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<br />CORPS OF ENGINEERS U. S. ARMY <br /> Z > ~ <br /> 0 w <br /> - w <br /> -< 0 :> ~ <br /> 0 U <br /> ~ :iz .... .:i <br /> Q. '" ~ <W <br /> 00 ~ ~. <br /> 0 Z ~ <br /> ~" w 0: <br /> 0 Ow 0 Z <br /> u~ - u .Z <br /> 0 .... z . <br /> iZ - v . <br />0 -< ~ -< -. <br />0 ~ w ~~. <br />~ --< :l[ ~ ~ <br />0 ~. ~ <br /> -<::; - . <br />~ 0 .. 0 0 o ~ <br />w W Wo 0 ~ 0 ~ - <br /> ~~ . = ~ <br /> Q. wO ~ 0 0 . . <br /> Z z Z. . <br /> 0 >~ ~ - . w <br /> -. - -< w oz . <br /> ~ ~w z- <br /> W w~ Z w w .0 <br /> > . . Z ~~ <br /> .~ - -< . <br /> W -<w -< " 'w <br /> 0 ~> ~ ~O <br /> ~Z Q. - <br /> Z ~ .W <br /> ZW 0 0 w~ <br /> :> .0 ~ <br /> " 0 . ~O <br /> 0 . v <br /> 0 0 <br /> ~ Z <br /> ~ -< <br /> ~ <br /> ~ <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />When floods wake ns~a headlines, only the flood victims caD fully <br /> <br />realize the personal trsgedies, economic losses and c~unity costa <br /> <br />which have been inflicted. Flood plsin information reporta are intended <br /> <br />to identify the hazards of flood plain encroachment, so that the community <br /> <br />and the individual may avoid the annual toll inflicted by floods. <br /> <br />This report, ~hich summsrizes the flood potentials and flood hazard <br /> <br />aN:ssofSsnd,TollGateandtJowerCherryCreeksinthemetropol1tan <br /> <br />reaches of Denver, Colorado, is published for public information aa a <br /> <br />condensed version of the full report isaued as Volume II of a series of <br /> <br />flood plain information reports scheduled for the metropolitan region of <br /> <br />Denver, COlorado. <br /> <br />DEFINITIONS <br /> <br />~~ flood plain is the ares adjacent to the normal channel of a <br /> <br />stream ~hich ia subject to flooding Yhen streamflov exceeda the capacity <br /> <br />of the channel. In terms of risk, the extent of flooding on the plain <br /> <br />varies from the extre~ limits of flooding resulting rrDm the ro8xim~ <br /> <br />probsble stream discharge to be expected, to limits bssed On flood stages <br /> <br />of frequent occurrenee. Th'J.s,,,hilethe1OO.ximumprobablefloodrepre- <br /> <br />aents e threat of rare occurrence, floods ~ithin the rsnge of 5-yssr to <br /> <br />lOC.year average rec~rrence frequeney represent riSKS of repeated eeonomic <br /> <br />da~nges. The concept of the flood plain and degree of flood risk is <br /> <br />illustrated by th... s~etch i~ Figure 1. Following is s list or definitions <br /> <br />ufotll"l'kchulc"l t"L'm,;","".l lu thl" L'....,..,rt. <br /> <br />c.r.s. (cubic reet per second). A:neasureorthevolWlleo!'\(aterpasaing <br />s specified section of the chsnnel and/or flood"sy per ~~it of ti~. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />o <br />o <br />o <br />- <br />w <br /> <br /> <br />ODD <br />o 0 0 <br />ODD <br /> <br />~ <br />-< Z <br />~ - <br />~ -< <br />0 ~ <br />Z Q. <br /> 0 <br /> 0 <br /> 0 <br /> ~ <br /> ~ <br /> 0 <br /> W <br /> Q. <br /> 0 <br /> ~ <br /> w <br /> > <br /> w <br /> 0 <br /> <br />fIGURE 1 <br />