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<br />Table 2. River Stages Monitor Table <br /> <br /> <br />Flood Plain <br />Inundation <br />10 to 24.Year <br />~ <br /> <br />Flood Stage at <br />La Junta <br />9.8 to 11.8 feet <br /> <br />Inundation Zone * <br /> <br />Approximate Flood Areas in Otero County <br /> <br />North La Junta alon river <br />~liil . 81 n Ii !Jfili <br />All of North La Junta, portions of La Junta downtown, and extensive agricultural <br />areas from Fowler to Swink north of railroad tracks <br /> <br /> <br />>100.Year <br /> <br />> 13.8 feet <br /> <br />- 100-Year Flood lain <br /> <br />. Flood Inundation Zones relate to those described by Corp of Engineers, <br />Flood Preparedness Plan for La Junta and North La Junta, Colorado, 1993 <br /> <br />. Stage Height Observations from USGS GOES Stage Heights by Ote;o '6iUniyRiverW~ <br />__ ~_Nationa/.Weather_Service_Stage Heigllt Forecasts for.USGS Observation Points i <br /> National Weather Service (NWS) Forecasts <br /> Observed NWS NWS NWS NWS . Approx Travel Time . Approx Travel Time <br />Stage Gauge Locations Observed Stage Height 6 - Hr 12 - Hr 18 - Hr 24-Hr from Stage Gauges between Consecutive <br /> Stagel Time Changel Time Stage Ht Stage Ht Stage Ht Stage Ht to Bridge at La Junta Stage Gauges <br />11. Avondale (ADLC2, ARKAUOCO) -19to 35 hrs <br />12. Nepesta (NPT2, ARKNEPCO) -14to 25 hrs -5to 10hrs <br />A. Fowler RW Bridge at Highway 167 -11 to 19 hrs -3 to 6 hrs <br />1. Apishapa (APAC2. AP1 FOWCO) -9.5 to 16 hrs -1.5to 3 hrs <br />B. Manzanola -8/013 hrs -1.5 to 3 hrs <br />13. Catlin Dam (CDM2, ARKCATCO) -6 to 9 hrs -2 to 4 hrs <br />14. Rocky Ford (ARCC2, ARC ROCCO) -4 to 6 hrs -2 to 3 hrs <br />C. Rocky Ford River Watchers <br />65. Timpas Creek at Swink (TCKC2) -2 to 3 hrs -2 to 3 hrs <br />D. Swink River Watchers -1.5 hrs -1 to 1.5 hrs <br />15. La Junta Bridge <br /> <br />. Please nole all travel times are approximated. Travel times can vary with the volume of the flood discharge and Changing river characteristics. <br />Caution should be used in relying solely on these numbers for evacuation decision-making Compare to NWS forecasts and observation changes. <br />Walch for the development of a flood crest and tributary contributions to river stage. <br /> <br />~13 <br />