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<br />I~I <br /> <br />-'1 \ <br />I ! I <br />C--'-r.1i <br />" <br />, <br />, <br />, <br />4 <br />j' <br />I. <br /> <br /> <br />\ <br />" <br />, <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />APPROXIMATE <br />SCAlE-1/2'''1 MILE <br /> <br />-~- <br /> <br />5'""y <br /> <br />It <br /> <br />I~ <br />\ i~ <br />J' <br />,,,",--I <br />I <br /> <br />engineering surveys. <br /> <br />-f,- <br /> <br />tl,ely less topographic relief and the channel broadens into and <br /> <br />becomes part of the f1oo<lplain. Insomoln>tances, it is difficult <br /> <br />EL PASO <br />COUNTY <br /> <br />to identify the main channel or normal watercourse without detailed <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />?/ <br />II <br />, .-/ / <br />.,',' ,>' ,.,+.,0"1 <br />-i J: ~\ii" <br />r-' il' /: li::;"- /' <br />VJ <br />\~(~ <br />l'/"-U:-' -l~ <br />" i <br />-~ ~ <br />,i ['\ <br />I p"...ooi <br />I Fltl\l' <br />J ,--U <br />1 I <br />, <br />L_" <br /> <br /> <br />Even though meandering has occurred through natural causes, the <br /> <br />present day uses of the watershed and flood plain areas will have a <br /> <br />more pronounced effect On the geographic location of channel and flood <br /> <br />plain boundaries. I'luringthe lO-year period bcb'oen J960and 1970, the <br /> <br /> <br />population ofB Paso Count)' jun:ped from 144,000 to 236,000. Over <br /> <br />88 percent of the people live in urban areas. The fastest growing <br /> <br />Suburban area is located on the eastern edge of Colorado Springs in <br /> <br />the Sand Creek WaterShed. In fact, ~ome of the recent d~ve lapments <br /> <br />have changed parts of the floodplain topography cllirin1'; the time this <br /> <br />flood hazard amdyses ~'as being conducted. It has not been practical <br /> <br />to keep the study Cllrrent ~'ith the day-to-day changes due to eOllstruc- <br /> <br />tion. The existing floodplain delineations as presented on thelT.aps <br /> <br />in this roport ~'ere valid as of March 1972. Developl":nts ~'hich have <br /> <br />taken place since this date are not shown on the flood ha,ard maps. <br /> <br />H.<..l.tMyon F(oodil'lg <br /> <br />As earl)' ~s .June 18M, Color,,-do Springs hod a recerded history of <br /> <br />being flooded. Since e,,-rly development took place nEar the bank5 of <br /> <br />Iii S. DEPARTMENT OF A.G!'!('l!LT~:RE -I <br />I SOlLC2.!:1_SERV~TIn:-;;;!,R\ICE _ <br /> <br />MonUl'lent and Fountain C::'c~ks, n'.oH of the r.~~.s (lccount., rl'g,,-rclJng <br /> <br />FLOOD HAZARD STUDY AREA <br />SAND CREEK <br />COLORADO SPRINGS AND <br />EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO <br /> <br />fjooding relate to these Hr~an'.S. Within the last 10 vears llrhanica_ <br /> <br />t ion in the COlorado Spring~ arc" has m0v"d l'ast"Rrd into the Sand <br />