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<br />FLOODS OF 1 9 63 1); THE rXITF:D STATES
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<br />SOUTH PLA T'fF. RI\'E.R BAS!N; COLORADO; JUNE 1 9 ~.5
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<br />B43
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<br />(l~) &-7129.9 CHERRY CREEK RESERVOIR :NEAR DENVER, COLO.
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<br />(12) 6-1135. CHERRY CREEK AT DENVER, COLO.
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<br />Locatioll.-Lur 3D~4.1';).s", long lO~oOO'OS", in XE';4 sec. 33, T. :; :c;., H. G~ \Y.,
<br />on tight ballk on dO\\'IllitrealU side of 'Yazt'e Strppt Bridge ill Dt'IlYN. 0..1 mile
<br />upstream from mouth.
<br />Drainage n.rf>:1,---!(Y,) sq mi.
<br />Gagc-hf'ight r",,_'n,d.-Dlg!t2! 'x:'l.t~r-et<lg~ :-~'~cd::'r :-~~'nr::. D;:t::.., ~;f ,;,:~" ..~
<br />;:;,17;).4:::\ it aboYf'> nW:ln sea len'l, datum of lf12lJ, sUPll1l'IllPntary 2djui"tmC'llt of
<br />lOC,o.
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<br />Drainage are<l.-2LD sq mi.
<br />:'IIaxilllUIlI.-June l:-r---::?O, lOG;): l)i."l'llal'g-~', 1 Uoo ("f:; 1..00 hunt:<- .JUllt' II;. loy ill-
<br />llifl'ct l1leasurement of !'t:>uk fio\\".
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<br />J.O{'atiOll.~IA't 3aQ3~)'0.1". lon~ 1O.-!";Jl '13 " , in :'\El. .>.;{'('.:!. T.,. :-;., R Iii 'Y., at
<br />(lam un Cheny Crppk, 8,(; llll!{':>: dO\\'Il,..tn':llll frum Pin".\, ('J'\,,'k :111<1 no:! mil",..
<br />,':outhe<l!:'t of Statt' Capitol BlIil,lill;: ill })PJl\"('r.
<br />I )rainngl.' nrr-:1.-3.'t'):-:1} llli.
<br />(;age-heig-ht rt>('ord.-'Yatt'r-:.;tag't' rt'('(l/'dpr !.!:ra\lh :.!.!OIJ !luur.'" ,TUlll' 1,. to 1iOO
<br />hour::; Jum- 16 :IntI 0730 honr~ ,1UlH' 18 In .f\IlIP ::!l. (;r;\l'h bn:-:('d Oll 10 ~agp
<br />rf'iHiing.'J 1700 hour:01 Junc 10 to (1730 llnlll'~ ,TmH" is. Datum i)f g-:lge j,.. Ill"!lll
<br />sea level (len:1s by Corp:.' uf Ell;,:-iIlPt'l's).
<br />:Haxima.-June 1~)--20, 100:1: ('()ntpnt~, :w.o:.!n llcrt-'-feH 2400 l1Om:-: JUlie 20 (e-J('-
<br />"ation, .1,iiGO.34 ft).
<br />19;:)0 to ~Iny 1~)(ti: l'olltellH, lS.~OO acr('-ft'pr :\far. ~.~. lOGO (('lp,'ntion,
<br />,),553,2') ft),
<br />Rf>llWrkJ";.-R('serroil' :-:tol'I'd nll illfj()\\' dllring flood pp!"lod.
<br />Cooppration.-Gagp.lwi;:ht rp(.onl fnl'l1i:-:heu by Corp... of Ell;..:-illt'('l'''',
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<br />IJi:-:e!1:1!';.:'t' l'('('(lnL---f'.tngp.lli,..;ch<<r).;p l(.latiull IIt'lillt'l! by t'urn'llt-lll('tl.'I' mea~url'-
<br />llH'nt:-: ht'lo\\' I,.H)O ('fs !lnd ('olllllUtation nf fin\\" O\''.'f d:nn at :!-,(I:\O ('f~. Di~('harg{'
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<br />001;') h"'Hr.-: '" {',.--n:i l:pur~ Jml(' 17 p~rim:lu'd Oil imsls of we-ather records anu
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<br />5,544.17
<br />.5,549.94
<br />.5.S50.82
<br />.5,SSI,72
<br />.5,555.%1
<br />5,.'i56.fi2
<br />.5,557.45
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<br />E!~vatioa Contents I
<br />~Jt'l't) (:l.Crt>-,
<br />feet) !
