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page 15 May-June 1935 -- Rains of cloudburst intensity over the basins of the plains tributaries to the South Platte River east of Denver occurred on 30-31 May fOllo,dng the wettest May in Colorado in 18 years. It was reported that a "veritable wall of water" appeared on BiJou Creek about 4 miles upstream from its confluence with the South Platte River. The flood crest reached Fort Morgan on 31 May and was reported to be 10 feet above flood stage having a discharge of 84,300 cubic feet per second. Although the flood crest attenuated rapidly downstream from Fort Morgan, the flood water reached the Union Pacific Railroad grade near Crook, Colorado. Excerpts from the article appearing in THE STERLING ADVOCATE on Tuesday, May 28, 1935.... :H'UGEPAWNEEf'LO~)D IDAMAGES RAILR.()~\D:! i i. " ":- ~ j Portion of Water of Terry Lake Breaks Through Dam wod Floods Part of Longmont; More High Water Expected in :30uth Platte Large forces of men were striving this afternoon to .restore portions of the grade of joint Union Pacific and Burlington railroad tracks at the Pawnee creek crossing between Sterling and Atwood, and road and highway crews were working to repair flood damage which Monday night for a time isolated Sterling from the south and west. Train service was annulled soon after midnight. The breaks in the railroad grade between Sterling and Atwood undoubtedly prevented the flooding of a large part of Sterling, as a second flow of water, perhaps the biggest in many years, came down Pawnee creek. This flow swept out several hundred yards of grade on highway No. 14, west of Sterling, washed out the approaches to the so-called Sterger bridge north of Atwood, and sent a tide flowing over highway No.6, and the bridge and tracks of the railroads at the Pawnee bridge. The