FLOOD04856

• County: Garfield
• Community: Parachute
• Stream Name: Parachute/Colorado River
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Title: Floodplain Information Report
• Date: 10/1/1989
• Prepared For: Parachute
• Prepared By: JE Langford
• Contract/PO #: &&
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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Il'rt'ERPRETATIOO AND USE OF REl'ORT DATA

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Tne objective of this report is to provide floodplain managerrent
information and ITI3pping for the Town of ParachOJte, the CDlorado Water
Conservation Board and the Federal euergency Mwlage<rent Agency to use in their
respective land use planning and flood innurance program administration. Tbe
flood elevations contained herein can be used by individuals to determine the
e~tent of potential flooding on certain ~rcels within the study area.

Oata for the 10-,50-,100- and SOO-year floods are contained h€>rein. This
data is in conformance with the requirements of the Color~do Water Cor~ervation
Board and the Federal Emo!rgency Ma.nagerrent Agency.

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The lOO-year flood event is used to define floodplain limits which in turn
affect land uses permitted in certain areas. The State of Colorado has
deaignated t.'le lOO-year event as the &?sign flood for protecting structures and
dwellings, arn for establishing floodway requirements in major drain~
channels. However, floods Luger than the lOO-year can and <'.A occur.

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the SOa-year flood data is included to illustrate potential hazards of a
very larQe flood ~>\fent occuring in the community. OP~ign of high ri~~
facilities such as those associated with tM rronufacture and storage of toxic
substances o~ explosives, o~ impo~tant public facilities such as powe~ plants,
wate~ O~ wastewate~ t~ea~nt plants, hOGpi~alo. nursing ho~s or 3C~~ls should
consider the SOO-year flood ~ta contained herein.

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The lesser 10- and 50-year events are included to provide information
relativetothedesignofIOlolerciSKfacilitLess\lcnasstreetcrO$sLngs,park
improvements, channel improvements, agricult\lral lands and similar floodplain
developments. Typically, lower risk facilitLes are those wheee there is not a
substanti"lrLsk to life in the t.'<Jentofa flood.

Revist.'d floodplain ~)ta is contained Ln Table 4 for Parachute Cr~k.
nOC>dplain data for tbeColorado River Ls listed inTJ,ble 5. nood el<:l<Jatior.,-;
are illustrated in pfofile in Figures 9 through 13, contained in the back of the

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