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<br />This structure would cause 11.3 feet head loss during the <br /> <br /> <br />Standard Project Flood and 1.9 feet durin9 the Intermediate <br /> <br /> <br />Regional Flood. <br /> <br /> <br />The Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge is a 525-foot <br /> <br /> <br />8-span structure, one of the westerly spans bE!ing over a 175-foot <br /> <br />steel thru-truss. The top of the rails would be overtopped 7.5 <br /> <br /> <br />feet by the Standard Project Flood and 0.8 feet by the Interme- <br /> <br /> <br />diate Regional Flood. The bridge head losses would be 6.7 feet <br /> <br /> <br />and 2.0 feet, respectively, for the Standard Project Flood and <br /> <br /> <br />Intermediate Regional Flood. <br /> <br />Obstructions to Flood flow <br /> <br /> <br />The effect of obstructions due to bridges and their <br /> <br /> <br />approach fills has been described in previous paragraphs. The <br /> <br /> <br />numerous streets and dirt trails in the flood plain generally <br /> <br />do not obstruct floodflows. However, development and land fills <br /> <br /> <br />in or near the channel can obstruct flood flows and cause increased <br /> <br />depths. <br /> <br />Flood Records <br /> <br /> <br />Stream stage and discharge records indicating flood <br /> <br /> <br />potential are available for Fountain Creek. From January 1922 to <br /> <br /> <br />September 1925, a non-recording gage was located within one-half <br /> <br />mile of the 8th Street Bridge. A recording gage was installed at <br /> <br /> <br />the 8th Street Bridge from October 1940 until the June 1965 flood <br /> <br /> <br />washed it away. Presently, stream gaging stations operate at <br /> <br /> <br />several locations upstream of the study reach. <br /> <br /> <br />Data on floods in the arEla were obtained from State <br /> <br /> <br />of Colorado Water Records, newspaper files, and other historical <br /> <br />documents. The flood profiles and flooded areas maps were devel- <br /> <br /> <br />oped from this data, the results of previous studies, field in- <br /> <br /> <br />vestigations, and office computations. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />20 <br />