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between Franktown and a point approximately 5 miles north of enver, at approximately 3 p.m. and continued until approx~mate.y p.m. Cherry Creek crested at approximately 10 p.m. and had a peak discharge of 25,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) in Denver. The Cherry Creek Flood Commission estimated that runoff occurred from an area of approximately 200 square miles. Flood damages in the reach between Franktown and the site of the existing Cherry Creek Dam and Reservoir totaled $554,000. A large storm mass moved into southeastern Colorado on August 25, 1945, and extended over the Cherry Creek basin. Unofficial rain- fall amounts varied from 2 to 5 inches. Severe flooding occurred along Cherry Creek in the Franktown-Parker area. The gaging sta- tion at Melvin recorded a peak discharge of 10,700 cfs. Total damages were estimated at $200,000. A severe storm centered over the Bayou Gulch basin, a tributary to Cherry Creek, during the afternoon of July 28, 1922. Heavy rain- fall was reported in the area bounded by lines 3 miles north of Parker, approximately 4 miles west of Cherry Creek, 1 mile south of Franktown, and by the Douglas County limits on the east. Unof- ficial rainfall amounts varied from 1 to 3.5 inches and occurred in approximately 2 hours. An estimated peak discharge of 8,700 cfs flowed out of Bayou Gulch. The discharge on Cherry Creek, 3 miles north of Parker, was estimated to be 17,000 cfs. Although no damage occurred in Denver, this was considered a major flood for the upstream part of the basin. Peak discharges along Cherry Creek were 1,000 cfs upstream from Franktown; 39,900 cfs near Melvin; and 58,000 cfs at Cherry Creek dam. An estimated peak discharge of 14,100 cfs flowed from Piney Creek, a right-bank tributary of Cherry Creek. During the evenin~ and night of June 16, the Cherry Creek reservoir impounded a flood that had a volume of 16,000 acre-feet. Three of the 18 small dams constructed by the SCS-in -the - upper Cherry -Cl'eek basin between- Franktown and Parker were filled. TWo of these were subsequently overtopped and sustained erosion damage. The remaining structures were outside the area of high-intensity rainfall and received only moderate runoff. The heavy runoff caused major flooding along the main stem of Cherry Creek from the vicinity of Franktown to the Cherry Creek reservoir. Approximately 2,720 acres were flooded. Most of the bridges across Cherry Creek were either damaged or destroyed. One life was lost during the flood on Cherry Creek. Flood damages totaled approximately $1.3 million. NO floods 9f consequence have occurred since 1965. 6