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<br />PREFACE
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<br />State of Colorado <iater Conservation Board, the U.S. Bureau of
<br />lleclarnation, the Pueblo Begion"l Planning COI1ll\\iS8ion. the City of
<br />Pueblo, the Civil Defense Agency. the CF & r Steel corporation.
<br />the Chieftain~Star Journal, and private citi~ens in sUf{'lying useful
<br />data is appreciated and gratefully acknowledged.
<br />All elevations appearing in this repurt are based on
<br />U.S. coast and Geodetic Survey 1929 mean ~ca level datum (adjusted
<br />1961). Contour lines of the U.S.G.S. maps u~ed as backgrQund in the
<br />Flooded Areas plates have a stated accuracy of ~ contour interval.
<br />When Plotting flood plain outlines it was found that field sections
<br />superimposed on the U.S.G.S. maps seldom agreed ~ith elcv"tions
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<br />The p~rpo5e of this report is to f~rnish information on
<br />the flood ha2ard ar€a of Salt Creek which is tributary to th~
<br />Arkansas Rive~ in the vicinity of Pueblo, Colorado. A~ shown on
<br />Plat€ 1, th€ Bt~dy area enco~passes 13.4 miles of channel extendin9
<br />from the confluence with the Arkansas River east of the City of
<br />Pueblototlleconflu<,nce....iththeSt.c:...rleSFloodDitch.90Cltllw..st
<br />of the City.
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<br />The report's contents are designed to provide local
<br />government agencies, commercial interests, and concerned citizens
<br />in tm, P~el,lo _ PiJeblo Co~nty area ,,'ith definitive data that will
<br />nid in planning tho best ~~e uf flood pron€ land~ and also contribute
<br />to th~ solut~on of 10caL flOOd problems. Aside fram serving as ~
<br />tool for improving flood plain "'Clnage,,,,,nt, the report can be helpfui
<br />in lCGating Clnd designing vi>rious structures and cllannel improvettH ,!',ts,
<br />establishing criteria for flood9roofi~q, and, in some instances.
<br />determining ..ttror" 'tructur"l ?rotective ''''''rk,) ~hould be considered.
<br />The r1eci~ion ,"<<king process must consider the e"i5ti~" er.vironment"l
<br />"ttribut"" of t:~" flo:>d OOl"lIl "re~ ;mll <,v<iluBte its prolJ.,bl" role
<br />inthecomnunitY'$plannedfut:ure9ro...rth.
<br />Whi1" information dnd tlat:" on past. Houde h very sp.,rs"",
<br />the report include. information On the nature ~nd extent of probable
<br />fut.~rc floods in ",he S"lt Creek basin. Th" cO:'rcluding ,,",ction ot the
<br />report provides guidance on varie~s floed plain management techniques
<br />.....hieh c"'-lid "'e 'doptoo i.n a re"li.Rtic flood damage r~r1"ction program.
<br />Tl.L~ ,eport doe~ Hot include "P,-;cific plans or recolffilcnddUons for the
<br />SOlution of flood problem~ as the~e are, in most instances, the
<br />responsibiiity of local qovernment.
<br />Thisr<,portwaspreparetl"tthercquestofth"Pueblo
<br />Regional Pl,,~ninq Cvmmission. through thc St~te of Colorado Water
<br />Conse~v"tian lJOard. Tbe a,;sistdn~e "nd cc<opsration af the U.s.
<br />~,~t.i"nal Ocear.iG and Atmosrhe"ic Act,"ini~t<"tiQn ~'"ath"r S"rv;.c~. th"
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<br />indicated by the contour lines.
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<br />~ avoid conflict, elevation~ hav~
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<br />been removed from the contour lines.
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<br />The contours themselves can
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<br />be conside~ed to accurately represent g~09raphic features, but
<br />Should not be used to determine flood snrface elevations. !nareas
<br />where recent developments have altered contours and geographic
<br />features, invalid contours have been taken out. u.S.G.S. field
<br />checked spot elevatiaos have bcen retd.in~~ wherever possible ,~d
<br />"re reliable to .. 2'. l'hese, ho~ever, should not be used to inf",r
<br />~ctual elevation~ fo. cnntour lincs.
<br />An informative br=lm~c, entitled, "S,llt Creek Flood"
<br />inVicinityofPtH,blo.Colorado"hasbcenpreparcdtaaecomp"nythis
<br />r&port. Oopic~ of the brochure, this report, ~~ related information
<br />c,lnlleobtainedfromtheofficeofthePuebloR"'JionalPL..nning
<br />Commission,Pueblo,Coloradoandfromth"ColoradoWaterConserv"tiOil
<br />ao"rd in Denver, colorado. 'I'he Albuquerque District: of tire CQrp~ of
<br />I>ngin"ers will, upon reque~t, provide interpr"tati"n and limit"d
<br />tec~~ical as~ist~nce in us€ of thr information contained heroin.
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