FLOOD04998

• County: Mesa
• Community: Fruita
• Stream Name: Colorado River
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Title: Flood Hazard Information - Fruita
• Date: 11/1/1976
• Prepared For: Fruita and Mesa County
• Prepared By: US Army Corps of Engineers
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION
PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF REPORT
LIMITS OF STUDY
Al';KNOWLEDGEMENTS
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA
DRAINAGE AREA. . . . . . . .
NATURE OF FLOOD PROBLEMS
FLOOD HISTORY .....,..
FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
FUTURE FLOODS
100- AND 500-YEAR FLOODS
OBSTRUCTIONS . . . .
VELOCITIES OF FLOW
FLOODED AREAS
FLOOD DAMAGES

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TABLES

TABLE

I STREAM REACHES STUDIED,...... ,.......................... ........... 1
2 DRAINAGE AREAS AND HEADWATER ELEVATIONS................... 3
~ PEAK FLOWS, 101}. AND SOO-YEAR ~'LOODS.......... .............. d.... 6
4 OBSTRUCTIVE STREAM CROSSINGS ................. .............. ......8
5 AVERAGE VELOCITIES OF FLOW, lOO-YEAR FLOOD.............. ......9

PLATES

PLATE

1 Vicinity and Index Map}
2,42 Flooded Areas ...............,...................Atend nfRcJXlrt
43,55 Flood Profiles

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INTRODUCTION

PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF REPORT
The purpose of this report is to describe
and illustrate the noodhaurd in the vicinity
of Fruita, Mesa County,Colorado. The report
will aid in planning the best use of lands
subjecttoinundationfromlOO-and500-year

floods. However, it does not contain
recommendations for wIving flood problems
or plans for use of flood plain areasbeeause
these aetivitiesare the responsibilitiesoflo<:al
governments,

LIMITS OF STUDY
The report covers the Colorado River from
about 22 Road downstream to about 13 Road,
and the lower reaches of Roed, Big Salt, and
Little Salt Washes in and adjacent to Fruila,
All three washe" are direct tribularies to the

Colorado River, but Little Salt Wash is the
only one of the three that flows through the
city. Plate 1 is agenerll.l mapofthearell.,
Table I shows the stream reaches covered in
the report.

TABLE 1

STREAM REACHES STUOIED

Stream

Reach
Upslream 10:
Vicinity of 22 Road
DRGWRR
L 1/2 Road
East of 18 Road

Lenglh
otReach
(miles)
12,0
1.0
2,5
2,2

Colorado River
Reed Wash
Big Salt Wash
Little Salt Wash

from:
Vicinity of 13 Road
Mouth
Mouth
Mouth

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