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<br />THE WEILAND ENGINEERING CO. <br />DiNYlR. PUrBl.O . CANON CITY <br /> <br />SUB.lECT <br />FLORE1WE FLOOD PROTECTION <br /> <br />ItXH'SIT <br /> <br />The dam and outlet tube pre,:ent!l, then, the main feature of this comblnation. <br /> <br />In addl tl on 1 t 1 s planned to mal':e a sl mple channe 1 change on Dry Creek and <br /> <br />dlvert all 1 ts waters from s, pol.nt about one half mile above town Into the <br />, <br /> <br />retention basin on S"nd Cree,k. ~'his v!lll leuve, then, only the run-off from <br /> <br />a small area south of town sma the wa tet!, gathered In town for Dry Creek <br /> <br />to take care of and the channel in its present cond.ition is of sufficient <br /> <br />slze. <br /> <br />The same plan for the improvement of condi Hons at Oa)< Cr('ek wlll be used <br /> <br />here as well as in combination A. A summary of the plans used to effect <br /> <br />this combination as shown 011 Drs.wings 1, 2 and 3 and 10 is as follows: <br /> <br />Plan 1. <br /> <br />Dam and outlet works. "'he dam d.esi[med to retard a maxim\lJT1 of 2142 acre <br /> <br />feet of water and the ou tle 10 tul:.e to permi t a maximum of 5000 cu.ft. per <br /> <br />second of tirr;e to pass out and down Sane Cree,e Channel through tovm. <br /> <br />Plan 2. <br /> <br />Union Di tch Syphon across Sand Creele. -"7.k' ) <br /> <br />Plan 4 a. <br /> <br />Dlverting the waters of Dry Creek at a point one-half mile scuth of town <br /> <br />into the Sand Creek retention basin. <br /> <br />Plan 5. <br /> <br />Embankment on Oak Creek. <br /> <br />] . <br />