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<br /> <br />CORPS OF ENGINEERS <br /> <br />U. S. ARMY <br /> <br />Ln re"cnes \Jllic:~ ~re free from "O~rt}fJChm~llt", ~ cooti'Nir.;:, ;>"bilc <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />~W"reDeSS of the haZArds of encroachment c~n foster prudent use. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br /> <br />CO",m'Jtl1ty&cqUICitto"ofs<lchllreasforlesscritiC"lcOlIlmun1tyr""uire- <br /> <br />ments, such as p8rks gnd greenbelt "reAS, \Jill counteroct the tendency <br /> <br />to fo""?,,,t or ignore the ris\< of flooiio", pRrtlcw.~rly In Arens \Jhere <br /> <br />floodin~ is less frequent. <br /> <br />The v~l~e of flood pl~in inform~tion to ~ CDmmunlty is limited <br /> <br />'Jnless ~ p,,"ogr"''' for ?r"dent Us" "njoys the support of its citizens. <br /> <br />Altho~h 0 public ~\J~reness of flood h~zArds ~AY te~porArl1y forest~ll <br /> <br />unwise encrOAchment, preocc~p~tion \Jit~ d_ily problems tends to obscure <br /> <br />problems of less lmmedi~te urgency, \Jlth tr.e re"~lt th~t flood h9z~rds <br /> <br />THE FLOOD OF JULY 1912 RESULTED FROM INTENSE RAINS <br />ON THE CHERRY CREEK WATERSHED A PEAK DISCHARGE OF <br />12,000 CUBIC FEET A SECOND OCCURRED AT DENVER <br /> <br />_,re forgotten gnd flood pl~ln "n~ro~d"'.ent contln"es. Adoption of' <br /> <br />zooing regul~tlons .hlch presc,ibe flood p:nln ~se se~'es to preserve <br /> <br />recognltlo~ of flood h~4~rd ~rCR~. Corr~~ity 5~p~ort is ef>sentlnl for <br /> <br />FIGURE 5 <br /> <br />effective flood ~l~lll z0ni~. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />MAY 19<12 FLOOD, WELBY BRIDGE ISOLATED <br /> <br />FIGURE 6 <br /> <br />9 <br />