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<br />While ope" space is <lot ~t a ~rer:t1,,"' h the vicini tv (If U",,,,,, the
<br />flood~av~ do provide rel~tively undevetoperl areas and vtstas wtthin the
<br />town. They provtde haHt/\t ,uveroity, snd he,,,,,,",, of this "ctv<! to attrsct
<br />birds and other ~tldltfe rhat would "therwi5e not be preqent.
<br />The pd"'Bry "ses of the Bti': ~andy flood",w t"dude quch di"er~e uses as
<br />grazlnK, wildlife, op.", Rp"-C"-, f1r~."'''d and, of "-ollrse. the abHity to cany
<br />WHer when needed. Many ,,-ottonwoods were observed "bich "ere rlend,
<br />includtn.o; standin.o; and down timber. Some f:trewoorl cuut"i: (_an ho:> ~lt<Y"-N!,
<br />but .ev"ral sn>l!,: trees per a"-re should be left to ~erve those wHdltfc
<br />spec1es that utilize them as a source of tood and cOver. ,or the s"ke of
<br />aesthetic values, the trees Should be cut as closely tn the ~round ~s
<br />po8sibl~. ijr~nchea and other non-used portions "-ould be piled to serve as
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<br />"Udltfe "-over.
<br />Encroach..~nt int" the flood pl~in and floodwaya is "ften unsightly ~nd
<br />diminishes the capahtll.ty to ~any flood fl"w~. 1'loodway~ >Ire especially
<br />s~nsltt"e to thi~ "n~r",,~h","nt '''-hl,,-h indudes fenLe~, 1nrlbcrt,ninant rlu"pinl(
<br /><'If t,.."oh UI<t other debris or othu ~cl1ylL:[e~ o;hi.<:" block the flnndwsy.
<br />Dead Or dying tre~$ should be remnved, a~ 5hould "",Uer that ""ulrl blo~k
<br />flow~.
<br />Properly m8na~ed, the iji~ Sandy flood pl~tn is 0 welc<'Ime relief from
<br />the broad expan""s of r>1~lns that surround the town '''''I the ~trea",. It
<br />provides visual aesthetic.a that "",..ld not ,'thenlise be present, hut It <!("'~
<br />r~<lulre so"e ",aint'H'tsnee to keen it ele~n and nttr"<:tiv~.
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<br />Two ",,",,11 w"tersh"rl pr~jert,", Bt~ S"ndy nnd Urwn, WHe planned I'lnd
<br />coostrltcteddurinRtheperlo<! 1957 throu;:h1966under theWntershed
<br />Protect1nn and Flood PreventIon Act (Pllhlt"-1,nwS66,83rdCnnr,r eas). The
<br />Big Snndy proj<>ct 1s located 1n the Upper Reael't~s of BiK S~,,,ly Basin near
<br />Siml~ and RI'lTnAh. The LImon proJect is On nibLltCltsries to Big Sandy Creek,
<br />t<;orth of Limon. W~tershed work pl"n reports >lr., ~valll'lble tor both
<br />projects. Hydrolo~lc and topographic inforrn~tion used 1n these projects
<br />were not of s~ffi~ient detl'l11 for flood plain ~an~gernene p~rposes. Also
<br />more current proced..res and information are ~ow I'lvailnble.
<br />A Floodplain Infor",atiQnll.eport, by Wllltam P. Stanton of thcCotora do
<br />W~ter Conservation Board, was prepared in O~tober 1978 for purposes of
<br />evnlust1n~ certs1n street and railro~rl restriction~ within the cIty of
<br />l.ilCon. Ev.", thour,h the rliachar~e-fr~quency d~ta in thh 8tudv is somewhat
<br />les8 than developed herein, the ,,-<:mc1,,~iona are slmllar.
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