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<br />mighty torrent came rushing down the gulch in massive waves, <br />capped with white foam, After 2 hours. the water having passed off <br />into Sand Creek, 5 miles east of Templeton Gap, the water subsided <br />from the vicinity of the house, <br /> <br />May 30 1894, This flood was caused by a general storm which resulted in floods <br />on the South Platte and Arkansas River Basins, From May 21 to 27, precipitation <br />of 2 inches or more in the upper basin of Fountain Creek had prepared the soil for <br />rapid runoff of the intense precipitation of May 29-31, but, as the heaviest <br />precipitation was in the form of snow, the resulting flood was materially reduced, <br />The flood was described in the Denver Republican for June I. 1894, which quotes <br />the following dispatch, dated May 31, from Colorado City; <br /> <br />The flood has done great damage at this place, The Fountain, <br />which flows through this town, has been very high for the past 24 <br />hours, Early this morning the north approach of West First Street <br />bridge was carried away", The water rose so high by noon that a <br />large amount of bridge timber and other materials was carried <br />away.., At 7;30 this evening a two-room house.., located at the <br />south end of West First Street bridge was carried away, <br /> <br />June 2-7 1921. This flood was described in the Colorado Sprine-s Gazette on June 4, <br />1921 as follows; <br /> <br />Shooks Run had before 9 p,m, (June 3) become a river. It had <br />spread its waters over the northwestern part of the city, covering <br />several blocks.., Sand Creek and Fountain Creek were roaring, <br />(filling) the banks to overflowing, flooding gardens, farms, ranch <br />houses, etc, '" Old timers declared it the worst storm in 25 years, <br /> <br />May 27 1922, This flood was produced by an intense local downpour over the <br />Templeton Gap drainage area, A 6-inch rainfall was recorded during the storm, <br />Damage to the extent of $59,700 was caused by the flood in Colorado Springs, where <br />a residential district in the eastern portion of the city was inundated, <br /> <br />July 30 1932, This is the maximum known flood in the Templeton Gap area, It was <br />greater than the 1922 flood and caused $144,800 worth of damage, No rainfall data <br />are available, and records indicate that this flood was produced by a cloudburst, <br />typical of those occurring in this area, This cloudburst occurred in the Black Forest <br />with a wall of water sweeping down through Templeton Gap, flooding Papetown <br />mining settlements just north of Colorado Springs and flooding most of northern <br />Colorado Springs, Rain during July 27-30, 1932, caused flooding on Fountain Creek <br />from its headwaters to its mouth, <br /> <br />May 31 1935, This storm was concentrated in the Fountain Creek Basin. chiefly <br />over Kettle Creek, <br /> <br />12 <br />