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. Summary of extreme flood discharges for streams which flow within and near Elbert County, Colo. (Data for sites 1-12 from Matthal (1969. p. 37); and for site 13 from Snipes and others (1974, P. 351) . Site Stream and location County Drainage area, Discharge, in Year No. in square cubic feet miles per second I Kiowa Creek at K-79 Reservoir EIPaso 3.20 6,250 1957 near Eastonville 2.370 1966 2 Kiowa Crook Subwatershed EIPaso 1.12 2,600 1966 No. J-33 near Eastonville 3 Kiowa Creek Subwatershed Elbert 2.82 6,880 1965 No. R-3 near Elbert 4 Kiowa Creak Subwatershed Elbert .59 1,360 1966 No Q,51 near Elbert 5 Kiowa Crack at Elbert Elbert 286 43,500 1936 41,500 1965 6 West Kiowa Creek at Elbert Elbert 359 20,000 1965 7 Kiowa Creek at Kiowa Elbert 19,700 1965 8 Kiowa Creek at Bennett Adams 236 75,300 1935 24,900 1965 9 East Bijou Crook at Deer Trail Arapahoe 302 25,000 1935 274,000 1966 10 Middle Bijou Creek near Arapahoe 190 143,640 1936 Dear Trail 145.000 1969 11 West Bijou Creek near Kiowa Elbert 86.7 67,200 1965 12 West Bijou Creek at Byers Arapahoe 277 164,670 1936 75,500 1965 13 BiQ Sandv Crook near Calhan EIPaso 49.0 60,700 1965 Previous Studies The following table lists the studies that have been done within Elbert County. Note that no previous studies have been completed for the unincorporated areas of the county prior to the USGS study in 1981. leted for Elbert Coun Author, Date Flood Hazard Boundary Map, Town of Elizabeth, CO, Elbert Count Flood Insurance Study, Town of Kiowa, Elbert Count , CO Floodplain Information, Kiowa Creek at Elbert, Colorado Elbert County Floodplain Mapping FEMA, February 1976 FEMA, February 1 976 United Western Engineers, Janua 1976 USGS, 1981 . 4