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<br />Th .ri'~;,. d~ f '97
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<br />. . ;"I'~~ . :"~..;, 'J" m"j;;" Editor'. note: In the graphic below, the high water marks at each
<br />'.' measuring post are the water and flow level for the Yampa River In
<br />~;. '~.:,; :", ,:..... :.... .',~ Steambollt Springs, measured at midnight for each day, In between
<br />, :;'.:., .~t. ~t. the measuring posts, the water and flow level for noon of the foHow-
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<br />. ";."'$:"" . . ....,.. ..... ,''11'"'' ", tlon In thll graphlc,W!is taken from the"U.S. Geological Survey, which
<br />"ime... . . .~...' . ..0'." , , maintains a water g~,u;'e on the Yampa.Ri. .ver In downtown St. e. ambollt..
<br />.Co~rity,_R~_ _ '_:42~: BD...and ,.. ""0 c:t
<br />44 remain C1~::rree';1:(' ~ ",~;~'l '. We've shown both th.e height of the riVer in feet as weH as the "cfs,-
<br />Haus and - R98d ~n. '~1'>.t.."storm Meadows pond, or cut!ic feet per second. You' can see that as more water comes
<br />ue to be .~ Iii ihe' locatail on Burgess Creek, d h rive . d th fl at
<br />high water. Saine 'has .backS up and overflow runs ,own t e, r, It raises both the height of the river ,a~. a ,ow r ~.
<br />.Iong Tree HaU..!p~ arOde across a drtwway. The over.
<br />up to two feet ~se of floW' erodes a large seCtion of
<br />the veloc~et;o. .'. 'the the hillside unde< the driveWay.
<br />Ohilh water fa '1breateninl gas and power
<br />-The Yampai: ones: Pollee suspect someone
<br />Bob Tidwell' . dn'CR .... .' .'''1illI'ied'off a pump that was
<br />69Aruns~. .,.... '";'\t1' A,'l!,-r,,:the.. ,ove.,!!OWfrom. the
<br />strandinc~ ~_ .. ... ~ ~
<br />and ca~.~ 8iiilii~ . im.,- sprtngs director of
<br />neighllorlri& rai1C!t.ir moi/e' all . ' 'safely J.D. Hays _
<br />the _to;~, .~'rIver ;;-iii,j'Stock Bridge to pedestrian
<br />creates an an!i:or quicksand 1'~,bk:yi:JetiafflC. Debrts thIIl
<br />on Tldwe1rS pr;,P8h,y: '.I'i~ gatheted at the base
<br />"The ~11lMslon of .;,threatenslts stability. . '.0' .
<br />Wat8i Resilurc:et.u8tes j~Astorm predicted for the "
<br />the area ihd Jda1t1f1es'. '. .:area breaks up. ...., -,-,'
<br />Walton creeli;'~~. "';-The:ramPs and Elk Rivers'.'
<br />and PrIest.. os '....os of "'reinain at approximately three
<br />"concern.. '''. ~;<.. . -... floOd stage.
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<br />liNt PJIotWedOesdBY, JulIe 11,1997'
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<br />The Yampa and Elk rivers reached flood stage May 30, and their
<br />excessive effluence washed an abundance of problems into the
<br />area, Flooding was reported from one end of Steamboat Springs to
<br />the other, as weH as in the Elk River VaHey. The troubles reached their
<br />. peak in the middle of last week when Saddle Mountain Ranch flooded,
<br />ho~~.!&lJ1e~evac~~~~~~ounty R~d 129, and Dream)sland .
<br />resIdents scriunbled to timid a'WalI of sandbags to keep the wate~ out of
<br />their homes: The high waters have since receded,
<br />and the worst is over, say county officials. It ,
<br />seemed, to us, like the perfect time to take a look I
<br />back at the floods of '97, .... .: I
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<br />-HIJh water,uns OYer the
<br />banks cif.the lIlmpa River.
<br />threatenll'& homes In the
<br />Dream Isiand Trailer Pari<.
<br />The clli'spimllc works
<br />department drops off more
<br />than 1,000 sandbags and
<br />residents '..orI< through the
<br />night fllllng and stacking
<br />them. .'. 'i .
<br />-The pedeStrian .tirtdge
<br />_.atthe KOA
<br />ClJlllP&rtlUndwaShesout; the
<br />island is effactlVely cut off.
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<br />linoe 2:
<br />-Christi Northrop and John
<br />McRoy at 5addle Mountain
<br />Ranch west of Steamboat
<br />Sprtnp wak8 at 6:30 a,m. to
<br />find their horses standing In
<br />water up to their bellies,' At
<br />11 .,m.. McRoy estimates
<br />the ranCh still has more than
<br />1.000 acre feet of water
<br />Standing on it. He,digs three
<br />Irrlgation channels through
<br />. the privatedrlveway 'in an
<br />attempt to drain the properlY.
<br />-More sandbags and sand
<br />delhlered to Dream Island.
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<br />June 3:
<br />-Four residences on County
<br />Road 129, along the Elk
<br />River. are evacuated in the
<br />early morning hours. The resJ-
<br />'dents retum to their homes
<br />by afternoon.
<br />-The bridge leading to Bill
<br />May's ranch is threatened;
<br />one end is sitting on the bot.
<br />tom of the rtver.
<br />-County Roads 42.62, 180,
<br />44 close. Water is standing
<br />on Tree Haus and River
<br />roads. CR 179 and 33A.
<br />. -The Civil Air Patrol flies the
<br />length of the Elk River from
<br />Clarl< to Milner and the
<br />Vampa River from Stagecoach
<br />to Milner to survey flOOd dam-
<br />age and debrts piles.
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<br />June I: ,
<br />-No new evacuations, no new
<br />road closures.
<br />-The rtvers appear to ~
<br />dropping. Emergency Cl1lWS
<br />keep a lookout for he"" rain
<br />that would raise the rivers
<br />again. I
<br />-The city of Steamboat 1
<br />Sprtngs and Routt County
<br />have distributed more ~
<br />. 11,000 sandbags arounll the
<br />erea since the higll water
<br />began. .
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<br />Mldnleht. June 3' ...
<br />7.65 feet/5580 cfs
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<br />Midnight, June 1 .'
<br />7.49 feet/5290 cfs .
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<br />MldnlJlht, June 2
<br />7.48 fe8t/5270 cfs
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<br />Mj!,nlJlht, Jurie" 5
<br />7.27,feet/4800 cfs
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<br />- M~June6 ,.
<br />6.95 feet/4370 cfs .
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<br />"The flood waniiri'fIir,'
<br />Routt County Is II1biCr.
<br />-OffIcials ~ the Sky for
<br />more rain, but rain' Is not
<br />expected.to h~ It m~or
<br />Impact on the _,
<br />-OffIci'" eie'i:orii:eined
<br />8boulWalton'Ciiiekrlsl'1l .
<br />. and.lI1r8etenlnc~Hollday
<br />..: Innerid resklerlCieil';'nearby.
<br />otherwliie>mucl"Or~
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<br />.6..95 feet/4370 ~. '.' ~:':I .
<br />Mldnleht. June 7 '-.' ''a'
<br />7.i1 feet/4590 cfs ~'.':<;
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<br />"The Vamp. River Festival
<br />goes off without a hitch. The
<br />rock!o event Is held at a hole
<br />at the KOA Campground.
<br />June I:
<br />.Rain falls on the Communlty
<br />Appreciation Picnic at the
<br />. gOndOla base; the rain conti". ,
<br />ues ll\rougtl much of the
<br />night.
<br />. -The Elk and Vampa fall
<br />below floOd state. .
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