FLOOD07446

• Designation Number: 288
• County: Douglas
• Community: Parker
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Flood Insurance Study - Parker, Douglas County, Colorado
• Date: 9/1/1987
• Designation Date: 12/1/1987
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1

Purpose of Study

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This Flood Insurance Study investigates the existence and severity
of flood hazards in the Town of Parker, Douglas County, Colorado,
and aids in the administration of the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. This study
has developed flood risk data for various areas of the communi ty
that will be used to establish actuarial flood insurance rates and
to assist the community in its efforts to promote sound floodplain
management. Minimum floodplain management requirements for
participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are
set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations at 44 CFR, 60.3.

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The Flood Insurance Study was prepared by compiling existing
hydrologic and hydraulic technical and scientific data. The data
were identified as the best available at the time of compilation of
this Flood Insurance Study and should depict the general conditions
of the flooding sources with relative accuracy. The Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) performed a cursory review and
accepted the data as valid for purposes of this Flood Insurance
Study and the NFIP. However, if better information is known to
exist or has been developed since the date of this study, the
information should be immediately forwarded to the address below
for consideration for revision of this study.

Natural and Technological Hazards Division, FEMA
Denver Federal Center, Building 710
Box 25267
Denver, Colorado 80225-0267

In some states or communities, floodplain management criteria or
regulations may exist that are more restrictive or comprehensive
than the minimum Federal requirements. In such cases, the more
restrictive criteria take precedence and the State (or other
jurisdictional agency) will be able to explain them.

1.2 Authority and Acknowledgments

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The sources of authori ty
National Flood Insurance
Protection Act of 1973.

for this Flood Insurance Study are the
Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster

The hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for this study were performed
for the Type 19 Flood Insurance Study for the unincorporated areas
of Douglas County, Colorado, (Reference 1).