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<br />2.1 Scope of Study
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<br />This Flood Insuri,n,ce sW~y,gq...ers",tl1e,g,~g,f",the CillS' of Lo~gmcil:lt, ,
<br />Boulder County , Colorado, as Cl,esj'r:kbed in the st. VI!;,<i\in,>,C,Qjl\pft!,~'!1~,~;;~
<br />sive plan (Reference 5). The' areil,of study 'isshowl,l on the, vic~;",
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<br />,'In addition to St. Vrain Creek, the four tr,~butary l"treams inc;:luded'
<br />in the initial study were Dry Creek No. I, Lefthand: Creek, Sp'r ing " ,
<br />Gulch (The Slough) ,and Loomille,r Basin. '
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<br />The limits of detailed study in thep1M.;:9fth~C'ity'bfL'6fi9niont
<br />were determined by FEMA after consul~ation, ~ith the: co~unity and
<br />the stu~y contractor.
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<br />The ar,eas studied by detailed metl1od:i.I were selectea;with priority,
<br />given to all known flood hazar~i:~i:eas and areas oC[prc.jected deve-,
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<br />Communi~y Description,
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<br />The City of Longmont islocated':in,northeastern Bo~lder CO\lnty,' in
<br />nor th-centr al Color ado, appr o~ima tely 38 miles nor bh, of DeJ:fver ,
<br />'Agriculture is the economic l;laseof'Longmont, ,:a,lthdUgh neathy
<br />Denver and Boulder have influenced the grbwthdf'rleW commer,cial,
<br />and industrial developm6'pt, This is re'fleci:edin th,Lp9Pu1ation
<br />trends of Longmont. Th~'pbpulation 'figurestfotLbngmppl:"'for1950,
<br />1960, ,1970, 1980, and projecteq for 1,990 are 8,0?9, 11,489, 23,209,
<br />42,942, and 68,154, respectively." ", ,
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<br />The climate is telRperate. Dailyav!!irage tejl\peratures, are65'!Ffor
<br />May to september ,and 370F fOr Octobejrto April. The,{lvera,ge'~'nn,\l;!.l
<br />precipitation is 12 incl1es for the city of Lc;ingmont"a:nd,neai:ty,17:;
<br />inches in the mountains of Boulder County, wi\than 'average, m6n,thlY"
<br />rate ofl.5 inches from April to septetnbar'.: ' ,,"'"
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<br />The citylies,within the st.'Vrain dreek Basih/headwater", exte'~d>"
<br />by way of North and South St. Vrain ,CreeJ<s in't;Q;:the ROc~Y:Mountairis
<br />up to the Continental Divide; Elevatibns rari9~,'from:4,90iL~eet J,~,,:
<br />Longmont to over 14,000 feet atLo~gs peak;"TI'i~ water of ,$t. Vra1n
<br />Creek' has been appropriated f,or ' municipal ,and;iijl'(;i.g<ition USjil1e; ....,
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<br />east.ern slope of theContineriu<if ~il/'ide by;wayidi~N~tlianc:lisB4ti'l<
<br />St. Vrain Creeks. From the con~lU~ri,ce of'ti'les~cJ~~~~llj:'iLXOri'Si';
<br />Colorado, St. Vrain Creek flOWSsQutheaster+Yithr,?i!C;jt!';~o.i'lgIl\9b:~l".
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