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<br />,.! /' <br /> <br />CONTENTS <br /> <br />^bstract............___..............__...._._............._._.__ <br />Introduetion___________~__________________________________________ <br />Aekno~edgJnents------------------------------___________________ <br />Previous flood investigatioDB_ __ n __ __ n_ _n_ _hn_ _ h_ _ __ _ n _ _ _ _ _ n_ <br />Geological Survey _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ ___ __ ______ __ ______ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ <br />State Engineer of Colorado____nh__n_h_n_nn_______u_nn_ <br />City of Denver__________________________________ ______________ <br />Occurrence of floods..._ _________________________________ _ ___________ <br />Topographic zones______ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ <br />Influence of topography on precipitation_ __ ______________________ <br />Areas subject to tloods______h__n___uuu_n_______n________ <br />Methods of measuring f!oods_n____nu___n_n__________________h_ <br />Meteorologic conditions causing major floods__________________________ <br />1844____________~____________________________________________ <br />June 1864____________________________________________________ <br />May 21-23, 1876. u.__.u.. .h..__...u__.u_____ .h.h ..00... <br />June 1884____________________________________________________ <br />May 29-June 1, 1894...u._.h....__u.hu.hu.h.oo.__hu. <br />September3-G, 1909___________________________________________ <br />October 4-6, 1911.._............:............................. <br />June 2-7, 1921_____________________ __ ______ ___ _________ _ _ _____ <br />Cloudbursts__________________________________________________ <br />Pre~ipitation records__ _ _ _ _ _h _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ ___ <br />Major floods______________________________________________________ <br />South Platte River____________________________________________ <br />Bear Creek_______________________________________________ <br />Clear Creek_ _ _ _ _ ________________ ________________ _________ <br />St. Vrain Creek_ ____.________ __ ______ _____________________ <br />Lefthand Creek_______________________________________ <br />Boulder Creek____~___________________________________ <br />South Boulder Creek_ _ _ _ _____________ __ ___________ <br />Thompson River _ _________________________________________ <br />Buckhorn Creek_______~_______________________________ <br />Cache Is. Poudre River___________h_nh__h_____h__hh__ <br />Cherry Creek_____________________________________________ <br />Kiowa and Bijoo Creeks_ ----__________n_________..__h____ <br />ltepublican River_____________________________________________ <br />Arkansas River _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ <br />Grape Creek______________________________________________ <br />VVi~on Creek_____________________________________________ <br />Fountain Creek____________~______________________________ <br />Comparison of fioods_____ ___nn_h___n______U__n___ <br />Templeton Gap_ _ _ ___ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ ____ _ __ <br />Hogans Gulch_ _ _ _ __.______________ ______ _____________ <br />St. Charles River_____________________________ __ __ ____ _____ <br />Clllco Greek..._....._....._.._........................_.. <br />In <br /> <br />p... <br />1 <br />Z <br />Z <br />3 <br />3 <br />4, <br />4, <br />4 <br />5 <br />5 <br />7 <br />9 <br />10 <br />10 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />)5 <br />16 <br />17 <br />19 <br />22 <br />22 <br />23 <br />23 <br />30 <br />35 <br />38 <br />41 <br />41 <br />44 <br />.46 <br />49 <br />51 <br />59 <br />68 <br />72 <br />72 <br />84, <br />84 <br />85 <br />92 <br />93 <br />94 <br />94 <br />95 <br /> <br />i <br />" <br />.Ii <br />" <br />'I <br />I <br />:1 <br />