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<br />FREFACE
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<br />Fikes Feak Area Council of Governments, cities of Colorado Springs &r.d
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<br />Basic objectives of this report are to deli~eat~ the flood
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<br />Manitou springs, Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs Cha~bers of Com-
<br />merce, ~~nitQu Springs Public Library, Colorado College Library,
<br />Gazette Telegram, colorado sprinqs Sun, Pikes Feak Journal ~nd numer-
<br />ous private citi~ens in supplying useful data are appreciated and
<br />gratefully acknowledged.
<br />1\11 e1e~ations appearing in this report are based on U.S.
<br />Coast and Geodetic Survey 1929 mean sea level (m.s.l.) datum. The
<br />actual limits of overflow areas on the ground may vary slightly from
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<br />plains ar.d furnish information on the flood hazard areas that adjoin
<br />Fountain Creek in Manitou Springs and west Colorado Springs. I\s shown
<br />on Plate 1, the study area extends along Fountain Creek from th~
<br />junction of P~nument and Fountain Creek to the western city li~its of
<br />p~nitou Springs.
<br />Contents of this report arc desig~ed to provide local
<br />govornment agencies, commercial i~terests, and concerned citizens
<br />with data that will aid in planning the best use of flood prone lands
<br />and concribute to the solution of flood problems. Aside fro~ serving
<br />as a tool for improving flooC plain management, the repOrt can be
<br />helpful in dosiqr.ing bridgos, roads, flood protection structures, and
<br />detormining where they should be located. The decision ~aki~g prc.
<br />ces. must consider the existing environmental attributes cf the flood
<br />plain areas and evaluate their probable role in the community's planned
<br />future growth.
<br />The report includes information on historic floods, the
<br />cIlrr"nt flood situation, and on the ~at'~re and extent of probable
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<br />those shown on various plate illustrations in the report because of
<br />map scale limitations which do not per~it precise plotting of the
<br />floodad area bou~daries.
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<br />An informative brOChure, entitled "FloodS on Fountain
<br />Creek.oColoradoSprlnqs-!4anitouSprings, COlor"do, " has been pre pared
<br />to accompany the report. Copies of the brochure, this report, ~nd
<br />related information can be ohtained from the office of the Pikes Peak
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<br />f"';,,re flood~ which cal' be ,.e~s"'na'oly ""p"ct"d em tj,,,, r,,~,,~ctiv"
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<br />A~ea Council of Govp.rnments in Color~do Springs and from the Colo,.ado
<br />Water Conservation Board in Denver, Colorado. The Alhuquer~oe Di~trict
<br />of th@ corps of Enginee,.s ~ill, o~ request, provide interpretatio~ and
<br />limited technical assistancc in use of the information co~tain~d ~erein.
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<br />studyrcachc5. It5concludingsectionprovidesguidanceonvarious
<br />flood pl~i~ ~~~gG~C~~ toch~iqllCo which cculd hc ad~rted in ~ rcali~tic
<br />flood damag~ reduction progra~. The report does not contain specific
<br />pl~~s or recommendations for the solution of flood problems as these
<br />are t"e responsibility of local government.
<br />This r~rort was prepared at the requ~~t of the Pik~s
<br />Peak Area Council nf (".()v~rnm~nt", through n.e Colo,".."o ';later Conser-
<br />vation BOard, under the continuing authority granted by Section 206
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<br />of the lS6C Flood Control Act, as amen~eJ.
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<br />The assistance and cooperation of the ~.s. National
<br />Oceanic and J\~mospheric Ad",inistraticr. ('lOM) ';I",ath",r Service, Cc1o-
<br />rado ~'ater Conservation Board, Co1crado StaH, Highway Department,
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