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<br />6 is only valid for streams having drainage areas between 4 square miles and 330 square miles. The <br />subregion Ark-6 equation should only be used for streams that have 100% of their drainage basins <br />in that subregion. The equation for subregion Ark-3 can be used for streams with drainage basins <br />that fall entirely within subregion Ark-3, or partially within subregion Ark-3 and partially within <br />subregion Ark-6. <br /> <br />Table 1 presents lOO-year flow estimates, using the regression equations, for selected streams in <br />Fremont County. <br /> <br /> <br />Table t <br />tOO-year Flow Estimates for Selected Streams in Fremont County <br /> <br /> Drainage Area tOO-year <br />Stream Name and Location (sa. mi.) Peak Flow (cfs) <br />Bear Creek at confluence with the Arkansas Ark-3 3,300 <br />River (near Portland) <br />Cocklebur Creek at confluence with the Ark-3 3,150 <br />Arkansas River (below Florence) <br />Newlin Creek at confluence with Hardscrabble Ark-3 12,050 <br />Creek <br />Howard Creek at confluence with the Arkansas Ark-6 290 <br />River (at Howard) <br />Bemard Creek at confluence with the Arkansas Ark-6 600 <br />River (at Cotopaxi) <br /> <br />The Guidelines methodology is not appropriate for use with development involving <br />residential subdivisious greater than 50 lots or occurring on sites greater than 5 acres, <br />commercial construction, industrial construction, construction of public facilities, or <br />construction of flood control facilities. The hydrologic methodology developed in the Guidelines <br />is appropriate for designation and approval of approximate floodplain information and for use in <br />simple floodplain analyses for development such as open space, agriculture, farm bridges, pole <br />bams, and individual residential structures. A procedure for determining hydrology information for <br />approximate floodplains of lakes, ponds, local storm drainage areas, or overflows from inigation <br />canals and ditches has not been established. <br /> <br />Fremont County should regulate the approximate floodplains on a case-by-case basis. A detailed <br />floodplain analysis must be performed by a professional engineer and submitted by the developer or <br />development proponent for projects involving situations that fall outside the applicability of the <br />Guidelines. An approximate floodplain analysis can be submitted by a developer or development <br />proponent, for the allowable cases, in accordance with the determinations of the Colorado Water <br />Conservation Board regarding the applicability of the Guidelines. Fremont County may also <br />require, at its discretion, that a detailed floodplain analysis be submitted in lieu of the use of the <br />Guidelines methodology for any situation that it deems necessary. <br /> <br />4 <br />