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<br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I ~ <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />. <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />B <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />5 <br />R 66W R 65W <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />The flood of June 18, 1965 is of historical interest since it was <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />R65W I R64W <br /> <br />this reach, a minimal amount of ground water seeps into the creek. The" <br /> <br />.... <br />I . <br /> <br />T <br />13 <br />S <br />T <br />14 <br />S <br /> <br />flow of seep water is usually less than one cubic foot per second. <br /> <br />Storms wh"ich produce floodwater occur during the summer months from <br /> <br /> <br />May to August. During this period, warm, moist air masses from the Gulf <br /> <br />of Mexico combine with cold and comparatively dry air from the polar <br /> <br />regions to cause thunderstorms. The storms are characterized by high <br /> <br /> <br />rainfall intensities of short duration, producing high peak flows and <br /> <br />moderate volumes of water. Frequently, the thunderstorms are severe and <br /> <br />occur over rather limited areas. <br /> <br />T <br />14 <br />S <br />T <br />15 <br />S <br /> <br />History of Flooding <br /> <br />In the Jimmy Camp Creek Watershed, primary use of land, including <br /> <br /> <br />the flood plain, is for agricultural purposes. Historical documentation <br /> <br />of flooding is meager. Floods occur that go unrecorded because they <br /> <br />lack the "sensationalism" and "disastrous effects" worthy of news cover- <br /> <br />age, such as those associated with flooding in cities and towns. Major <br /> <br />LOWER END OF STUDY <br />T <br />15 <br />S <br /> <br />T <br /> <br />flood damages in the watershed are to roads, bridges, and agricultural <br /> <br />land. <br /> <br />probably the largest known flood to occur in EI Paso County. At a point <br /> <br />four and one-half miles upstream from the Fountain Creek confluence, <br /> <br />u. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE <br />SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE <br /> <br />flood flow in Jimmy Camp Creek was estimated at 124,000 c.f.s. When <br /> <br /> <br />compared to the relatively small drainage area (53.5 square miles) above <br /> <br />APPROXIMATE SCALE: 1/2"= I MILE <br /> <br />FLOOD HAZARD STUDY AREA <br />JIMMY CAMP CREEK <br /> <br />EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO <br /> <br />