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County
Jefferson
Community
Erie
Stream Name
Coal Creek
Basin
South Platte
Title
Flood History at Erie
Date
6/1/1980
Prepared For
Erie
Prepared By
CWCB
Floodplain - Doc Type
Floodplain Report/Masterplan
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<br />Flood of May 26, 1935 <br /> <br />This flood was again caused by rapid snowmelt in the mountains <br />and heavy general rains.24 The peak discharge was approximately <br /> <br />3,300 cfs interpreted from information published by the Corps of <br /> <br />Engineers. This is less than the 10-year flood (6,170 cfs) as <br />computed by the SCS.25 Eyewitnesses of the flood reported that <br />the flood of 1935 was 2~ feet lower than the flood of 1921.26 <br />Damages estimated by the Corps were as follows:27 <br /> <br />Above Superior <br /> <br />$ 1,950 <br /> <br />In Superior <br /> <br />6,830 <br /> <br />Superior to Erie <br /> <br />19,500 <br /> <br />In Erie <br /> <br />29,250 <br /> <br />Below Erie <br /> <br />~8..Q. <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />$66,310 <br /> <br />This event was probably reported in the Erie News and Erie <br /> <br />Herald but no copies of these newpapers could be found. <br /> <br />24U.S. Engineer Office, Appendix II, page 28. <br /> <br /> <br />25u~s. Soil Conse~vation S~rvice, Table 2, Flood ~requency <br />Elevation and Dischar~e Data. <br /> <br /> <br />26u.5. Engineer Office, Appendix IV, page 24. <br /> <br />27ibid. <br /> <br />-12- <br />
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