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<br />1.3 Coordination <br /> <br />As a result of correspondence between the regional office of FEMA, <br />the Colorado Water Conservation Board, and the Town of Limon, <br />it was decided that a Flood Insurance Study be prepared for Limon. <br /> <br />The final community coordination meeting was held on December 1, <br />1983, and was attended by representatives of FEMA, the study con- <br />tractor, and the town. No problems were raised at the meeting. <br /> <br />2.0 AREA STUDIED <br /> <br />2.1 Scope of Study <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study covers the incorporated areas of the <br />Town of Limon, Lincoln County, Colorado. The area of study is <br />shown on the Vicinity Map (Figure 1). <br /> <br />Main, East, Middle, and West Tributaries and Big Sandy Creek were <br />studied by detailed methods. <br /> <br />The areas studied by detailed methods were selected based on the <br />extent and validity of available hydrologic and hydraulic data. <br /> <br />2.2 Community Description <br /> <br />Limon is located in northwestern Lincoln County, in east-central <br />Colorado, and is completely surrounded by unincorporated Lincoln <br />County land. The city lies 90 miles west of the Kansas-Colorado <br />border and 85 miles southeast of Denver. The 1980 population <br />of Limon was 1,809. This population has remained constant since <br />1970. However, population projections indicate moderate .growth <br />will occur in the future. <br /> <br />Limon lies within the Colorado Piedmont section of the Great Plains <br />.physiographicpTovince;---E];evationsrange-f~orn--over 5,.381}-- feet-- <br />to less than 5,340 feet. Soils in the area are predominantly <br />silty clay loams developed from shale of the pierre formation. <br /> <br />The climate is semiarid. The average annual precipitation at . <br />Limon is 14.67 inches, of which 76 percent occurs during summer. <br />Torrential summer thunderstorms that occur over small areas and <br />have short durations are typical of this area. The average annual <br />snowfall is approximately 25 inches. The recorded temperatures <br />have ranged from a high of 1040F to a low of -30oF. The mean <br />daily temperature is 47.loF. The frost-free growing season averages <br />140 days, and the annual evaporation averages 55 inches. <br /> <br />,- <br />Big Sandy Creek drains an area approximately 342 square miles <br />above the study area. The Limon Watershed tributaries to Big <br />Sandy Creek drain an additional area of 15 square miles. <br /> <br />2 <br />