<br />Facsin;l:'; articl" from pi:lgc 1. column
<br />Boulder ;:'i:li1y C'1..1ICril, M~nJay, JUrle 6,
<br />
<br />3, of thc
<br />1921.
<br />
<br />l'loodofMay26,l935
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<br />ERIE'S MAIN STREET
<br />FOUR FEET UNDER WA TER
<br />
<br />This flood waS
<br />1 . "
<br />R~ner" ra.nS,
<br />
<br />a~ain caused ~y rapid
<br />The peak discharge wa,
<br />
<br />sno'Nmelt in the mountains and heavy
<br />approximately 3,100 ofs interpreted
<br />
<br />n. ~.'n .te..t 0' .... ~.d fo", f..t 0' ~'''r 'n .t S"u,day
<br />a~<~,d'n1 to "<01. F<~d dl..e ~h<> ".. t~eu On thot day. Ha
<br />thinka t,l~ .uff<r~d quit. ~e..ily.
<br />
<br />from infor",,,tio[l published by tho Corps 01 E[lgineers. This i. less tlo~n ~he
<br />10_yenr flood (6,170 efs) a$ computed by th~ SCS.25 Eye-"i~ne"ses of the
<br />flood repor~ed that the flood of 1935 was 21 feet lower than ~he flood of
<br />1921.26 Dam..g~s estiruated by th~ Corps were a; fol1ows:27
<br />
<br />.. .
<br />
<br />. . . h."i~. b.O".." """Id~, .nd O."vo~ "00 ".iOt,'n.a ..<"rd.y
<br />by ~.n.,"rr'n9" p...."q~~. .t c<'o. ~h.re 0""'" 1.500 foot ~< tu~
<br />_re badly d..,...d by tl<o flood 1"&00], Cru~ Frld.y"i.ht....
<br />
<br />Abo"c Superior $ 1,950
<br />In Superior 6,830
<br />Superior " Ed" 19,500
<br />In Ede 29.250
<br />Belo,", Erie 8,780
<br /> TOTAL $66,310
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<br />Facsimile article from page 1, column 8,
<br />Boulder Daily Camera, Wednesday, June 9,
<br />
<br />of the
<br />1921.
<br />
<br />This event ~as probably reported in the Erie ~e~s and F.~ie Herald b~t
<br />~o copies of th~se newspapers CQuld be found.
<br />
<br />MAYOR BILLIG CALLS MEETING FOR
<br />THE RELIEF OF ERIE AND LAFAYETTE
<br />
<br />"....t'nq "... hold aO 6 "'~IOC~ Ohl. .l<~''',",n in the o"io~ 0<
<br />...yo, J. Q. Ii".q, .t tho It<>e.y "",",,<,'n o,oeery co~o.ny. to
<br />""n",d~, "~at '<~o' oh""'d "'" hhn '" p,ov'do rea.f '0. Hood
<br />.ut<a<~ro in E,.. and LahyoOh. It i. ropo,O~d <h.< th~," a<o .
<br />0_0< "' 0.... o~ .~fl~"'nq .n 01\1. ahodct bu. th.' .....'vidual.
<br />"Ill not ""'~pt roUet OK<~pt Oh,~ OlIo ..'"io"" ot U1~h '~.P<I<-
<br />tlvet:h,,-,t:ho.. AplonotuU.f"".k"iU","o"Uln..a .00Mo
<br />
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<br />24U.S. Engineer Office, Appendix II, pa~e 28.
<br />ZSU.S. Soil Conservation Service, Table 2, Flood frequency El~vatlon
<br />and Discharge Dat...
<br />
<br /><0", .
<br />Y. .Snglneer
<br />n....,
<br />iuJ .
<br />
<br />~ttice, Appen4i~ IV, p..ge 24.
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