FLOOD06061

• County: Statewide
• Community: State of Colorado
• Stream Name: Colorado River/Great Basin
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Title: Probable Maximum Precipitation Estimates, Colorado River and Great Basin Drainages
• Date: 1/1/1984
• Prepared By: COE
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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