<br />.________....__1__
<br />I June17
<br />5,544.17 10,470 0130._____.
<br />'I~nll
<br />10,470 0600:::
<br />15,090 1030_.
<br />15,880 1700____
<br />16,690 2400.__
<br />20,8.00 .litTle 18
<br />21,750 0730__
<br />2'2,660
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<br />Elevation Contents i
<br />(1eet) {acre- I Hour
<br />~-II ~une 18-Con,
<br />..5,558,05 23,320 120(L_____..__S.~,~
<br />~ ~l<O ,... .... t<", ...,,,^ '" "<N. ~v
<br />..._::: 5:559:38 24:870 ....vvj;.;e.i9.
<br />___5,559,55 25,0701200_" 5,56027
<br />...5,559.69 25,240 24CO.______ __ 5,560_31
<br />.5,559.86 25,440 Ju.ne to
<br />l20!J_.
<br />25,filO 2400__
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<br />adj;H'pllt rp('(}rd.
<br />).Iaxima.-,llillE' 1:".-20. 1~ln.;; Gage ht'-ight, lUlj ir OJ:jO hours June 17 (backwater
<br />from South Platte Rin'r).
<br />lW~ to .:\lay 1965: Di~cilarge ob.sern'd, a,l:.!U C'fs Aug. ;::;, IH-!;; .u:rage-height,
<br />:-1.2.) ft, :-;ile aml datum thell in use),
<br />Flood of July 26, 188;;, rf':ld1l'd a dis('harg(' of 20,000 cfs, b;r float llH>il."un'!l!E'nt.
<br />Flood of )1:1;.' HI, 20, 18G4, re3.('h('d a somewhnt higlwf stngE-. Flood of Aug. 3,
<br />1033, reada"d a diseharge of about 1;;,000 ds as determined by rise of South
<br />Platte IUVPf at Denver,
<br />Hf'llUlrks.--Flood flow rp~nlat('d lJy Cherry Cre-(>k fie-5Hyoir. (See :'itatioli G-
<br />7129.9.)
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<br />Elevaiion and contents at indl-catcd lime, 1965
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<br />Hour
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<br />Elf>vation Contents
<br />(feet) (acre-
<br />feet)
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<br />Ju.ne/5
<br />2400;_~.:-. _;,.; _.'
<br />liOiL~'_'c .v
<br />1900
<br />192(L___
<br />1930.____
<br />211-5..
<br />22OO..u.
<br />240(L__.
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<br />25,fi!lO
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<br />_Heas.. (i!8dlO"!J('. i~l ('Ili'>ic jf'{'i 1)("" SN'tnHi. 19v,')
<br />Day f)i.;C'ilf1rgc
<br />June 1a_____________________________________________________ 0.4
<br />16_____________________________________________________ 18
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<br />2:;,850
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<br />~l____________________________________________________-
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<br />::5
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<br />25,930
<br />25,980
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<br />18_____________________________________________________
<br />19____________________________________________________-
<br />20_____________________________________________________
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<br />17
<br />15
<br />14
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<br />5,'560.00
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<br />5,560.33
<br />.5,560.34
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<br />26,010
<br />2(;,020
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<br />(13) 6-7140. SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT DENVER, COLO.
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<br />Location.-Lnt 39"-1;)'3;")", long lO:J"f)O'10", iu ::\\\"1.4 ~ee, 2~, T. 3 '$.. R uS
<br />W., (Ill rj~ht hank :W ft npstrpum from IHth Str(.('t Bridge in D{"Il\'f.>r and 0.4
<br />mile dowll~trP:l1ll frOlll C1H'rry Cn"ek.
