FLOOD07854

• Designation Number: 62
• County: Adams
• County: Arapahoe
• County: Douglas
• Community: Denver Metro Region
• Stream Name: Cherry Creek
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: FHAD - Cherry Creek, Metropolitan Region, Colorado
• Date: 7/1/1976
• Designation Date: 11/1/1976
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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COVER - The 1933 Cherry Creek Flood at 11th Avenue

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PREFACE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I

SUMMARY OF AVAILABLE DATA.................. ........ 1

MAJOR BASIN FEATURES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

STREAM FLOODING HISTORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION... .......................... 4

HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS.. ........................... ..... 5

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FLOOD PROBABILITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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FLOOD AREAS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

FLOOD PLAIN AND FLOODWAY DATA...................... 7
RELEASES FROM CHERRY CREEK DAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B

LIST OF TABLES

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TABLE 1 - 100 Year Design Rainfall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
TABLE 2 - Peak Flood Flows, 100 Year Flood. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
TABLE 3 - Flood Plain and Floodway Reference Data. . . . . . . . . . . . Follows 8

LIST OF FIGURES
(See FIGURES SectIon)

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FIGURE 1 - Hydrograph - Goldsmith Gulch at Cherry Creek
FIGURE 2 - Hydrograph' Cherry Creek at Iliff Avenue
FIGURE 3 - Hydrograph' Cherry Creek at Goldsmith Gulch
FIG URE 4 - Hydrograph ' Cherry Creek at Colorado Boulevard
FIG URE 5 ' Hydrograph ' Cherry Creek at Denver Country Club
FIGURE 6 - Hydrograph - Cherry Creek at Grant Street
FIGURE 7 - Hydrograph - Cherry Creek at 13th Avenue
FIGURE 8 - Hydrograph - Cherry Creek at Mouth
FIGURE 9 - Peak Flood Discharges

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LIST OF MAPS AND DRAWINGS
THE 100 YEAR FLOOD PLAIN MOSAIC
DRAWING INDEX................................... Sheet No.2

PLAN AND PROFILE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'sheets No.3 - 46

BRIDGE CROSS-SECTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Sheet No. 47

DRAINAGE BASIN AREAS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheet No. 48

FUTURE LAND USE MAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheet No. 49

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