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<br />dive~5it" "nhan~~s the vis",,1 a~sth~ties and ",ildlit" habitat
<br />valu.... i.. th.. "rfla.
<br />Th..s.. t lood "I a; nS su""or t " "ar i et" ot oJ i I d lite spe~ I es
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<br />INVEST1GATIONS AND ANALYS1S
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<br />j"t,,",'r"tilt ien" "r,d, Use ",o..l."R"p,<;Jft
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<br />Fre'!",,"cy ""d Oisc""r,!"
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<br />s,"n::h as'
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<br />,"ule d,,"r, cOyote, cottontail, rl!t-oJln'3ed blackbird,
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<br />T"" 10-. 50-, 100-, and SOD-year t lood events "'~" u""d as
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<br />blue h..r rOn, SOn'3 spar~o.., b I O!!ck-"..aded '3ro..beak, rlld-tO!! i 1..01
<br />ha..k. ,!olden ea9le, bald ....<;1.., Canada '3ees" , mallard and ",any
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<br />the f-Iood trll.,,,enc;,,s tor this tiDed plain analysis,
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<br />Th"s, the
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<br />data d"ve I o""d in th I s r.."ort '" i I I be .." i t..b Ie not on i y to~
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<br />ether specie.. ef "ildllte.
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<br />These r i "ar i a" ."e.." a~" very
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<br />I,""ortant In th.. ..rid r"910n.. of Colorado,
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<br />Theprexi..lty te
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<br />r"9U I..t, 0" pu~"ose.. ilnd H.8 1041 des; 9nat i eli but ill se tor
<br />F..d,,,..1 In"u~ilnce Admln;..trat io" t lood Insuranc.. etueli..s
<br />conducted by th.. F..eI..ral Em..r9""cy Ma"agement A9"nc",
<br />Thes..v..rious flood ..v..nts hav.. an av..r"9" eccurr""CI! ef
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<br />water and robust v"911tatieli supporteel by thl! wate~ ~1!91me attract
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<br />",or.. specil!s ot wildllte to this habitattYPI! than ..ny oth..r.
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<br />onc" in the n"mb..r ot yearS a" indicated.
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<br />Fo~ ..xamp Ie, the
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<br />100-year tlood OCCurS. on th.. av"ra9'" once in a 100-"..ar period,
<br />and has "o"e percent chance e; bei"9 e"1"..led er exc"..ded in an>"
<br />91ven year,
<br />T".. ~artic"I"r u~es tor the yarlews ;Iood events in ..eldition
<br />to those stated above are.... tollows'
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<br />10-.Ye_"E_"nd 5.0_,::,1.".",.r. F I O.o.~E-"e,,_~_~
<br />I nformat i On r",ard i", these i o..,,~ t requenc" t loods Is
<br />esp.."ially usetul for future en9ineerln,> studies anel land use
<br />"I a"" i n9 pu~po~es re I ated to minor road systeJlls, JII i nOr channe I
<br />,mprovem"nts, the I ocat i On 0; par k 5 and ~ec~eat i Ona I lilC I I , t i "s,
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<br />~gric"lt"ral lands, and appurtenant 5t~wctu~es.
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<br />The use ot the
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<br />10"'''' freer""ncy floods ",ay be censidered i" planni"9 tiood
<br />.,reyentlan projecte to "'rllt"ct 1l9ricultural areas. Or Other
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