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. . ACKNOWLEDGMENTS There are always many people who merit a special thanks in the course of preparing a study such as this one. The idea for the project was envisioned by Michael G. Serlet, of the Flood Control office of the Boulder County Public Works Department, as a means of heightening the public's awareness of the flood hazard in Boulder County. Serlet and William P. Stanton, of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, were instrumental in guiding the project, lending their engineering expertise, and providing other ideas on the organization of the historical material gathered for the project. In addition, Larry Lang, of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, contributed comments and ideas. There are many others who, in one way or another, assisted in providing information, criticism, and enthusiasm during the data collection, review, and production phases of the study. . Thanks are extended to the County's newspapers and radio stations who donated column space and broadcast time to aid in the appeal to Boulder County residents for historic flood inforr!lation. The following publications were involved in that effort: Boulder Daily Carlera, Broomfield Enterprise, Colorado Daily, Denver Post, Lafayette News, Longmont Daily I ir!les Call. Louisville Times, Lyons Recorder, and the University of Colorado's Silver and Gold Record. A special thanks goes to Hane Cracraft, Tir!l Lange. Margie McAllister and Mike Parnell who wrote longer a rticles about the project for the Denver Post, Colorado Daily, Boulder Daily Camera, and Silver and Gold Record. The radio stations that donated broadcast time included KADEl KBCO, KBOL/KBVL, KLMO and KGNU. Roz I3rovm and Ann Schaffer of KBOL were especially helpful by providing interview air time. Artist Chip Parker's design of an "Information Wanted" poster was also helpful in the request for historic flood information. ,'"Ian)! thanks go to those citizens who responded to the articles and announcer!lents mentioned above, especially Mr. Edward Anderson of Jamestown, ,vis. Laura Cheesbro of Eldorado Springs and Boulder, Ms. LaVern Johnson of Lyons, and Ms, Martha Weiser of Boulder. Appreciation is also extended to other citizens who shared personal rememberances on past floods or who provided helpful hints on other contacts. Ms. Martha Campbell, of the University of Colorado Government Document Library, is at the head of the list for the ready help she <Jave in providing innumerable leads for prospective interviews. . Primary sources such as manuscript collection items (diaries, meeting notes, rersonal correspondence, etc.) and historic photographs were