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<br /> <br />washed across state Highways Nosr 7, 52, 66 and 37, interrupting trarric <br />on Highway No. 7 ror two days and on the other highways ror about two <br />weeks. Six county roads and numerous rarm roods were inundated an~ <br />slightly damaged. The approaches to several county bridges were washed <br />out or undermined and the deck or one small bridge was damaged extensively. <br />An irrigation diversion structure and about 1,000 reet or canal were pa~- <br />tially destroyed. The estimated rlood damages on the main stem or the <br />South Platte River, including an estimate or the indirect damages caused <br />by trarric interruption and miscellaneous losses to the rarmers, [Ire <br />listed belovlt <br /> <br />Type or Dame.ges <br />, <br /> <br />Amount <br />-- <br /> <br />Agricultural <br />Roads and bridges <br />Irrigation struoturos [lnd canals <br />Buildings <br />Indirect and miscellaneous <br /> <br />$61,400 <br />5,600 <br />1,000 <br />,1,000 <br />13,800 <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />$82,800 <br /> <br />9. Cache la Poudre Rivor. The Caohe la Poudre River reach€d over- <br />bank stages on about 18 June and remained high until 30 June. Botv,een <br />Ft. Collins, Colorado, and the mouth or the river approximately 4,520 <br />acres or land were inundated: 850 acres or cultivated land, 3,500 acres <br />or pasture and native hay land, and 170 acres in Greeley, Colorado. The <br />rlood waters rlowed across State Highways Nos. 257, 259, 255 and 263, and <br />across seven county roads. Only minor damages resulted on some of these <br />roads, and none or the bridges were destroyed. Minor damages were sufrered <br />by small irrigation diversion structures above Greeley. Tho river breached <br />a levee at Greeley, Colorado, inundating 170 acres within the city, in <br />which there are 90 low-priced dwellings and two smull business establish- <br />ments (see plate No.1). Tabulated below are the estimated rlood damages <br />on the Cache la Poudre River: <br /> <br />Type or DE\Illgges <br /> <br />Amount <br /> <br />Agricultural <br />Roads and bridges <br />Irrigation <br />Greeley, Colorado - property <br />- evacuation <br />Indirect and miscellaneous <br /> <br />$34,000 <br />6,000 <br />2,000 <br />18,700 <br />1,000 <br />12,300 <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />$74,000 <br /> <br />10~ St. Vrain Creek. In the latter part or June the snowmelt and <br />storm runoff resulted in flood st&ges on St. Vrain Creek, and inundation <br />or small areas or meadow and pasture land. A timber bridge in the lower <br />reaches of the stream was destroyed. The flood damages on st. Vrain Creek <br />are as roll ows : <br /> <br />-3- <br />