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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The information in this report does not imply any State action to zone or regulate use of the flood plains. The District has the authority to regulate flood plains, but to date has chosen to leave flood plain regula- tion responsibility with local governments. The report provides a suit- able basis for the adoption of land use controls to guide flood plain management, with consideration for environmental attributes, and thereby prevent Intensification of flood losses. Project REUSE Final Report] authored by the Denver Regional Council of Governments in cooperation with the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District. The Basin takes its name from Sloans Lake which is located within the basin on the west side of the City and County of Denver. " Flood water surface elevations and flood plain boundaries are often revised by road and bridge construction flood plain devel- opment, flood control improvements, or natural processes. Prior to utilization of the report for planning or design purposes, the user [s advIsed to contact the Urban Drainage & Flood Control District or the Colorado Water Conservation Board to determine if the information in this report has been amended." The Sloans Lake Drainage Basin, as shawn on Figure 1, is located in both Denver and Jefferson Counties and lies generally between Colfax and West 32nd Avenues and extends westerly from the South Platte River to Garrison Street. The Bas in, totals almost 5.5 square mi les which is generally apportioned to the local governmental jurisdictions located within the Basin as follows: Date Acknowledgements City of Denver 2.7 sq. mi. City of Edgewater 0.5 sq. mi. City of Lakewood 1.1 sq. mi. City of Wheat Ri dge 1.2 sq. mi. Ora i nage Bas i n Characteristics The report was prepared by URS Company, Consulting Engineers, Denver, Colorado, at the request of the Urban Drainage & Flood Control District. All survey and topographic data for this study was collected and compiled by M & i, Inc., Fort Coll ins, Colorado with a contract from the Urban Drainage & Flood Control District. With the exception of approximately 74 acres of vacant land adjacent to the American Medical Center for Cancer Research in Lakewood (formerly the old JCRS faci lities - Jewish Consumptive Relief Society) and a few isolated vacant lots interspersed throughout the area, the entire Basin is fully developed consisting of primarily single fami ly residential dwelling units. There are numerous commercial establishments located within the Basin, most of which are concentrated along Sheridan Boulevard on the west side of Sloans Lake. Various agencies, including the Corps of Engineers, United States Geo- logical Survey, Soil Conservation Service and State Engineer were con- tacted during this investigation. Information provided by these agencies has been Incorporated into the study. Technical data developed in this study Is on file with the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District. lUrban Storm Drainage and Flood Control in Denver Region - Final Report, August 1972, Project REUSE (Renewing the Environment through Urban System Engineering). - STUDY AREA DESCRIPTiON - Locat I on This report covers the study area of Sloans Lake Drainage Basin which is part of the Central Denver PlannIng Basin as identified in the 2