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<br />f" table 12, the "Developlllent Subject to H.H~rd" colun", 3u",",.,d"es
<br />d"v~l()rmen~s d""o,t.te",,, fr~m eacb ,J"", tb.u !.ight be da""'ged by fallure
<br />of th" J",,_ The "~te"t ,,~ floDding <:~,.",,,l he d<>t~nnt"ed wUbout a
<br />hydrol~3Io d~:n htlu..." ~n.ly.t~_
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<br />A~ a consequance ~f the dam tnspectlons, SOme re~dlal measures
<br />have been Initiated_ The C"lorado St~t" Enginee~ .hauld be cont~~ted
<br />~oncerning tbe Cllrtent ~tat"$ af femedial actions.
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<br />Inspec~ion reports a...e available for 30 Jaros In the Cache 111
<br />Poudre Rl var bas Ill; of those inspected ~ou~ Jams wofe found to have
<br />"lnad,'qllate" hydrologIc capabilHy and :"line bad "seriously lAAd"quate"
<br />hydNlogic capability. The d.~"'$ ..itb less than adequate hydrologic
<br />capability are listed in table 13.
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<br />.able D
<br />Hydrologically Inadequate
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<br />Dams
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<br />Nlllllberin
<br />l'abl" 11 and 12
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<br />Na",eofDam
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<br />IHild,llo11o"
<br />Ch~",j,~r~ ""ko,
<br />Co",anchc
<br />DOllglas R"servoir
<br />FosRll Cre~..
<br />Halligan ~eservoi,.
<br />Indian Creek.
<br />K"rnRo5crvoir
<br />Longpcnd
<br />~onh Po"dr" ~o_ 2
<br />\onh POlld~" liD. 3
<br />Nort~ ~o"dre No_ )
<br />~N"'an
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<br />8
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<br />10
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<br />Flood Warning
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<br />Inviewofthe""perIenceofti\c1976SigTbompsonFlood,Larlmer
<br />County official.. have eKpres3ed a deairo for an analysis o~ flood
<br />warning plana_ ThIs section discllases flash flood warniag against
<br />flQods originating from the ~"un~ainous part of the Cache III Poudre
<br />River basin. Flash flood fataltties and damages had a dra"",tic
<br />increase during the i970' s ~hroughout the Natior\; thts prompted the
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<br />American Xe~eerologtcBl Soctety to iS$lle a $tate~nt of conce~n.
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<br />STUDY PROCEDURE
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<br />An outline of a flas~ flood warning system, examples of flaBh flood
<br />warning sys~ems, a~d potentlai proble~s and benefits of ~arning are
<br />discllssedbelo"_ '1e.1$llres fo(" flash flood detection "ere inve$t1gated
<br />dlldng this stlldy. Potential compon..n~s of flood da~ection plans ~nre
<br />idenUHed, alternative flood detection netwo~ks were developed and
<br />evaluated. and local Interests ..ete advised on ~!le selectIon of a flash
<br />flood detectlon net~ork.
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<br />Experience in flasn flood detection h UOlited; the~efol-e,
<br />litetatute ,catchcs a~d in~ulries .ere made to determine (1) the
<br />"xpetiellc" of othe~s, (2) factors related to flood ",'rnln~, ~nd (3)
<br />types, capab!1tt1es, and costs of ..,quipOlent th,u l'Ilight be used.
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<br />FLOOD PREPAREDNESS
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<br />Flood p~ep"redness can t>e considc~ed a pllrt of ov~rall disa~te~
<br />preparedness. f'looe ~.irning is On,' ele",,,nt of fLaoJ preparedness. For
<br />" ~uccrssful flood l'Npar~dnes$ ~~an, hO"ev~r, s",'er;}l ,)thee clement',
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<br />",.c'te,essa,.y. """luable guide [orflooJpl..nnln.<l',a,gb<h''1d_,'""l<1:"..d
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