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<br />PREFACE <br /> <br />This floodplain information report presents the results of a study <br />of the floodplain along Willov Creek in the Tovn of Creede, Colorado. It <br />vas prepared by William J. Mullan, P.E, under the direction of Larry <br />Lang, Chief, FlOod Control and Floodplain Management Section of the <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board at the requast of the Town of Creede. <br /> <br />Copies <br />nominal fee, <br /> <br />of this report are available for public distribution, fora <br />at the offices listed belovo <br /> <br /> <br />Tovn of Creede <br />Creode, Colorado 81130 <br /> <br />Flood Control and Floodplain <br />Management Section <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board <br />721 State Centennial Building <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />, <br />1 <br />I <br />, <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />IN1i\ODlJCT!O:> <br /> <br />Authorizatiou <br /> <br />The Colorado \I.'ater Conservation Board received funding from tl>e <br />1985 legislatur" to implement a "flood hazard iderltification program". <br />Through this pt"ogt"llm, the &lard is providing CoLorado cOTnmunities vith <br />the flood hazard data and information to adlllinister a floodplain <br />O'.3nag"".entprog:-oll:. <br /> <br />The Board's power and duty is ... <br /> <br />"todeviseandforolUlatemethods, means and plans for bringing <br />about the greater utilization of the vaters of the state and the <br />prevention of flood damages therefrom and to designate and <br />approve storm or flood~ay runoff Channels or basins, and to <br />make such des1gnations available to legislative bodies of cities <br />and incorporated tovns; to county planning commissions; and to <br />boards of adjustment of cities; incorporated tovas; and counties <br />of this state",.. <br /> <br />~ <br />Statutes. <br /> <br />stated in Section 37-60-106(1)(c) of the Colorado ReVised <br /> <br />The Tovu of Creed€! requested this flood study per letter of January <br />9,1986 from the Honorable Mayor James Basham, Tova of Cree de (see <br />Exhibit 1). This report was authorized by th" Colorado ,,'ater <br />Conservation Board in joint sponsorship with Creede, Colorado. <br /> <br />Purpose.!!!!iScope <br />This report <br />administration of <br />flood d~ages are <br /> <br />vaS prepared <br />floodplain areas <br />minimized, <br /> <br />to guide local officials in <br />such that flood hazards <br /> <br />planning and <br />Bnd future <br /> <br />The report <br />of typical Cross <br />100-year flood. <br />hydrologic data. <br /> <br />data includes thelOO-year <br />sections showing the high <br />This report also includes <br /> <br />flood profile and plottings <br />water elevations for the <br />supportingengineeringBnd <br /> <br />Acknovled~ements <br /> <br />Theassistanceandco<Jperation <br />Fred Hosselkus, Public Works crev, is <br /> <br />(.If Kent Hager, <br />appreciated. <br /> <br />T,~ <br /> <br />~nager, <br /> <br />=, <br /> <br />R~l~te~ Flood St~dle~ <br /> <br />'the only <br />vasbyth"Ar.ny <br />analysis of the <br /> <br />other floorlstudy known to Mve been done for <br />Corps of Engineers in 1949 (Refs. 8 an~ It); <br />design of the flume in Willow Creek. <br /> <br />\,'illovCr..ek <br />it vas an <br />