FLOOD07184

• Designation Number: 191
• County: Montrose
• Community: Olathe
• Basin: Gunnison
• Title: Flood Insurance Study - Olathe, Montrose County, Colorado
• Date: 3/1/1982
• Designation Date: 8/1/1982
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION. . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . , . . . . . , , . . ,

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Purpose of Study............ _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . ,
Author ity and Acknowledgments..............................
Coordination............................................. ..

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AREA STUDIED.....................................................

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Scope of Study.............................................
Community Deser iption......... ......... ...... ...... .,. .....
pr inc ipa1 Flood Problems...................................
Flood Protection Measures..................................

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ENG INEERING METHODS..............................................

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3.1 Hydrologic Analyses...................... _................. 9
3.2 Hydraulic Analyses......................................... 10

4.0 FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS.............................. 12

4.1 Flood Boundar ies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.2 Floodways. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

5.0 INSURANCE APPLICATION............................................ 15

5.1 Reach Determinations............................... ........ 15
5.2 Flood Hazard Factors....................................... 16
5.3 Flood Insurance Zones...................................... 16
5.4 Flood Insurance Rate Map Description....................... 18

6.0 OTHER STUDIES.................................................... 18

7.0 LOCATION OF DATA................................................. 18

8.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES...................................... 19

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