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<br />FLOODS OF 1965 IX THl:: l.':KITED STATES
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<br />(8) 6-7115. BEAR CREEK AT MOUTH. AT SHERIDAK, COLO.
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<br />Location.-Lat 3flo3fl'OS", long lO.)~Ol 'Gi", in X\Y% );\\'%. ~ec. ;:;, T. ;:; S.. n. GS 'W.
<br />on left bank jllst downstrt':lm from brid~c oil road to Furt Log-ow :?IIl'llf,lllkalth
<br />C'entt'r. at Hh:hway Dl"partllu'nt lllaintt'U:lIl('l' lfllil(lillg llorthw(':,t I-it.\' lil\Jits
<br />of Sheridan, 1.3 mi!ps upstreaPl fro!ll llH!lltll ;lnu ~.1 milt,s Wt'....t of <.jt\' 11:111 in
<br />Englpwood.
<br />Drainage are:l.-~nO S(} mi.
<br />GagC'-hC'ig-ht H'{'I,nl.'-\\';llt'r-:<t:\:!t' rq"unlt'l" :.::raph .\ltilud" ,,'" :":::t:';t' h ".~:1.-~ ft
<br />(from tOI)ographi<: IlWp).
<br />DbcharA"e re('ord.~Sta:::::f.-di.,("h;lri--':f' rl'lati'J!! d(.titl('d I):; ('urn'nt-:;;('t('I" !ll".<\,un'-
<br />m<,nt!> helow ~~iO \..rs and by t10<lt-;Ht':l llH''-lSUl"f>lUt'nt at ::,:I()j) d~.
<br />::\Iaxim3.--.June 1,j-:!O, 1!Ilj,j: Di~eh"r;,w, :.!S4 d:s 1700 !Jour:". JU!lf' 1.; (g-a;:;e height,
<br />4.70 it).
<br />1914, 1827 to ::\!~r 1!}(l:-i' Di-;r:harge-, 3,000 r:.:f~~ ,July 7. 1~).1.1 (gag(- hci;:;ht, (UJG
<br />ft, site !lnd datulH Own in use), from r:lUng ('uryc l':dt;IHled abon: 1,100 ds
<br />on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow.
<br />Remu!'ks.-Recards do not :represent storm runoff iJut innow to flood area.
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<br />J[c(:n discnarge, in citato fed per SI'C(j;,rf, 1:;1};;
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<br />Dalf
<br />.J one 15
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<br />Di8char-oc
<br />~IO
<br />~G;'{
<br />256
<br />256
<br />226
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<br />16 ________________________~_________. _________________
<br />17 _____________________________________________________
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<br />20 ________________________._.
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<br />(7) 6-7120. CHERRY CREEK NEAR FRANKTOWN, COLO,
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<br />LoC'ution.-Lat 38021'30", long 1040-!;)'GO", in XE* sec. 13, T. S S., H. (j{) W.,
<br />on right bank 1.2 miles upstrealll from Rt1~st.>lyille Gulch and 2.2 miles south of
<br />Franktown,
<br />Dr~inagc nrea.-169 sq mi.
<br />Gage-height record.-Water-stage r('('order graph.. Altitud,,-, of gage i:o. G,150 ft
<br />(from topographic map).
<br />Discharge record.-St<lge-disch:uge relation <]('fillPd by CUrrellt-mNer nll~.:l:-;tlre-
<br />ments below 200 cfs and by :-;lope-area llwasun'lllt"ut at 1.730 cfs for lwak tlow
<br />on .Aug. 21, 1965,
<br />::\l::txima.-June 1:)-20, l!)(i.~: DiS('h:ll'ge-, 1,000 cfs l~-l:; hours ,June II} (gage height,
<br />6.40 ft).
<br />1930 to ~Iay 1865: Discharge, ~,170 <'is Aug. .G, Hl-l:i (~a!;e lwi~ht, 4.m ft. ~it{'
<br />and datum then in use), by float Hll':.l:-;urelll€'ut.
<br />Highest 600d known occurred .\U);. ;~, 1!l33, when l'.l....tlcwood Dam f:.lile<l.
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<br />Jlcan discharvc, ill CliMe fect ]lcr .~'("(,ol/d. 1%5
<br />Day f)il/char-gc
<br />June 15 _____________________________________________________ 6.0
<br />16 _____________________________________________________ 105
<br />17 _____________________________________________________ 175
<br />18 _______________ ______________________________ 62
<br />19 _____________________________________________________ 26
<br />20 _____________________________________________________ 13
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<br />Sue-Th PLATTE RIVER BASIN~ COLORADO~ .ruNE 1965
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<br />Oage height and discharge at indicafed time, 1965
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<br />Gag!'
