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<br />VELOCITIES OF WATER ct~ring th~ St~nd~rd Project flood ~c~ld rangG
<br />up to ~bout 6 feet p~r 5e~Qnd (~pprox1mat81y 4 rr,il85. par hO"=! in
<br />U'B "'ai" che"""l. VelacIties o~tsiGD of t,~e ,~oln ch;,nnul waulu
<br />'''~c',. ~ld"ly, d"pendi.,~ u~"" j.(j~ation. ~.~t would re~~r-; "o"..t 2 foet
<br />p~r sBcond (~PDroxim~tcly 1 milo per hewr) in SO~~ ~re~~. Tha"e
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<br />DURATION or FLOOllS on the Rio G.~llde would be rebtilisly short fro<"
<br />localized thunderstorms ~hile ~pri"g sno.melt floods ",ould last
<br />cansiderdbly longer. For the Inte,m8diate Regional Flood a~d
<br />Stand~,d Project rlo~d, duration ~bove b~nkful ~t~ge would aVBtaga
<br />about 24 hours and 26 hours, rsspectively. During th~ Intermediate
<br />Regional Flood, the Rio Grende wauld rise "bout 7 fee~ ~n 5 hours
<br />at on1exi""r'I rote of 1.4 feet por hour, DuringtheStendoJ:'d
<br />PJ:'oject Flood, tho river would ~is8 8~out 7 feet in 4 hours at a
<br />nUKhc.m n.le of 1.7 f~ut per hou~.
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<br />FLOOD DAMAGl PHlVENTlON MCAS,;RES pr,,~..ntly "oMist of 0 ~hort uoc,~
<br />of south-b",nk lOVGC conotracted by lo~el interests in the rooch
<br />wo~t of Cunb"u~l f10ad to pl'oviJ~ ~Om6 protecti~n to ocj"cent lands
<br />d"J:'illg ~rnoll fl"od~. The city of ~o!lte 'Hute hOB not dOopt9d eny
<br />flood plain re9"lotions to control dovolopment in flood pJ:'on~ ars~s.
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<br />FUTURE FLOODS of gra",tnr md9nitude Cdn b~ ~~p~cteo, but tho St"r'I_
<br />dbrd Projsct nood represent. the reu"lln~bl" app"r limit of ex-
<br />pected flnoding. Floods lhe "iz~ of th~ lnhr"'"diete H"'9ional
<br />flood h",v~ occurred in thA p,,~t end will acour in thD f"tyro.
<br />Camp",risons b8twe~n futuro ilnd p"st floods ",,""at bs ,,,,,cia n"A tn
<br />i.~ouffident historic Floud d~t",. lIo"Hv"r, futur'! floo'.J d;n~g~~
<br />,"ould be morll ~~t..nsi\f~ dUEl to tI,~ continuing de'vslol'mElnt and
<br />gl'~~ter "S~ or land in the flOOd ~l~i~.".
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<br />CORPS OF ENOINa:~:. U.S. A~MY
<br />AUlUOUEFlQUE, NEW ME~ICD. DISTRiCT
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