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<br />Gr"en'~OO<J "wleh, ~ trl~utary of LTttf" Cry Cree". h~s had loc~1 c:~an-
<br />nol nlteratTo1S as a result of u~~o, oxpanslon.
<br />~b major flood control I"prcyome~ts "avo been "<loe on tM
<br />ot'ler str"'''Tl,. i" th 1 s r"Dort. Even thDUJh I i1rQ" stor,.,s l1:Jv" no ~o""n~
<br />tl<ll to C<:uSe d~"'lIg(! dnd i'lro r,az~nIO'J5 to residents Ilvlrl'J alan] "Mom.
<br />p",t f 10005 he'"", "ot boon sorlou5 o,ough to orl rtg flood control ~ro-
<br />j OCt5 r r,to ex I sten<;a. I',~ i nor chenr...,l I"'p~ovcmcnt~ that have been made
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<br />t looJ i ng. 7he Standard Pro.lci;:t F 1::.o:J is not th~ IJrrJ{)~t flood that-
<br />CQuld eve, occur. TIlt) St""J~rd Pro:ect rlooos '#'YC dcvolopuJ by
<br />c,t<JdV i ng known extreme storms I n other IO<>Jt ions, carre I ataG ,,' i t~ rl,. n-
<br />off osthlat05 Irom ~asin rainfall ,]nd clschar~o <J,3t~ t~~e1 IrCtl'
<br />$i,d I~r ~"5io5 '~are more accurate ~nc cctfli Ice r!at8 ~'a~ avai Idtle.
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<br />FLOOD Df\~',\GES '.'r,; ch wou I d rio~' resu I t 1 rul' h I ~h i ntens i ty star"," OV9r
<br />the study stroams '~O" Id be much gro~ter thao I()r slrol lar prey iOJ$
<br />"tor,"i~ tccau':c at 11cre~sod develap"len~S io the flood pl~!~5 I:d
<br />throu~haut the dral ~iJse bas ins.
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<br />w~r1J ;>ri':1l:ri Iy res~ its 01 ur~~ni zation.
<br />Jod~ hilve bo~n bui It on t11CS" strew1s.
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<br />FLCOO '~ARNlf.G M[ASl!R~S in the Denver "1fltr";1oi itan area ~"ve been studied
<br />~~d estilb I ished by toe Envl ronmental Sclenc.e Servjces Ad,ml ni striltl on
<br />Weather Elurcau. Tlie ',;c(lthor Bure(lu, with ofllcos at Donver and with
<br />support of the River ForeCilst Cor.ter (It ~",nS(lS City, is responsible
<br />forprDvidingrjverlo;oc"stingser."ice. Ttwfi;stph"scln i..,p;ovlnq
<br />this service w"s cOffiJloted with the est(lbl]s~~cnt 01 " r8portin~ oct-
<br />~ork In 1%6.
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<br />00~1ATIO~ OF fLOG~lr{) due to tee stoep qr~dients Is rel"tlvely s~ort.
<br />Flash f loodi ng. with its very rapid II' r isl n~ "Mer, hl~h veloc !'tles,
<br />a'>1 5hort durations. Is the roost COMF"," tyre ot IIrm" exper i~nced I"
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<br />Toc ~eather Sure"" is 3wQre 01 m~ny of the llood proble~5
<br />I" this Me~. Hcwever, lirr.itatiort5 In facilities and manpO'<.'or Mv"
<br />oot ;1ermitt9G d,,~i rlli I" cCV"r<1g8 artel procedur" develnD,o"rtt. I r areil~
<br />wherB 'n'e time I'r'ery~ I c(jtwecn rain ""d rn", 1100<i crest js relilti"'oly
<br />sMort, ~pec:i(ll str0(l~ and roport]n~ network5 ccuid 00 cstJJIIshad in
<br />coop"r(l~ion "I th I,)(;al cOfTln'Jni I i05 to provld" tl"", Iy '~ilrnl "Js. To a
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<br />I!A?AR~iJJS GOi'l::iiIC:IS wn" I d occur ~'-'r] rYj I~rgo 1 load, a, a ,.,,'u It 0'
<br />the r~pi(lly rlsir~ 5tre~"l'. rkh ""lociti')5, an~ ,j"ep flow,.
<br />YelGCitio~ "r~il~cr 11'''rl ) '''ct par Geco,.j cO;llhl1eJ ~it>, dfl~th~ 0' 2
<br />feAI or 'lr0"t"r ~r') ~en'lrill I." con,] d"rfld n~hlrdo\Js, c\Jt le,ser
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<br />'{~Iocitics ~~c' ""~~"'$' ~hould al~o x' re3Pcc~',:>~.
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<br />FLOOD Cm:FtoL A'I) ]"H:i:,[ has ~ev"lopn<! ~rl,.~,.] Iy an LI ~tlu I:ry Creek
<br />In ,~r"'~JI)"C County in re'pon,f' to' ~"st f I<xJGS On tHs stro>)",. Tn"
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<br />~crt,)ir cxt~nt. :I,;c~' ~"opcr"I!on i~ ~cln~ o~tJb!;~~c~, but ,at to ~~c
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<br />extent ~~d detail needed. 1,~Jar mJy eventua Ily ~e of major asslstance
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<br />["!lI,,~,)<xJ ~iJ[" '~<,s cc-nstr.Jch,d ~y I:",l 'i,'ork~ rroIJre~., ,',dmini,tration
<br />in the mi<J I)JO'5. and d'Jr i nq the SaMe "eriod "I tl""". ch"n~~ I imrrove-
<br />,oents in the n,d~r" of str(l;"ntl'ning ,-,nJ enl~r~ir.g '.'"re undort,'~en b.'i
<br />loc,,1 Inh,rests. !ecentlv nn IJn,j~;qroun1 conduit h"5 !>P(" cons+ruct8t
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<br />i;, 1 I ash f looj \filr~i nq i c; the areil.
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<br />It may ;e a fe~ y"Qrs, ~owover,
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<br />Bur""", can provjdo t~e o~5o"li~ Is for warn; n'l5 oasoo on ''',.,at~er 'or,,-
<br />""st, dus; 'lMt i ng tho ~;)!'()r a I ar~"5 '~il()r~' io"vy prec; p i tat; o~ ; S
<br />expw;t"d. ThEt network 01 river Iln~ r~inflll I reQortin<, statior,s, "ro-
<br />pcrly ~dmlni5tcred an~ wi III public Jnd "unklilal SlJpport, Ciln provld!'
<br />, r-t')d5onablo 1"'101 of fl<XJd '~Mni,'Y s,'r."i"e.
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<br />tena"~'1 t'1G' CI ".!cr~ II" CI ty sh"r:,i n'l c""h'r i r En" 1..,,=". ,~I PC"5Pnt.
<br />il i5 only pMliiJlly c!f"cllv," ""J ih (j(f,><.1 ""5 not bO"'1 ,;v.11.JJth'.
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