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Ie - 3 - - 4 - as a basis for the development of coordinated programs. This flood GENERAL CONDITIONS AND PAST FLOODS hazard analyses was made in conjunction with a supplemental study, to the Canon Watershed Project, authorized for reopening on June 4, 1975, Description of the Study Area In carrying out flood hazard anaylses, the Soil Conservation Service is being responsive to Executive Order 11296, dated August 10, 1966, especially to Section 1(4), which directs that all executive ageYlUU ftupoY!6-i.ble 60ft plWgMm6 wh-Leh e.J1..tail. fund u.oe plaY!luYlg :,1UtU -tak.e 6lood haZM.d6 -<-nto aeeoUJtt when evafua.tiYlg planl., and :,hall eneoWtage .eand u.oe applWpJUa,te ;(;0 ;the degJtee 06 hazaJui -Utvolved. Red Canyon Draw, located in the east central portion of Fremont, County, originates in the high plains about 2 1/2 miles north of Canon City. Flowing In a southerly direction, Red Canyon Draw drains Into the Arkansas River. The Arkansas River Is in the Arkansas-Whlte-Red Water Resources Council Region. Upper reaches of the watershed begin at about 6,400 feet mean sea level elevation, and Red Canyon Draw joins the Arkansas River at 5,282 feet elevation. The topography Is characterized by rolling hills and ridges which are generally steeper in the upper watershed. . As coordinator for all water studies In the state, the Colorado Water Conservation Board establishes priorities and schedules these studies on a priority basis. Study priorities with the Soil Conservation Service are in accordance with the joint coordination agreement of The survey, hydrologic"hydraul ic and other pertinent data and computations are on file with the Soil Conservation Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 2490 West 26th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80211. The study area begins about 500 feet north of Central Street, approximately 1.55 miles upstream from the Red Canyon Draw confluence with the Arkansas River. The beginning point (lower end of study) coincides with the approximate northern city limits of Canon City. Drainage area above the lower end of the study is approximately 4 square miles. The study area extends upstream along the flood plains of Red Canyon Draw and its tributaries, located In Sections 16, 21, and the extreme N.E. corner of Section 17, Township 18 South and Range 70 West in Fremont County. The flood plains vary In ~Idth from about 100 feet in the upper reaches to about 2,300 feet In the lower flat areas. Amap of the flood hazard study area Is shown on page 5. January 1972. Fremont County participated in the study by providing aerial photographs and topographic maps. Technical services by the Soil Conservation Service were funded through regular agency appropriations. Ie