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<br />The u.s. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), omaha District, was con- <br />tacted and provided flood plain data on the Big Thompson and the <br />Cache La Poudre Rivers for use ,in preparing the Flood InSUrance <br />Study. <br /> <br />) <br /> <br />During the work by the study c~ntractor, flood elevations, flood <br />boundaries, and floodway delineations were reviewed with community <br />officials. <br /> <br />Final coordination meetings were held in Loveland and Fort Collins <br />on November 29 and 30, 1977, respectively. These meetings were <br />attended by representatives of ,Larimer County, FEMA, the study <br />contractor, and the general publi~. The results of these meetings <br />have been incorporated into th~s report. <br /> <br />Streams requiring additional d~tailed study were identified at a <br />meeting attended by representatives of the study contractor, FEMA, <br />Larimer County, and the TOwn of Estes park in April 1983. The <br />results of this additional work were reviewed at a meeting attended <br />by representatives of these groups on February 27, 1986. <br /> <br />2.0 AREA STUDIED <br /> <br />2.1 Scope of Study <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study covers the unincorporated areas of Larimer <br />County, Colorado. The area of study is shown on the Vicinity Map <br />(Figure 1). <br /> <br />The following streams were stu~ied in detail: Big Thompson River, <br />Big Thompson Tributaries 1, 2,;3, and 4, Buckhorn Creek, Cedar <br />Creek, Dark Gulch, Dickson Gul~h, Dry Gulch, Glade Road OVerflow, <br />Long Gulch, Noel's Draw, NorthjFork Big Thompson River, Quillan <br />Gulch, Rabbit Gulch, Redstone creek, Bobcat Gulch, Miller Fork, <br />FOx Creek, West Creek, Devils Gulch, Cache La Poudre River, Dry <br />Creek, Boxelder Creek, Fall River, Fish Creek, and Black Canyon <br />Creek. <br /> <br />The areas studied by detailed ~ethods were selected with priority <br />given to all known flood hazar~ areas and areas of projected develop- <br />ment or proposed construction through 1990. <br /> <br />Approximate analyses were used' to study those areas having a low <br />development potential or minimal flood hazards. ,The scope and <br />methods of study were proposed, to, and agreed upon by, FEMA and <br />Larimer County. <br /> <br /><, <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />The upper and lower reaches of: the Cache La Poudre River northwest <br />and southeast of Fort Collins,! the Little Thompson River, Cooper <br />Slough, Boxelder Creek from it~ confluence with the Cache La Poudre <br /> <br />2 <br />