<br />height
<br />(feet)
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<br />Gag.
<br />Ilt'ight
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<br />Hour
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<br />!Tour
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<br />JUlIC,'..
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<br />1500.
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<br />1'900.....
<br />~.6 1915__..
<br />5. ~ ]930..
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<br />Ii '[ 0100.___.
<br />3S 0400__..
<br />t\cQ2 0&10_ __
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<br />4.15 1S7
<br />3.70 103
<br />3.45 GG
<br />5.60 r,:m
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<br />6.00 810
<br />[,.40 55(;
<br />4.55 .,,,,.)
<br />1.38 ::!40
<br />4.33 228
<br />4.20 198
<br />4.13 183
<br />4.27 214
<br />4.66 aI:.:
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<br />4.25
<br />4.13
<br />3.92
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<br />:::09
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<br />143
<br />107
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<br />2.4<1
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<br />3.01
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<br />3.56
<br />3.3~
<br />3.23
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<br />91
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<br />3.25
<br />4.9,
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<br />3.07
<br />2.88
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<br />2.76
<br />'2:.64
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<br />~naily means computed from data in :Addition to llJ.::ures shown.
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<br />(8) 6-7125. CHERRY CREEK NEAR MELVIN, COLO.
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<br />Loeatioll.-Lat 3W3,,'42", long 10404.":'.14", in SEIJ.:3F.l.4 ~('('. Ja, T.;:) S., R GG '\".,
<br />llP:t, right hrlnk on downstrc-um ~i.d,-' of Arapahoe Road bridge, D.n mile up-
<br />stream from Pinl'." (~outh CherrY) Crepk, :!.:~ milE'."; ,-,:ollthe:l::;t of form('; sit!'
<br />of ~rel,in, 5.;::; miles up:;tn.'<Im from Cherry Cret.>k Dam. find 6.0 milf'R north-
<br />west of Parker.
<br />Drninage aren.-336 sq mL
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<br />Gage.height ~~o,d.-Only ftoodmul"ks: gn.g~ ilflnulgl"t} b~- fi0'Jd. ))at!.!!1~ af .;:.lgc
<br />is 5,(i~5,Sl it abo,-e mean sea le\"el, datum of 1929,
<br />Discharge record.-Discha.rge estimated On basis of indireet measurement of
<br />peak flow, one eurrent-meter mt.>asurement, and change in conte-uts in Cherry
<br />Creek Rl'~l'r\"oir.
<br />:\Iaxiroa.-June 15-20, 1965: Di~c11arge, 3fJ,DOO C'fs 1830 hours June 16 (gage
<br />height about 13 ft, from floodma,k:::).
<br />19;~!) to )1:1:,," 10G5: ni.-.:('har~l', li,GOO d::; July 18, 1D4(i (gage height, 7,4;'; ft,
<br />:-:ite :Ind datum then ill n~e), frolll r:lUng curye (>xtpluled abo"e 11,000 cfs.
<br />Flood of Augu:-;t 3, 1:133, rell('h€'d a stage of n.n ft, former site and datum,
<br />from t1oodlllark;;. (di:-;chargt.... :H,OOO cfs. by slope-area 1ll(':lsurPllwnt of !H'nk How
<br />at Ke11woo<1 dalllsite (j milt's downstream), ('ause<l lJ.. failure of C:t:-;tlewood
<br />Dam.
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<br />J[C(ln di:..dwr{J(". in CUbic fect pCI' .<;cc(jjHl, 1965
<br />Day DilfclHIr-gC
<br />,Tune 15 _____________________________________________________ 0
<br />16 _____________________________________________________ 4,000
<br />17 _____________________________________________________ 850
<br />18 _____________________________________________________ 350
<br />19 _____________________________________________________ 120
<br />20 _____________________________________________________ 70
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<br />(9) PINEY CREEK NEAR MELVIN, COLO.
<br />[:-.ri:..:C'('lIau('olls ~itel
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<br />Location.-Lat 3fY;)U';{.j", jflllg- JO-lo-lS'3;'j". in XW%X\yl/i s('.e. :to, T. ;) 8., R. 66
<br />'\V., r:t l.::r;dt;<: Oii ~~t<it<.' Irigli>,,'<I.\ :,:) 0.7 IIliit, upsrrt':11Il from lH(lUtll an<i 1.3 miles
<br />southeast of )lel.in.
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