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Title
1990 Statewide Flood Summaries
Date
1/1/1990
Prepared For
State of Co
Prepared By
CWCB
Floodplain - Doc Type
Flood Documentation Report
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<br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />Flood Control and Floodplain Management Section <br /> <br />SUMMARY OF FLOODS IN COLORADO DURING 1989 <br /> <br />compiled by <br /> <br />William P. Stanton <br /> <br />January 9, 1989 <br /> <br />South Platte River near Crook <br /> <br />A severe cold spell lasting about eight days <br />in early January caused the South Platte <br />River to freeze over. Diversion ditches <br />froze completely. With these systems <br />completely frozen, irrigation companies <br />closed their headgates. The sudden increase <br />in river flow resulted in a breakup of the <br />channel ice. A large ice dam formed at Red <br />Lion Road about 6 miles east of Crook. With <br />the continued cold weather, the ice jam grew <br />extending upstream about 13 miles to the <br />vicinity of Proctor. Farmers said the area <br />of inundation in their fields at some places <br />exceeded the flood of 1965. Warmer weather <br />in the third week of January melted the <br />channel ice and ended the problem. <br /> <br />Source: Larry Lang, CWCB <br /> <br />February 10, 1089 Fountain Creek South of Fountain <br /> <br />An ice jam developed slowly but lasted <br />several weeks about 6 miles south of <br />Fountain. Water flowed around the jam and <br />across cropland and pastures. Sheetflow <br />returning overland to the river washed out an <br />irrigation ditch headgate causing about <br />$10,000 in damages. <br /> <br />Source: Dan Bunting, El Paso County <br />
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