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<br />Flood History <br /> <br />The first major flood at Erie occurred in June 1876. The <br /> <br />following table is a chronology of significant flood events which <br /> <br />have occurred since the founding of the town. <br /> <br />HISTORIC FLOODS AT ERIE, COLORADO <br /> <br /> DATE <br />May 22, 1876 <br />Spring 1891 <br />June 1896 <br />June 3, 1921 <br />May 26, 1935 <br />Sept. 2, 1938 <br />June 9, 1949 <br />May 9, 1957 <br />May 7, 1969 <br /> 1972 <br /> <br />ESTIMATED PEAK <br />DISCHARGE, cis <br /> <br />13,2006 <br /> <br />ESTIMATED <br />DAMAGES <br /> <br />$ <br /> <br /> 36,1007 <br />7,8006 130,7007 <br />3,300 66,3107 <br />3,5006 92,5907 <br /> <br />2,0608a <br /> <br />73,7858b <br /> <br />6United States Engineer office Survey Report--Flood Control, <br />South Platte River and Tributaries, Colorado, W~minq and <br />Nebraska, August 1, 1945, Append~x II, page 29. <br /> <br />'ibid, Appendix IV, page 24. <br /> <br />8aGaqe record for Coal Creek at Plainview, Colorado, drainage <br />area. 15.1 sq.mi. <br /> <br />8bunited States Soil Conservation Service, Flood Hazard <br />Anal ses, Coal Creek and Rock Creek, Boulder and weld Count , <br />Co ora 0 Denver, Co ora 0 , October 1976, page 8. <br /> <br />-2- <br />