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<br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br />FLOOD DOCUMENTATION REPORT <br />TELEPHONE CONVERSATION RECORD <br /> <br />BY: Markus Ritsch <br /> <br />INDIVIDUAL: Joe Baltazar <br />Kevin Kuretich <br />Darrel Graham <br />Dan Royal <br />AFFILIATION: Morgan County <br />PHONE #: (970)-867-9446 <br /> <br />DATE: 3/25/98 <br />SUBJECT: 1997 Flooding <br /> <br />I, Affected streams and local drainages? Schaefer Draw and watershed north and west of <br />Schaefer Draw. Two irrigation canals (Riverside Canal and Weldon Valley Canal) transect the <br />Schaefer Draw drainage and so the effective catchment is increased, There is also drainage tile <br />located under the Weldon Valley Canal all the way down to the South Platte River. <br /> <br />2, Geographic extent of flooding? The Colorado State Forest Service has a map of the flooded <br />areas, Joe is going to send me the name and phone number of the person to contact to get this <br />map. If we have trouble getting a map, Joe can describe the approximate limits of flooding <br />(County Rd 2, H&H, Highway 52, and Weldona), <br /> <br />Joe is going to send me the map. <br /> <br />3, Storm duration? The primary precipitation event took place from July 29, at 5:30 pm to July <br />30, at 4:00 am. The county experienced a good bit of precipitation on July 27 and July 28 which <br />saturated the ground prior to the heavy precipitation on the 29 and 30th. <br /> <br />4, Rainfall amounts? Extent of rainfall? Bob Glancy is the best source of precipitation <br />information, We should contact him to obtain precipitation maps, isohyetal maps, and areal <br />extent of precipitation. Bob Glancy can be reached at 303-361-0661. In general the period from <br />July 29, at around 12 pm to July 30, at 3 am experienced a maximum point total of <br />approximately 14 inches according to the NWS, <br /> <br />5, Rainfall bucket surveys? Tom Browning and Joe (and a third person whom Joe could not <br />remember other than it was a female) conducted house-to-house visits after the storm to inquire <br />about precipitation data. Ask Tom of he has this information. <br /> <br />6, Precipitation gauging network? The County operates none, but is interested in installing one if <br />matching funds are available. <br /> <br />7, Documentation of high water marks? No documented high water marks are available. There <br />may be a few business in town that could show us how high the water came, The expanse of <br />