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<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS
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<br />PREFACE ....,........,...,.......,..,.,...,.............,............,...................,.,.,...........,.,.,...........,...,.,..,.,..,....... ii
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<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS ............,.................,.............................................,..................................iii
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<br />INTRODUCTION .......,........,..........,............,..,..,....................,.....,................................................. 4
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<br />Purpose and Scope.,.. ,.......... ....., .... .... .......... ..,.......,.. .,.....,.. .........,.. ....,.. ..,.. '.. ................ .., ...4
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<br />Authorization ... ... ..,... .........., ..,..,.... ..., ..,..,..., .,.... ......,.. .,.,.... ......,..".... .... ............... ..,............ 4
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<br />STUDY AREA DESCRIPTION .............,..................."...................................,..........................,...5
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<br />Community Description ...,.,..,.........".. ... ..........,..., .,..,.,.,.... ......,..,.......................,....,....,..,.. 5
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<br />Watershed Descri ption ..........."...,.........,....,.........,..........,....................,.,...,.,...................... 5
<br />Flooding Problems and Flooding History ........................................................................... 6
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<br />Previous Studies ........... .........,..,............,.,............,..... .....,..... .... .........,.......,........................ 6
<br />Community Response to the CWCB Designation and Approval Process .......................... 6
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<br />ENGINEERING METHODS.......,..............,............,.........,.............,...,.......,.....................,............ 8
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<br />Hydrologic Analysis ........... ,.,..,......" ..,..,.,.. ....... ............,.,..................,.. .....,...........,............ 8
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<br />Hydraulic Analysis ,...... ..,.,.,.,.............,..,.,.. ................., .,....,..,...... ......,....,..,..,.... ............... 10
<br />Floodplain Mapping ,.,.. ..........,.... ..... ...... .... ..........,..... ...... ............,............,...,...,..,.........,.. 10
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<br />FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT ....."............................,.......................,.............,.......,.............. 11
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<br />Local Ordinance Requirements ,..,....,.......................,.,......................,...............................11
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<br />Flood Insurance..............,..............................,... ,............,....................,............................, II
<br />Floodplain Management Alternatives .....,..........................,.............................................. 12
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<br />APPENDIX ........,............,......,.............................,........,....,..,.........,.......................,..................... 13
<br />Designation Request Letters
<br />Figure 1 ,Location Map
<br />Figure 2 - Arapahoe County
<br />FIRM Index Map Cover Sheets
<br />Streams in Study
<br />List of CWCB Floodplain Information
<br />Telephone Meeting Report
<br />CWCB Hydrology Worksheets
<br />Discharges Reported in F1S
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