FLOOD04959

• County: Garfield
• Community: Rifle
• Stream Name: Rifle Creek
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Title: City of Rifle Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan - The May 15, 1993 Flood
• Date: 9/1/1993
• Prepared For: Rifle
• Prepared By: Rifle, Colorado Office of Emergency Management
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

City at Rifle Flood Hazard Mitigati6n Plan

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements .

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Foreword ......

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The May 15th. 1993 Flood .
Emergency Response .
Damage........
Damage Assessment .
Post-Flood Assistance

Lessonsuarned .. . . . . . . .

City of Rifle Flood Vulnerability
Community Description . .
Rifle Creek Flood History
Dam Failure Flood Hazard

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Flood Hazard Mitigation Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The Rifle Trail. . . . . . . . . . .
Flood Mitigation Meeting . . . . .
City of Rifle Flood Mitigation Action Items .

Appendix A -In the Event of a Flood - Tips to Minimize Losses

Appendix B - Sources of Assistance ................

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