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<br /> <br />Van Bibber Creek <br />Looking downstream trom Mcintyre Street. <br /> <br />, <br />I <br />, <br />, <br />, <br /> <br /> <br />,.... <br /> <br />.~ <br />.',- <br /> <br />~. <br /> <br />Van Gibber Creek <br />Looki"'l upstrea", trom"1iller$trect. <br /> <br />'0 <br /> <br /> <br />Van Blbber Creek <br />Looking upstream from Kipl i"'l Street. <br /> <br />Development on the Flood Plain <br />Tna city of Arvada Is located in the RalsTon Creek basin <br />near the mouth of the stream. Arvada waS <br />growth was slow ~ntll aftar World War II. <br />nearly4mllesottheRalstcnCreekf!C<Y.j <br />rapidly. <br /> <br />first platted io 1880, '"' <br />The city 00_ occupies <br />plaln"nc isoxpanding <br /> <br />All of the old Leyden Creek flood plain downstream of the <br />diversion has bellnragradedand iSl\O\o'occupledbyhousllS. Dev..lop- <br />nl<lntlsnowunderwayatseverallocationsalol19LeydenCreekwlthin <br />tha study reach. Ifthepresentratesot<levelcpmentcontinue,tl>e <br />entire flood plalo will be completely developed wlthln a few years. <br />Van Bibber Creek Is developed from the mouth upstroam <br />about one-half mile. Sparse development occurs along the rOdds pilral- <br />lelingYanBlbberCreekforadistal'lCeofabout5mlles.ltlsonlya <br />""'tter of time beiore this development becones more dens" and f\~tends <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />I <br />