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<br />l. Rflinfall '0 ;;io.';a Cree'k, ~,la y 30, 1035 Page 4
<br />2. R.1infall '0 KiOI.;a Cr,"ok, Ju.ne 17, 1965 Page 4
<br />3. Selected Peak Discharges '" the Kio''''a Watershe,l Pale 5
<br />4 . PrQj,>ctec! lOG Year RlHlOff " Kio',,'a Page 7
<br />5, Projected 100 Year flood Plain "' Kio',;a Pagt! 8
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<br />Tho purpose of this rC:;Jort i ~ to furnish inform<lt ion on tr.e
<br />flood hazard are3S that 3Jjoirl Kio",-" Creek in the ,,'icini.yof
<br />K::.o\;a, Colorado. As SilO\>'n on Pla~~ 3, the study a rea encompasses
<br />nca.rly 630U feet of the Kiow" Creek Ch'm~el, {:);.tendi.ng from a-
<br />point 2400 feet south of the C:olorado Highway Number 86 b!"idge,
<br />downstream.
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<br />The report'~ contents are designed to provide local govern-
<br />ment agencies, (Commerci.al lntere,_t, and concerned citizens in
<br />the Kiowa are., ',;ith definitivrJ data that ",ill aid in planl'lil'lg the
<br />be~t use of flood prone lands or otherwise contribute to the sol-
<br />ution of local flooding problems. In addition, the report can be
<br />helpful in locating and desi~nlng bridges and roads, establishing
<br />criteria for flood proofing and, in so::!e instancos, deter.:lining
<br />,,;her<~ structural protecti \'e wor1<s should be considered.
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<br />The report includes information on past floo,l:; and the nature
<br />and extent of probable future floods which can bo reasonably ex-
<br />pected in tho study area. Its cOlicluding section provides guidance
<br />on various flood plain manage~ent techi'lues which could be adopted
<br />in a realistic flood damage reduction prograr:l.
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<br />The report was prepare<l at ttc request of the office of the
<br />Elbert County Land U~" Administr~t(lr. The ass istance and cooper-
<br />ation of various Elbert Coullly officers, the TClI,;n of Kiowa, the
<br />Soil Conserl'a I' ion Service ilnd nunerOll~ pri vat (' c i t i zt'n~ i n ~llrpl y-
<br />ing useful dot a are appreciated and gratefully i.lckno\;leJgetl.
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<br />Mapping of the projeC"t "-T<'~ ),'.15 performed by Scharf :tnd Assoc
<br />i ates, Tnc:. 0 f Denver, ~'i th Sll,V<':' ccont rol '.'0 ['k b".in~ pro\.' ided by
<br />~~r. Delme t. 11. lIaOlil i ton, PC. LS, COl.mty Ell!'. ill"" r.
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<br />All elevat i()n~ appeR, ing in this report are ba~;ed on U. S. Coa:;t
<br />llnd Geodetic Survey 1929 mean sea levol ..tatum. Ih", actual limits
<br />of flood pI ii in "reas Ol'l the ground '''3Y va ry ~ 1 ip;htl Y from those
<br />shown on Plate 3 because of map ,cale ;lnd ;\cc,uracy limit;ltions
<br />which do not perlnit prc<:ise plotting of the flooJcd area boundaries.
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