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. c.f.s. The peaks on June 5 were 17,000 and 25,000 c.f.s. Above La Junta the effect of valley storage on peak attrition was obscured by the inflow from tributary stresms and the pesk discharge at La Junta was 200,000 c.f.s. Below La Junta tribu- tary inflow was small and valley storage effects became pro- nounced as evidenced by the decrease in peak discharges to IB7,OOO c.f.s. at Las Animas and 165,000 c.f.s. at Lamar. . . 23. FLOOD OF HAY 30-31 1935. The Pueblo Chieftain newspaper headlinea stated. ^Pueblo Flood Loss Greatest Since Disaster of 1921; Officials Study Conservancy Plans." The paper attributed at least one-half million dollars damage to the flood. Most of the damage was sustained by the Colorado State Hospital Annex and the Platt Rogers Construction Company. Both facilities were immediately north of town. The Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge also was badly damaged. Rain fell over less than 100 square miles of the Monument Creek watershed with as much as 7 or 8 inches within 24 hours reported at several points in the storm areas. U.S. Geological Survey recorda indicate a peak discharge of 35,000 c.f.s. at the mouth of Fountain Creek. . . 24. FLOOD OF 1942. April 1942 was one of the. wettest months in the history of Colorado. The average precipitation of 4.35 inches was the second largest of the record for the state at that time. This amount was exceeded only by the 5.96 inches of precipitation during April 1900. Heavy precipitation oc- curred during April 16-20 over the entire Purgatoire River watershed. Much of this was in the form of snow. Rainfall during the period April 22-25 hastened the melting of heavy snow deposits and caused high flows on the Purgatoire River at Las Animas. Precipitation over the Arkansas River watershed above Las Animas produced peak of 12,000 c.f.s. at Nepesta; 34,800 c.f.s. at La Junta; and 23,600 c.f.s. at Las Animas. Although there was major flooding at Trinidad where the peak flow on the Purgatoire River reached 27,000 c.f.s., the principal damage in the Arkansas River watershed was to transportation and irri- gation systems. . . . 25. FLOOD OF 1955. During the period May 17-20, 1955, heavy precipitation occurred over the lower mountains and plains of eastern Colorado and northeastern New Mexico. Heavy rain also occurred over western Kansas. Precipitation over the mountainous area was principally in the form of wet snow. Heavy rains fell over the plains. The storm began on the afternoon of May 17 over the entire areas and continued through the 19th in New Mexico and Kansas. Precipitation ended at most of the Colorado station during the afternoon of the 19th. At Lake Maloya, New Mexico, 13.59 inches occurred in 48 hours, with . Ie 8 .