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<br />Oth,., eve~t5 "' si".~tflt"~.~" "" R.",,~ C...,'k ,-"clude'
<br /> 'l"y U, 19AO di5"har~.. . 2,020 d<
<br /> '<< U. 1979 ~isch",~", . l,lg" d..
<br /> S"p U. Ig72 dts~h.,~~~ . 1,900 ds
<br /> A<1<: ", 1971 1isch"r~" . 1,000 ~fs
<br /> 'lay '", 1967 di~char..;~ . 1,nO ds
<br /> 'lilY 21, 1922 dischar,o:.. . 1,110 d"
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<br />I:'IVESTlr;ATIf)~S ....'1D ANALYS!S
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<br />I~t~rpcetation and Use of Repo,t
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<br />.~. Freq.....ncy And T)ls~h"r"e
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<br />The 1Cl--, 50-, 100-, and 50fJ-ye'H flood <,vents ~,e ,,~e.d ~s the flood
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<br />Stl(r1iHca"t flood "v~nts "" PAr,~chun' Creek inciu~e :
<br /> '"' U. 1979 dis("har~c . '" d~
<br /> Au..; U. 1977 dbchar>,e . 2,110 ("fs
<br /> Ju1 H. 1<176 dischal"~e' . 2,600 ds
<br /> '"' '. I<lS2 dls~hH~e . on cfs
<br /> '., "', 1n2 dts~ha(~e . '" do
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<br />fr'.ql.lencies for this flood plair. "'131ysis. Th>Js rhe data deve10jwd in
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<br />~hLi report "iIt be co",patib1c ~.ot only for reg"la~lon purpoges, a~.d >1.6.
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<br />1041 des i"r.a~ ion bllL also for Federal 1ns<1rance Administrat ion flood
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<br />ins"t'a.n~e fate studies.
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<br />S~reamflu" (ecurds are far fro," cu"ol",t~ on Parachute Cr....tc. and R.oa~
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<br />These "arious flood events M"" an "vera"e oCCuHenC", of onCe fn the
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<br />Cn'e~, then fore a nUTlIhef of other flood eVents no dOubt h<lv,' occu<red
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<br />"<1",bet' of ye>l.rs as l"dicnted. For e>:a"'ple, th~ iOo-year flood oc~U(S, on
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<br />orlrhoucf>efncrecorded.
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<br />the aWl"ao;e, o~C.c In a 100 v~ar period, and has nOne pe.rcent chance of
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<br />beino; equ8i~d or e~ceeded in any given year.
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<br />The pal"tlcular "",,S for the various floodevcnts In addition to th.ose
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<br />ocated above "(,, tlS follo"s:
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<br />lO-Y"ar a"d ~0-Year Flood Events
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<br />I",fot'ma~ion <e..;ardin~ these e"",.r freq,,~~cy floods is espedaIly
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<br />us<'fut for fllt.\1re eniolln""f!n" stlldi..s and land USe olannlru; purpo"es
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<br />related to ,dnOf road svst"m5, ",f"-or cllannc.l imDrov"",,,n,", [f... location of
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<br />p<lrka and rec,,,atio,,al fJdlities, :lgricLlltur"l lands, ano appl\r~..naM
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<br />irructllres. Th us~ of the t",,,er freq"~,,c~.y floods ,"ay 0.' c(Jn~ld"r"" in
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<br />pb.r:nlrt;>: flood pr~v"ntlon i'roJ~ct" to pfOt"a ~l"iculturat ;<reas, or <lth"r
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<br />pr"pt"rty whe',",' r1~k to 11f~ is ""t il factor.
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<br />lOfJ-Yea~ l'lo<ld Ev~"t
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<br />The WO-~~ar flood ~"<'~r IlI.W I>e us~rl i" If''\1 of """,>r fr"q,...nd<-,s for
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<br />,'~.>;ir.,..,(lLl~ d,'si~" ""rpos,'~ w'wo,- H~.-,ur ~""llrit:y fr()~. ,;tru<'tur" hilur,'
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