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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />In addition to flooding on the South Platte River, numerous floods have been documented on the <br />larger tributary streams in Morgan County such as Beaver Creek, Badger Creek, Kiowa Creek, and <br />Bijou Creek, <br /> <br />Previous Studies <br />Several floodplain information reports have been produced for areas within Morgan County, The <br />following list summarizes the previous studies that have been completed, <br /> <br />I. Gingery Associates, Inc" Floodplain Information Report, Beaver Creek, Brush, Colorado, <br />April 1976, <br /> <br />2, V,S, Army Corps of Engineers and Colorado Water Conservation Board, Special Flood <br />Hazard Information Report, South Platte River, Volume II, Morgan County - <br />Washington County, Colorado, May 1977, <br /> <br />3, Colorado Water Conservation Board, Floodplain Information Report, Kiowa Creek at <br />Wiggins, Colorado, May 1990, <br /> <br />Additional information on flooding problems, flood history, hydrology, hydraulics, and floodplain <br />delineations for the can be found in those reports, <br /> <br />Communitv Response to the CWCB Desienation and Approval Process <br />A letter from the CWCB was transmitted to Morgan County regarding the Board's proposed action <br />for designation and approval of the Morgan County PIS, A meeting was held between the local <br />floodplain adminstrator and CWCB staff to discuss and review mapping issues, flooded areas, <br />floodplain regulations, flood history, and the Board's designation and approval of the floodplain <br />information, The County was receptive to the Board's proposed designation action, and sent an <br />official letter requesting that the CWCB designate and approve the floodplain information currently <br />available to the community, A copy of the request letter is included in the Appendix of this report, <br /> <br />3 <br />