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<br />Floods Staqes and Discharqes <br /> <br /> <br />Table 3 lists crest stages and discharges for the known <br /> <br /> <br />floods exceeding bankfull stage of 9.4 feet at the 8th Street <br /> <br /> <br />Bridge gaging station in Pueblo. Table 4 Hsts the hi\Jhest ten <br /> <br />recorded floods in order of magnitude. The flood Grest stages <br /> <br /> <br />since OGtober 1940 were observed at the 8th Street Bridge gage <br /> <br />location. The stage for the June 1921 flood Was GalGulated from <br /> <br /> <br />discharge data published by the U.S. Geological Survey. <br /> <br />TABLE 3 <br /> <br />FOUNTAIN CREEK IN PUEBLO, COLORADO <br /> <br />RECORDED FLOOD CREST ELEVATIONS ABOV~ BANKFUL STAGS. <br /> <br />1921 - 1968 <br /> <br />The table includes floods above bankfull stage offiGially <br /> <br /> <br />recorded or estimated at the U.S. GeologiGal Survey gaging station <br /> <br /> <br />at or near the 8th Street Bridge, Mile 1.69,. Drainage area ~ 926 <br /> <br /> <br />square miles. Zero of gage = 4,663.45. (Note. Prior to 1940, <br /> <br /> <br />disGharges are approximate.) <br /> <br />Date of Crest <br /> <br />Gaqe <br />Staqe <br />feet <br /> <br />Heiqhts <br />Elevatio!~ <br />feet <br /> <br />Discharqe <br />c.f.s. <br /> <br />June 4, 1921 <br /> <br />34,000 <br /> <br />May 30, 1935 <br /> <br />35,000 <br /> <br />July 10, 1945 <br /> <br />9.50 <br /> <br />4,673.0 <br /> <br />17,800 <br /> <br />June 17, 1965 <br /> <br />19.00 <br /> <br />4,682.5 <br /> <br />47,000 <br /> <br />21 <br />