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<br />EAGLE COUNTY" <br /> <br />County Road crews cleared a <br />landslide from High Street just <br />outside Red Cliff's corporate <br />limi ts. Along Squaw Creek Road <br />near the Forest District, <br />landslides inundated the <br />roadway. Along the Gypsum <br />Creek Road to Lede Reservoir, <br />a landslide, timber and debris <br />closed the road for extended <br />periods. Along County Road <br />301, road crews installed rip- <br />rap protection where the <br />Colorado River undercut the <br />roadway. At Colorado River Road <br />(RD. 301) bridge, floodwaters <br />destroyed the southwest <br />approach to the bridge. Along <br />Frying Pan Road at Taylor <br />Creek, a large culvert was <br />plugged with debris. Road <br />crews attempted to clear the <br />culvert, however, the flow was <br />so great the 72 inch culvert <br />washed away with sections of <br />roadway. <br /> <br />Beaver Creek Metropoli tan <br />District - A landslide along <br />Elk Track Road inundated the <br />roadway and drainage system. <br />The slide also destroyed a <br />major portion of one new home. <br /> <br />Eaale Sanitation District - <br />Floodwaters of the Eagle River <br />and Brush Creek impacted the <br />District's recently constructed <br />waste water treatment plant and <br />lift station just downstream of <br />the Town of Eagle. District <br />crews and volunteers installed <br />over 350 cubic yards of rip-rap <br />preventing possible loss of the <br />facility. <br /> <br />Minturn - High flood water in <br />the Eagle River impacted <br />several bridges within the town <br />lilnits. The cemetery bridge <br /> <br />was nearly knocked from its <br />abutments, however town crews <br />installed cables and "dead men" <br />to anchor the bridge against <br />the flows. A debris flow <br />inundated the Town's ball field <br />and nearly toppled a local <br />radio station transmission <br />tower. Over 3,000 sand bags <br />were placed at strategic <br />locations throughout the town <br />to protect buildings, roads and <br />residents from flood waters of <br />the Eagle River. <br /> <br />Red Cliff - Snowmelt and high <br />water in the Eagle River and <br />Turkey Creek impacted bridges <br />and the waste water treatment <br />plant. Town volunteers waged <br />a flood-fight effort to save <br />several buildings. <br /> <br /> <br />Photo 4. Landslide Closes High <br />Road into Red Cliff. <br /> <br />A landslide originating on a <br />north hillside above the Town <br />inundated one of the only <br />access roads into town, pushed <br />one home from its foundation, <br />and caused damage to two <br /> <br />8 <br />