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<br />~.' Julesburg; Col:crado. to BartOD-i' Nebraska.- In this <br />area, 2.5 'miles of U. S~' Highway No., 138 were, covered' with water <br />and the approaches to on~ bridge were washed out and three small <br />private bridges were destroyed. Three miles of Union Pacific <br />Railroad,road~ed wer.e damaged by loss of bal~ast and cutting or <br />a levee between u.. :,8,. Highway No. 138 and the tracks,~, Traok <br />damage in this reach clOsed the line for one day, which necessitated <br />rerouting of train 'traffic. At the state line, 9 cabins, 1 store, <br />and: 1 garage were,flooded to a depth of 1.5 feet on the first <br />,-floors, and 1 trailer was washed into an adjoining field. <br /> <br />, ~" Bip;, Spri~s area.- In this area, heavy runoff from <br />sidehills adjacent to the, north side of Big SpriJ:its pcnded along <br />the Union Pacific, Railro,ad tracks and overflowed'~a portion of a <br />resident,ial district ,on the east edge of Big Sl?r'ings to a maximum <br />depth ,c,f,,5 ,feet ,in places., Heavy damage oocur.red ,to 20 residences, <br />, ,2' hOmes b,eing moved ,from their roundations.'The waters receded ' <br />.t'rcm the 1llUIlicip/l.l ,area after 200 feet of Union Pacific Railroad <br />emballkmentWll.'\lhed.out near a small bridge and released the ponded <br />water. Local interests' olaim flooding occurred in the town area <br />b,eQIll.\Be th'l, opening of this bridge became plugged with sand and <br />:debris., One mile north of Big Springs, washout of,a,bridge on <br />u. S. Highway No. 138 closed that highway' to traffic for several <br />days. <br /> <br />~. Ogallala to Chappell.- Between these two tcwns, 4 bridges <br />", on U, S, Highway No. 30 were damaged by approach washouts. At one <br />place, a lake with, approximately 200 acres of surface area was fOrmed <br />on relatively flat land by conoentretion of runoff from local <br />precipitation. This lake covered about 1,500 feet of U. S.Highway <br />No. 30. <br /> <br />',No hlllllan lives were lost and no loss 'of livestock was reported. <br /> <br />6. Estimate of damages.- (By Denver area) <br /> <br />Direct <br /> <br />Residential <br />Business concerns <br />, Highway and bridges <br />Irrigation structures <br />, Agriculture <br />Rail,road damages <br />Misoellaneous (Fenoes, <br />,c leanup, etc.) , <br />"", Total ,dame.ges, , <br /> <br />$ 47,000 <br />2,300 <br />26,500 <br />2,0,00 <br />17.900 <br />13,700 <br />2,500 <br /> <br />$111,900 <br /> <br />.. ..': <br /> <br />26 <br /> <br />Indireot <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />.:.~ 'I~ <br />'<r" (I Sf/Ill <br /> <br />$ 3,400 <br />1 400 <br />, <br />21,000 <br />o <br />o <br />211, 000 <br />, ,0 <br /> <br />:/I 50,400 <br />3,700 <br />47,500 <br />2,000 <br />11 9oo",;'j','I"" <br />'- " - ,., <br />, "'224,700 <br />,', ,,:' 2'5'00 <br />. ' <br /> <br />~. . '.,. <br /> <br />$236,,:800 ' , '$3~ ;700 <br /> <br />,." <br /> <br />.' ." ,~, <br />