FLOOD09015

• Designation Number: 50
• County: Fremont
• Community: Unincorporated Fremont County
• Stream Name: Red Canyon Draw and Tributaries
• Basin: Arkansas
• Title: Flood Hazard Analysis - Portions of Red Canyon Draw and Tributaries, Fremont County, Colorado
• Date: 1/1/1976
• Designation Date: 1/1/1976
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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FLOOD HAZARD ANALYSES

The study was requested by the Fremont County through the Colorado

PORTIONS OF RED CANYON DRAW
AND TRIBUTARIES
FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO

Water Conservation Board. One of the responsibilities of the Board is

to guide the proper flood plain land use and management to reduce potential

flood losses. In regard to flood plain regulation by local governments,

I NTRODUCTI ON

the Colorado Statutes provide as follows:

This flood hazard analyses report presents the results of a study

Semon 37-60-106(1) (c.) 06 the CotoJuldo Rev-Lbed S.ta:tute6 1973,
1teC/u.Vte6 :tha:t the ColoJu1do W<LteJl. COYl6eJl.va..U.on BoMd de6,ignate and
appltove :.tolUll OIL 6toodwa.teJl. JUlYw66 c.hannw and :to make :.uch de6-<-g-
na:t-i.on avaU.a.ble :to leg-Lbla.:ti..ve bod-i.e6 06 local juJvi.l.d-i.ction; and

Section 30-28-111 60~ county gOVe4Ylmenl.6 and Semon 31-23-201 60~
mUJ'l.oi.<upal gOVe4Ylmenl.6 06 the CotoJuldo Rev-Ued S.ta:tute6 1973,
pMvide6 :tha:t :.uc.h c.-U:.ie6, tOWYl6, incOlLpoJu1:ted Mea.:. and local
juJvi.l.d-i.etJ..OYl6 :.hall plLovide zon.i.ng negula.:t-i.oYl6 601L any :.:t01Ull OIL
6toodwa.teJl. JtWt066 channel only a6:teJl. de6,igna..U.on and appMval by
the ColoJu1do W<LteJl. COYl6eJl.va..U.on BoaJul.

on the flood plain lands of Red Canyon Draw, Colorado. It was prepared

by the Soil Conservation Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, in

cooperation with the Colorado Water Conservation Board and Fremont

County.

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Primary purpose of this report is to provide maps of the flood

hazard area so that Fremont County Can develop flood plain regulations.

Flood hazard analyses are carried out by the Soil Conservation

Urban development has spread northward from Canon City Into the flood

plains of Red Canyon Draw. Without regulations, it .is very difficult to

Service as an ou~growth of the recommendations in A Repo4t by the Ta.:.k

Fo~ce on Fede4al ,Ftood Co~ol Po.e..<.ey, House Document No. 465 (89th

prevent encroachment in the flood plains. Flood hazard maps are useful

in the enforcement of flood plain regulations. Included in the report

Congress, August 10, 1966), especially Recommendat Ion 9(c), Regu.ea.t.Wn

06 Land U:.e, which recommended the preparation of preliminary reports

are engineering and hydrologic data which will facilitate the use of the

for guidance in those areas where assistance is needed before a full

maps. The data can also be used in the location and design of roads,

bridges, and channel modification. The report contains interpretations

of the flood hazard analyses and recommendations to minimize flood

flood hazard information report can be prepared or where a full report

Is not scheduled.

damages. The technical data should be useful in preparing a master
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Authority for funding flood hazard analyse~ is provided by Section 6
of Public Law 83-566, which authorizes the U. S. Department of Agriculture

drainage plan for Red Canyon Draw. However, it is beyond the scope of

this study to provide specific proposals or plans to rectify the flooding

to cooperate w,ith other federal, state, and local agencies to make

prob I ems.

. investigations and surveys of the watersheds of rivers and other waterways

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