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<br />1 <br /> <br />) <br />I, <br />I <br />~ <br />, <br /> <br />Flooded AreQs <br /> <br />In Colot3dO, the 100-y"ar flood hss been selected to delineate ami <br />reg~ht" f1oodplai.ns. Therefore, the flooded ""eas maps show the 100-year <br />floodplain boundary for Running Creek and the Eli2abeth major drainageways. <br />The mapping has a 2-foot contour interval and a scale of I-inCh equal to <br />20Qfeet, lfneeded, the floodplains prOduced by other frequency floods <br />eouldbereadilydelineatedonthesemaps.usingtheinformarioninTables <br />5 and 8. The flooded areas for Running Creek are presented on Plates 1 <br />through 4 and for the Eli2Sbeth major drainage",,,ys On Pl<lres 9 through 11. <br /> <br />The 100-year floodplain, as delineated on the flooded areas maps, meets <br />therequirelllentsofHouseBitlt041. Upon official approval of this report <br />by the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the a,ea outlined on the maps will <br />be designated as floodplain area and the local officials may regulate it <br />accordingly. <br /> <br />PART I <br />RUNNINC CREEK FLOODPLAIN STUDY <br /> <br />Drainage Lmprov~_menta <br /> <br />, <br />I <br />, <br />I <br />~ <br />i <br />I <br />\ <br />. <br /> <br />In addition to studying the floodplains affecting the Town of Elizabeth, <br />sn analysis of e~isting draina~e facilities alon~ the Elizabeth major drainage- <br />ways was made. Dtainagecrit"riawasr"co,""",ndcd to aid in planning and <br />improving these facilities. A mast"r drainage plan has been prepared that <br />provides recommendations for system improvements. The plan haa been prepared <br />with the coopcration and inpu~ of the To~~ of ~liznbcth cnd Elbert County <br />officials and the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Adoption of this plan <br />"ill provide a <I1Ore uniform and effici"nt drainage system for the town. Special <br />consideration has been given to low cost, high return features whiCh are <br />feasible for the town to impl<'m~nt. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />The propos~d pl..n ;~ d"scrib,.d 1n Chapter XIII. Improv"m"nts arc l"c,,~cd <br />on ll~~cs t7 through 19 ~nd c~~t estimates sre inclu~ed in Table-IO. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />-,- <br /> <br />I <br />