<br />nratuage lH'eu.-3,f\O-t ~\1 mi.
<br />Gag(>.hf'i~ht n'(.()rd,-Watt'r-~ta~(. rN'ordpr graph ,t"x('(~pt OO~O hours June 17
<br />to ,JlUH" In. Pt"ak stage determined from hi~h.water mark IW:1r ~age well.
<br />Datum of gnJ.:'p is ;;,lfJ1.30 ft :lilt""(=' lll('an ~t'a Jt'\'pl. datum of 19'2n, :--upplf'mentary
<br />adjustment of 1000.
<br />Disdmrge N'cord.-Sta;.:p-{1ischar~e rplatioll dt'till(,(} b;r currt'nt-lUetpr uwusure-
<br />ll1f'nt~ bf'low 2,700 ('f~ llnd by indirect nU':1snn"llwnt at -1-0.300 ers. Disd13rge
<br />0030 hours Jun€' 17 to ,June If) f'stimatN} (Ill h:l~i:-; of )l{"nk disC"har~e, one dis-
<br />C'har~r- llH>llsur('IllPllt, tn)ic-al r(='('(':':J";iou, and recordN for nearby stations.
<br />~ra:xhlla.-,Jllne 1:-1--::"'0, 1f)G.'); DisC'harge. 40.:300 ds ahont 01-1;; hours .Tune 17
<br />(gagi:" hei~ht, 1;)..00 ft. from fioodmarks).
<br />188n-OO, I~!);; to :.ra.~ 100:1: DiJ";('harge, 2~,OOO ('fs Sept. 10, 1033 (g'ng€" hpight.
<br />10.98 ft), from rating cune ext€'nded abo\"e 8,SOO cfs on ba~i~ of !lout-area
<br />measurement at gage height !l..!--1 ft.
<br />Remarks.-Flood tame principally from PlullI Creek.
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<br />(11) 6-7130. CKERB,.Y CREEK B'EI.OW CHERRY CREEK RESERVOIR, COLO.
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<br />LUl:utiun.-Lat 30"3D'10", long l()-4-";;l'-lO", ill ~.n\"%s\\,1,4 :0;1;"('. 3.i, T. 4 S., R.
<br />G7 """ 011 right bank 2,000 ft down~tI'P:tlll from CIH'rry Crt'pk Dum. 2 miles
<br />:-;onthpa:-:t of ~t1l1i":lIl, !) mill':': :-;IJllthl':t...;t of Ci\.ir. ('('llt('r ill }k!H'(>r, and 11
<br />milt,s upstn-'ltm from lllouth.
<br />])rnillagt" arpa.~3S., sq mi.
<br />Gu;:!;e-height l.("('ord.-\\":\h'r-st;\~l;;' n'l'onlpr ~rnl)h. Hatulll of g:ag:(' is :-',-!nO,:Jl ft
<br />nooYe llH'lln :-:el1 le\'(>l, datum of 1!r2H (('OrjJS of I':lll;iIlPprs 111;='1\('11 mark).
<br />])bdwrge rt='eord.-Stage--disehargp rplntioll dt'filU'cJ II:" ('l1rrPJlt-lllptpr HH':lStln'-
<br />ments lx'low 1.300 cis.
<br />:\InxilUfl.-.Tnne 1!)(1'}: Xo flow.
<br />]!)33 to :\Iflr 106;;: I>isehargl', 34,000 ('fs Ang:. :( }!l;{;{. h~. ~IOllt'-lH't'a J1H'''~\ll'P-
<br />lHf'utUf:'Urprese-nt site (Cu:,:th'\\'oml Dam faihu'l').
<br />Ht'IIl:'ll'l;;s.-Xo flow during flood lwriod. Flood flo\\' n',:.::ulah'll by CIH"rr~' Cr('ek
<br />Resf-noir. (8(;'p station 6-7120.0.)
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