FLOOD04928

• County: Denver
• County: Jefferson
• Community: Denver, Edgewater, Lakewood, Wheatridge
• Stream Name: Sloans Lake Basin
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Major Drainageway Planning
• Date: 12/1/1977
• Prepared For: Denver / Lakewood
• Prepared By: UDFCD
• Contract/PO #: &&
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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HYDROLOGY

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There are numerous commercial establishments located within the basin,

most of which are concentrated along Sheridan Boulevard on the west

side of Sloans lake.

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Since the Basin is heavily urbanized, the major drainageways are not

clearly identifiable. Most of the major historic channels have either

been filled in or built over to a point of obliteration during the

process of development. Where open drainageways do appear, vegetation

is usually well controlled and reflects the completely urbanized

nature of the overall Basin.

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Future Basin development within the study area was considered by util-

izing local government land use plans, zoning maps, neighborhood plans

and metr?politan planning agency growth and development projections.

In the basin evaluation study completed under Project REUSE, Sloans

lake Basin was ranked as a densely developed area with drainage problems

requiring high cost solutions. In general, it is anticipated that the

future development of the basin will not have any appreciable effect

on the hydrologic factors which govern the drainage characteristics of

the study area since the Basin at present is heavily urbanized to a

relatively high density.

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