FLOOD08422

• Designation Number: 27
• County: El Paso
• Community: Colorado Springs
• Stream Name: Sand Creek
• Basin: Arkansas
• Title: Flood Hazard Analysis - Sand Creek, Colorado Springs, El Paso County
• Date: 7/1/1973
• Designation Date: 10/1/1973
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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tively less topographic relief and the channel broadens into and

becomes part of the floodplain. In some instances. it is difficult

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engineering surveys.

to identify the ~ain channel or normal watercourse without detailed

Even though meandering has occurred through natural causes, the

present day uses of the watershed and flood plain areas will have a

more pronOunced effeet on the geographic location of channel and flood

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plain boundaries. During the IO-year period between 1960 and 1970, the

population of F.l Paso County jumped from 144,000 to 236,000. Over

88 percent of the people live in urban areas. The fastest growing

suburban area is located on the eastern edge of COlorado Springs in

the Sand Creek Watershed. In fact, some of the recent developments

have changed parts of the flood plain topography during the time this

flood hazard analyses wasboing conducted. Ithnsnotbecnpractical

to keep the stu<ly currcnt,.-ith thed"-y-to-daych""nt:e' due to cons truc_

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!ion. The existing fJooclplain delineations as presented On thel!laps

in this report "'el'e valid as of ~larch 1~72. Developments which have

taken place since this date are not shown On the flood hazard maps.

Hil;tMyo6Ftooding

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As early as June 1864, Colorado Springs had a recorded histo!y of
being flooded. Since early development took place near the banks of

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APPROXIMATE
SCALE' 1/2".1 MILE

U S DEPARTMEN'r OF AGRICULTURE
, SOn.CONSERVATlO:-;SERVICE

~on"'nent and FOlmtain Crecks, most of the news accounts regarding

flooding relate to thesestl'ca",S. \\'ithinthelastlllyearsllrbani;:a-

FLOOD HAZARD STUDY AREA
SAND CREEK
COLORADO SPRINGS AND
EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO

t ion in the COlorado Spring~ area has t'loved eastward into the Sand

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