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<br />Table H
<br />LstlIllatedCanyonPopul"tlon(l)
<br />
<br /> " b '"
<br /> established Groups 0' ,"0 Isolated
<br /> Reach Comll1l1nities " More D<.iellini:s D<.icllings ,otal
<br />, Spencer Hdghu Loclllity " , 0 "
<br />, Spence,ileights - Kinikln1k , , 0
<br /> 0
<br />, Kinikinik Locality '" , , '"
<br />, Kinikinik-Rusti~ n 2H ,
<br /> 26<
<br />5 RuatieLocality '" 0 0 in
<br />5 Rustic - Poudre Park '" , 5 "
<br />7 Poudre Park Locality '" , 0 155
<br />5 Poudre Park - Canyon Mouth , " " 81
<br /> Total '"' 297 '" ill
<br />
<br />d,l;nag~. Studtes of the oonefits "f flood ".,rnlng in the Susque~a"""
<br />!<iver(ll) and Connecticut Rlv~r (12) basin~ Indic~ced cha~ rcd.,(l~k
<br />damage' constituted abou~ one-third of residential dama~e$. With mor~
<br />than 21, hours of "arnin~, ,,11 re.rovable tte"'A ~o"ld 00 taken O\lt.
<br />Part!.'1 damuge redu~ti.,n "'''uld oc~ur "ah 6 to 12 hours "..rning.
<br />
<br />(1)
<br />
<br />Pencanentho"es, tourist eabills, or mobile ho:oes 15 feet or lessabov"
<br />Caohe III. Poudre River stre..mhed. Assumed thrc" perso~5 per d"cll1ng unit.
<br />3u:11dlngsco\lntcdbyf1eldreconnaissancc.
<br />
<br />,ram tbe foregoing, it appear3 that in the :n<>\lntain Heas, saving
<br />of IHe aloll" .ho111d be cOllsidered as a benef1t. In the Fan Collins
<br />...reol, it is pMsible that .ome property damage might be ~voided ~s tl
<br />result of a fluh flood "arntng. Aside fro," Ilash flood detection,
<br />di"sem1~tion ~nd public response must be sucees$ful in order ~o
<br />achieve the benefits of "'arning. Some postflood ca.~ studies are
<br />surnmari~cd in the follo"'ing paragraphs.
<br />
<br />In the table, established co~unities are those locations desig-
<br />~ated by " name on U.S. G~ological Survey 7 1/2 ",In''~e quadrangle ""'ps.
<br />These include Spencer Heights, Trading Post, Sportsman Lodge, Kini-
<br />kinik. A.rt~"'~Md '-d'" "'""' 0 1 'd ,. d
<br />v ".~ <,ov "c, " e.. c,c >0, ',U5t C, n hr. '~~a 0"", C1:1sha"aka,
<br />and POl1dre Park. Plale. 5 through 11 sho~ th" distribution of
<br />Jevel"pmentinthePO\.ldrec.11'Yon.
<br />
<br />CASE STUDIES
<br />Berling(5) co~ented on the Bareau of Reelamation exp~rience
<br />during the 1976 Hig Thomp~on Flood. The lack of historic flood
<br />ex~erlence made it diffieal~ to believe that a ~jor flood "as
<br />occurring, bot the disaster aleo indicated the ability of people to
<br />riee to the occasion. Acom;:t.1nd post, manager, continao\.ls team leader-
<br />ship, alld careial alll>c<ition of key p"rsollnel proved effective. Severe
<br />ligbtning knocked oat herd~ired information systems in the E.t~s Park
<br />area. Berling reeo~~nded radio transmltted data. ~e 011,,0 stated that
<br />in ""hides, AM radi"" and ~n elterna~e transmitting syers". su~h as
<br />citizen band, are desirable in C"S"- telephones are out of "ervice. A
<br />!:Iette.r interface ",i~h "Oynty and "ta~.' offLd~ls ~.,," recOm>e"ded.
<br />
<br />In add it10n to lo~..l residell~", the r<'- t1liIy 00 t, ODO to l, 200 per-
<br />Sons c..mping overnight in the Poudre Can)"!>n dllring th~ to\1rtst .eae,>n.
<br />Most of the ""'jar campgrounds are bet"aul Ruet{c and Poadre P~rk. :he
<br />ca",pingse"eOlllScseCllt1allyfrow'ler>ortaIJsytoLaborDay. A!:Iout
<br />haU t~,. local rcsidents move oat during the "Lnter season.
<br />
<br />, ""1' ,.(27)... .,
<br />" "tauy 01 ..' H"" "'''hdc~u
<br />
<br />t.\-,..l J"r~"~ ~he 19n R;.p'.d Ci~j',
<br />
<br />rh" ~nefits CJf flood '~drnin~ inctude ~ redact LCJn tn prol'o>rty
<br />d~",,'ge as "ell as .aving h"",an life. ,;ccordln;; to ""blicatto:u; by the
<br />Ilvdroln~!c Engtnecdng ~.>nte", Cor,'s of E"'gln€,>rs. less thRn 6 houn ,,[
<br />~vai~3~1" .."rn(n" ~I"" ,,\10",' on 1:; " ",int"",,,, r"d',,,;:o~ Ln ~ro.p"rt'"
<br />
<br />South DA:<nta, flood, only 20 ~"rcent of the ~a,"pl"d p~pulati~n acted on
<br />receipt of th~ first ~arn'.ng ~ssog'"
<br />
<br />i, st:ldy of ~..tblj~ "'''":1in;; ~nd rc,,~,,~~e !n ,h~ B!g np""pnn <I'.('r
<br />(17)
<br />,L<,o<i ~.," lMd,> l-y (;runtf"st . Of., surv"y 5....pl~, fO p~r,'''nt
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