FLOOD08946

• County: Eagle
• Community: Vail
• Stream Name: Gore Creek
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Title: Gore Creek Floodplain Information
• Date: 6/1/1975
• Prepared For: Vail
• Prepared By: HYDRO-TRIAD, LTD.
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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Constrictions in Channel Due to Development
The Gore Valley is approximately ten miles long and thevdlley has
been shaped by Pliestocene glacier action throughout much of the length
intothecldssicalU-shapedsection. Development within the valley has
been confined to the valley floor because of the steepness of the adjacent

slopes and the U.S. Forest boundaries.

As a consequence of the limited space on the valley floor and the

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need to preserve portions of the valley as open space, such as parks and
golf courses. a significant pressure has developed for higher density

land utilization throughout the Gore Creek Valley. One of the results

of this land use pressure has been frequent infringement into the edges
of the natural flood plain. Unfortunately, this has also adversely
affected the aesthetic quality of the streamside environment.
The development ha~ resul ted in variouS man-made constrictions in
the channel and flood plain of Gore Creek, some in the form of hridges
and buildings and some as grade leveling and filling.
Consequently. the need has arisen for a hydrologic study to define
flooding threats to the existing development and provide information for
guiding orderly growth within the valley.

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