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<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS
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<br />LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
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<br />SECTION I - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
<br />Urban Drainage and Flood Control District
<br />Recommended Solution
<br />Ra ls ton Creek . . . . . . . , . ,
<br />Leyden Creek . . . . . . . . . .
<br />Appendix to Section I, Phase A Summary
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<br />SECTION II - BASIN DESCRIPTIONS
<br />Upper Ralston Creek Basin
<br />Lower Ralston Creek Basin (Rural) . .
<br />Lower Ralston Creek Basin (Urbanized)
<br />Leyden Creek
<br />Van Bibber Creek
<br />Geologic Setting
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<br />SECTION I II - HYDROLOGICAL SUMMARY
<br />General, . . . .
<br />Rainfall Patterns. . .
<br />Infiltration . . . , .
<br />Determination of Design Flows - MITCAT
<br />Ralston Creek Flood Hydrology
<br />Appendix to Section I II, Hydrologic Data
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<br />SECTION IV - FLOOD PLAINS AND FLOOD DAMAGES
<br />Flood Plains
<br />Flood Damages . . . . . . . . . . . , . .
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<br />SECTION V - PHASE A ALTERNATIVES
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<br />SECTION VI - PHASE A BENEFIT/COST ANALYSIS
<br />General , . . . . .
<br />Secondary Benefits . . , . .
<br />Intangible Benefits. . . , .
<br />Flood Damages of Alternatives
<br />Flood PIa in Acq u is i t ion , . .
<br />Irrigation Structures
<br />Nonstructural Strategy Costs
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<br />SECTION VII - PHASE A RECOMMENDATIONS AND PHASE B SPECIFIC DIRECTION
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<br />SECTION VIII - PHASE B MASTER PLAN
<br />General Comments ...,..
<br />Typical Master Plan Improvements
<br />The Master Plan .,'....
<br />Ralston Creek from Clear Creek to Grandview Avenue - Station
<br />0+00 to 9+00 . . . . . , . . , . . . .' ,......
<br />Ralston Creek from Above Grandview Avenue to Above Pierce Street
<br />S ta t ion 9+00 to 60+00 . . , . , . . . . , . . . . . . . , . , . .
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<br />SECTION VI II (Continued)
<br />Ralston Creek from Above Pierce Street to Below State Highway
<br />121 - Station 60+00 to 70+00 . . . . , . . . . . . . .
<br />Ralston Creek from Below State Highway 121 to Above Wadsworth
<br />Boulevard - Station 70+00 to 95+00 . . . . . . . . . .
<br />Ralston Creek from Above Wadsworth Boulevard to Below Garrison
<br />Street - Station 95+00 to 140+00 .... . . . . . , .
<br />Ralston Creek from Below Garrison Street to Below Brooks Drive
<br />Station 140+00 to 152+00 . . . . . . . . . .
<br />Ralston Creek From Below Brooks Drive to Above Lee Street -
<br />Station 152+00 to 202+00 .............. VII 1-5
<br />Ralston Creek from Above Lee Street to Below Oak Street - Station
<br />202+00 to 230+00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
<br />Ralston Creek from Below Oak Street to Below Simms Street -
<br />Stat ion 230+00 to 265+00 . . , ., .......,
<br />Ralston Creek from Below Simms Street to Xenon Street - Station
<br />265+00 to 303+00 ,., . , . , . . . . . . . .. .... VIII-5
<br />Ralston Creek from Xenon Street to Indiana Street - Station 306+00
<br />to 384+00 ..............,.'......,. V 111-6
<br />Ralston Creek from Indiana Street to Quaker Street - Station 384+00
<br />to 444+00 ,....'...,'.,...,....,. V II 1-6
<br />Ralston Creek from Quaker Street roState Highway 93 - Station
<br />444+00 to 578+60, ....',.,'..,.....,...
<br />Leyden Creek Within the City Limits of Arvada - Station 0+00
<br />to 44+00. . . . . . . . , . . . , . . . , . , . . , . ,
<br />Leyden Creek from the Arvada City Limits to Above Alkire Street
<br />Stat ion 44+00 to 92+00 .,. . . . . , . . . . . . . , . , .
<br />Leyden Creek from Above Alkire Street to Below Leyden Lake -
<br />Stat ion 92+00 to 155+00 . . , . . . . . . . . , . , . .
<br />Leyden Creek at Leyden Lake - Station 155+00 to 195+00
<br />Leyden Creek from the Church Ditch to Above the Town of Leyden
<br />Station 195+00 to 230+00 .", ....
<br />Leyden Creek from Above the Town of Leyden to State Highway 93 -
<br />Stat ion 230+00 to 371+50 ...",.,. . . . .
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<br />Structures to be Removed from High Hazardous Floodway' .1-2
<br />Bridges to be Replaced or Improved for Impelementation
<br />of Master Pl<ln
<br />Summary of Cost Breakdown, Arvada and Jefferson County
<br />Ralston and Leyden Creeks.
<br />Upper Basin Parameters
<br />Lower (Urbanized) Basin Parameters
<br />Lower (Rura 1) Bas in Pa rameters . .
<br />100-Year Peak Flow Summary Present Conditions
<br />100-Year Peak Flow Summary - Future Basin Conditions
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<br />SECTION X - MASTER PLAN DRAWINGS AND FLOODWAY TABLES
<br />Appendix to Section X
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