FLOOD07602

• County: Rio Grande
• Community: Monte Vista
• Stream Name: Rio Grande River
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Title: Floodplain Information Report
• Date: 6/1/1969
• Prepared For: Monte Vista
• Prepared By: US Army Corps of Engineers
• Contract/PO #: &&
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

CONTENTS

INTROOUCTION. .

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SU~MARY OF fLOOD SITUATION

GENERAL CONDITIONS AND PAST fLOODS

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fleod Da~agll PrllvllCltioCl Meacure~.
fload ~arCliClg aCId for~ca~tin9 servicll~. .
The Stream and Its Valley .. ..
Devela~rn,,,,tB in tho flaod PialCl. .

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Bridgos AcrosB the Stream
ObBtruction~ ta floadflaw

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flood RecordB ......
fload Stagea and Dischargss
flood OccurreClcc~ . . .
Duratiot1 of FloOding. ..
Flaoded Are~s. fiaod ProfIles. onu C.ooo Section~

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flood Descriptions.

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fUTURE fLOOD~. . .

DHt.Brr"ln~tion of lnt.erm"di~tll R~9iaCl~1 fluocl.
D~t~rmiCl~t1an of St"r;d"rd Praj"at flond

freguency. . . . . .
Possible Larger floods
HazardsofG.eiltfloods. .
Are~' flooded and Height, of flooding.
Veloaitie,. R~te~ of Rise, and Duration.

I,;l[l;SAHY Of Hrcl';".... ..

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AIITHORITV, 1,~KIHlWLfDr.FMfNTS, AND INTFRPRfTATlON OF [)r,TA.

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TABLES

Drain"q~ A,~"", ." "..~"uh",j of Rio Crande

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8ridgBs Acros~ Rie Crande .

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Higho~t reCl Reco"Jed flalOs in Order of ;11~~"Hu,J".
Dur~tion of flood~ of R~aard. . . . . . . . . . . .
Ma~lmum Known flOOd Discharges on Str~~mB in the
Region ef monte Vista. Color~do . . . . . . . . . .
rnt~rmBdiate R~gional flood__PeBk Diaaharges. . .
Standard Project flaod--Peak Discharg~6 . . . . . .

Intermedl~te R~gional Flood._Ma~imurn Velocities
Standard Project Flaod__Ma~irnum Velocities. . . .
Interrnadi~t8 RAgion~l flood--Rates of Rise ~nd

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Standard Projeat Flood--Rates of Rise and Duration.

PLATES

Ria ~r~Clde Wiltarshad. . . .

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HIgha~t Ten Recorded flo,"~. .
Diech~rge Hydroqr~ph. . . . .. .

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Index M~p._flaoded A.eas._VlaiClity of Monte Vistu .

fioUlI~d Are"s__Plan . . . .
Depth of flamling-_Stand~rd
High ~I~ter Prof11~s .
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Praject flood ~~~ditian~

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fIGURES

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