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<br /> <br />City of Rifle Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan <br /> <br />I <br />Flood Hazard Mitigation <br />Activities <br /> <br />The City of Rifle has no flood control structures <br />on either Rifle or Government Creeks. This, com- <br />bined with the sparse vegetation in the drainage <br />basins, makes Rifle particularly vulnerable to <br />flash flooding. Programs which will encourage <br />the construction of flood control structures and <br />improvement of the watershed vegetation should <br />be encouraged. <br /> <br />CITY OF <br />TRAIL <br /> <br />N <br /> <br />PHASE I A II <br />or <br />TRAIL SISTEK <br /> <br />u......... <br /> <br /> <br />MAP NOT TO SCALE <br /> <br />The United States Department of Agriculture's <br />Soil Conservation Service (SC) has some pro- <br />grams that may be able to help improve the <br />condition of the watershed in the basins above <br />Rifle. There are also SCS programs that provide <br />design help for structures and other facilities, to <br />maximize their flood control attributes. It is ap- <br />parent that some type of flood control struc- <br /> <br /> <br />RIFLE <br />MAP <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~-- <br /> <br />Courlesy - Kevin Holderness, City of Rifle <br /> <br />8 <br />