FLOOD06725

• County: Dolores
• Community: Dove Creek
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Title: Floodplain Information Report
• Date: 9/1/2000
• Prepared For: Dove Creek
• Prepared By: CWCB
• Contract/PO #: &&
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE ....................................................................................................................................... ii

TABLE OF CONTENTS ..........................................................................................,.................... iii

INTRODUCTION ...........................................................,....,.........,.,.............................................. 1

Purpose and Scope.... ....... ....... ... ... ... ............. ... .......,... ... ... ... ...... ....... ..........., ... .......,.., ....., ... 1

Authorizati on...........................................................,........................................................... 1

STUDY AREA DESCRIPTION .....................................................................................................2

Community Description. ........... ...... ...... ........ ..... ... ....... ...... ...... ....... ......... ..... ..... ....... ..... ..... 2

Watershed Description ........ ....... ... ...... ..... ... ........ ..... ....... ... ... .... ........... ....... ... ..................... 2
Flooding Problems and Flooding History ...........................................................................2

Previous Studies .... .... ... ...... ... ....... ........ ...... ..... ... ..... ... .... ......... .......... ............... ..... ... ........... 2
Community Response to the CWCB Designation and Approval Process .......................... 2

ENGINEERING METHODS ..........................................................................................................4

Hydrologic Analysis ...... ............ .... ..... ...... ..... ........ ... ...... .......... ... .... ....... ....... ......................4

Hydraulic Analysis .., ... .... ........ ............ ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ... ... .... ......... ........................ ......... 4

Floodplain Mapping ................. ...... ........... ... ........ ... ...... ... ...... ........ ........... ... ... ..... ... ..... ....... 5

FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................6
Local Ordinance Requirements .... ... ..... ... ........ ........ ... ............. ..... ....... .... ..... .... ........ .... ....... 6

Flood Insurance ...... .... .... .......,.., ...,..,..,.. ........ ... ........ ..........., .... ......... ............ ..... ....... ..... ..... 6
Floodplain Management Altemati ves . ... ... ..... ........... ...... ... ... .... ....... .... .......... ..... ... .... ..... .... 6

APPENDIX ...........................................,.........................................................................................8
Designation Request Letter
CWCB Hydrology Worksheet

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