC' Gu I c~ fr0"l Sher I d,," flo~ I eVJrd to the '<I,,::; t edge 01 Edge-
<br />SGuth LiI><C"<lood Co" Ich fro"" l-brlan S~roet to '"est 1st 1'.'1enue;
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<br />','i.1ter; 0' I I tt I" I1ry '~rO'JI, ar€ ~ ~cu t I I C'i los SOU,"h-50" -heast 01
<br />Jenver i ~ Dow; I as C[)J oty. T~c 5 t~()a"l II ()'....~ nort!l\";~ ter I 'I t., 'OJg'1
<br />E',-d~~(X)" I" ~ """fl"enC0 ',;itll ,-11e So"t'1 ~le~t8 lily{)~ Joot J~~TrcG'"
<br />from the SQwagc ,is"csal ol8nt. Floo" recordS indicate Little ~ry
<br />C~'1ok is " ,,"~jar 'Iood '-rre~t t? th(, C,ty of EnJ le'.'ood. Gr-uenwoo<l
<br />Gc Ich ri 5es about 5 rr.i I os ~nst of L ittl8ton 3nd f lo'~:; nrlrt'l~ester Iy
<br />to" former Junction '"ith Li~tlc r:-ry C"Qc:k in Sn~I",.'i~. '.'.'hen develop-
<br />",Grt =ccrrcd 10 thG 100"cr roae" of 3~"Gmlood ,,"Icr., local int"re5t~
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<br />d;Y0.rted tre dcwnstre~rr ~ortion i1to CI~y Oitco ~t t.,c ~r~heJ'~ern
<br />""!JC ct Er,glowooJ. Tris cit:;r Cur 1,,"d Ie orly non"'" I "nd rri nor /Iooe
<br />d I sc:I'.nr(ic, and 'J i sohLrJe, "C';/OC,lj i ts c~ ~"c; I Y /<.1 I I(J~' thu f ormflr a I i a~-
<br />"ent ; ntQ L i+t IE' L'r',! Cr,.,,,k, "".)". i 1'] Ilo"c I co: i 1 +~" ,Ieve I"re<l ~r(lc'.
<br />~i~"',/ i,x;;,I;zwI 5t'Or~s c;,,, ,,,,,,-'," '1,.y;dinC i~ OMl t,,",i~ "<;t rot Ir
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<br />~nd 1:0)
<br />Federal
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<br />Center.
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<br />.""Icll In"." th" ,"outh 10 tr." Bas~"rn t>ound~"y Clt 'rho
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<br />"::;occnt bosi1::;. ~~rJ'~ "'''S''ihr.c ~+<>r"lS
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<br />]:r:c"t ~i,"'~,l~a"lj~ tIGojl~~ i" lc"'0"":J'"d, lir.l~t"r, "no tho ';ljr-
<br />~TJnJin1 ilre'.'. ,"v;1llable hi"t"rk,,1 11,)()d ~d1"d ~re GCH',flned to Llttl,~
<br />Jry ;:rco~. The ,t"':'1 r"~ches rm tr"so s~r"~r'.s uxtUI1.J 're<' to" ,"ou1"hs
<br />~0 ')c,",,,t ~ mi Ins ":,strp.w' ot hql'Y'nood.
<br />C"~"r' n'.i C;en'Jc,r '..-"", +nc '~"'s t ~r" ,'J,..; -, L,; """"",1 , 'iotJth
<br />Ld"')WOC~, ,,'Or! 'cl 0 ryr,9 r;" Ichns. Till' t; ro;t t~o arc ri~hr b",'k
<br />tr'lbut.;ri,,, "t thA !'..,,,t~ P:attc 'ii"er ,,~d th<, I~tter h'<l ~tn"'"l~ ~r<,'
<br />right b","k Ir'j~~r",'I~, d L"k",,'o()d ~cl;::l. ,',II occu",! ,',IJ,;~<1"t drJlc'
<br />~ge 1:2sios "xt,""jir.::? fn~o -he R0Cky 1'.oJnt~in loothi lis in'o t~(! l,i<1b
<br />al,~i"" r>"J;co. f.xCQI'+ 'or lei'" rr,ou"tai~~ ir t>w ~x~r0';" '.'"st, "nd "'~
<br />'':'",,1"", Ol.],-t~ tic",,,, "I.(i~ "" ,.", '.'dSj. th" I;';',i,',~ M" cildr,,,:;lc,ri.d
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<br />ftorthwG~t (,1 C'eover, ; n Jot ler,on a.1d ildar1s :':Ci'.:ntie~,
<br />littlo Dry Creok rises at tre ~astl.'rn "dgc of the l(}(Jt~ i II S dnd 'lows
<br />sOIJtheast ~o d coni I U(>r'C"<) '<lith ::;1 "~r C"ea~ ~'1 the Cl1lcJ"o. Burll ngton
<br />"nor ~u i r>ey R~i Irr',,~ crossi ng. Topogrdt)hy of the Li ttle I);y Cr-""'k
<br />bJslo Is """,ie"td by t~o J"rderiog hi II') ~r,d rid"es. Th" upstr'lar-
<br />reg; J", 10 J"tter'san County, b", i'ln extreme Iy ~arrow 110::><'1 pia I n, but
<br />'1"1" ,lo'",'nstrC<lf'"' IO'<llaods, in Ad.,,,,s Co"r,ly, "e" hirly I ,'.'V" I ,JrlJ "ijt1,
<br />t~.<; ng in d porI iar, of th" ',Jestrni ni ,'t"r ur~J. 1;0 ser'QCJs IlcQd da..-,-
<br />aGe hJS boen reCQrded on t!1 is $'1re.''''. OlJt ',Iestmi nTstpr h~., "i tn..."ed
<br />" pr(Jqr"ssi.,e growth Ir"nd In ::,e ~ittle Jrv CrGC~ drili'd\~e. Indust~i~1
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