FLOOD05562

• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: The Arkansas River Flood of June 3-5, 1921
• Date: 8/12/1973
• Prepared For: Arkansas River Basin
• Prepared By: USGS
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Documentation Report

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Introduction_________________________________________________________

Ackllowledgwelll:::l_______________________________..,__________________
Suwmllry of lIood IOSlleS______________________________________________
l'ror..ress ot lIood crest through Arkunsus Yalley_______________________
TOpO:':nl)lhy ot .ArkunSll~ bushl________________________________________

(:1\ use 0 t llooc,I______________________________________________________
)'rlllcipll) IIreUll Ilt intpl\se ).l1illfllll____________________________________
1';lTc~.t lit l'I.~J...'oll'S 01\ till! 11..11.1-________, _______.____________.__________

1<'10' It) Jlowll________ ____ _____________ _______ ________ _______ _ __________
i\I elluJtI I.t . )~tel'lIl i lIut 1"11__ ____ ________ ___ ________ _ _____ _ _ __ _______
'I'll.! IICl1ltlllf!twccn I"UI\III\ Vity ulull'lIeblo_______:.__________________

The lIcJlJtlut l'ueblo________"'----------------------------_________
General feat~res-----~------~--------------------------------
Arrival ot tributary 1100<1 crests______________________________

~iaxiIDuID discharge_______~__________________________________
'fotal disChar~--------------------------------------______
~he flood belo\v Pueblo___________________________________________

General features_____________________________________________
~rlbutary streams..___________________________________.:.___
Fountain Creek__~_______________________________________

St. CharlE!:il River ________________________________________
ChlcoCreek-_____________________________________________.
Previous 1I00ds______________________________________________________
Flood ot Indian legend___________________________________________
Floods ot authentic reeol.d___________________.:._-'______________
Maximum diSCharges per square mile previously recorded.__________

Index_______________________________________________________________

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PUTJo: I. Map of .Arkan.<;as Valley between Cnnun Clly ancl l'\lehlo, Colo_ 6 I
II. ...., EI'l'l.'Ct ot flood in rallroac1 )"ards; JJ, Overturnl!c1 baggage'cut; j
from Dem"er &. RIo Grande tnlin_______________________ 8,
III. A, View looking ul>><trenm toward site of Schaeffer dum; B,
Bea\"er Creek 1 wile abo\'e wouth_________________;",___ 18
IV. A, Eighbnile Creek, sho'\\'lng t31)lcnl section used in c1etermin-
ing nlu:lmum discharge; B, Skaguay rese1'\'olr, with daw

and spllhvay___________________________________________ 19
V. .:1, Rilt 18 Inches deep depositetl In il'lInt ot -Cnio\l Depot; B,
O'"erturned tracks on Denver &. Rio Grande Railroad west

of Pueblo______________________________________________ ~4
VI. A, Hig~-wnter mark on Electric Bullc1lng; B, Union Depot on
the IDorning of June 4, 1921____________________________ 25
FIGUllE 1. Hyc1rograph ot Arkansas Rivel' at Pueblo, showing stage of rh'er
trom June 2 to June 5, 1921_______________________,______ 28
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