FLOOD09347

• County: Denver
• Community: All
• Stream Name: All
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Nature's Building Codes: Geology and Construction in Colorado
• Date: 1/1/1979
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: CGS
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

5. Nature of offsetls) and timing of
movement(s)

6. Absolute or relative age of
latest movement

7. Location and magnitude of seismic
events and their association with
faults or fault systems

E. SURFACE DRAINAGE: rivers,
'streams, creeks, and draws

1. Distribution and occurrence

2. Relation to topography ldralnage
patterns)

3. Relation to geologic features

4. Source, permanence, and variation
in amount of surface water

5. Evidence of earl Jar occurrence of
water at localities now dry

6. Estimated peak flows and physio-
graphic flood plain of drainages

7. Probable maximum or lOO-year
flood limits, Including flash and
debris floods

8. Water quality

9. Use of surface waters

F. GROUND WATER: confined and
unconfined

1. Distribution and occurrence

2. Hydraulic gradients

3. Recharge areas for aquifers

4. Relation to topography

5. Relation to geologic features

6. Seasonal variations

7. Water qua I i ty

8. Use of ground waters
9. Aquifer characteristics

G. Mineral resources: metalllcs,
minerai fuels, and non-metalllcs

1. Distribution and occurrence

2. Abundance and past production
3. Minerai rights and agreements

IV. GEOLOGIC INTERPRETATION

A. GEOLOGIC HAZARDS (landslides,
avalanches, rockfall, mudflows,
debris flows, radioactivity)

1. Geomorphic and structural
features/processes present In the
area

Z. Man-Induced features/processes

3. Age and activity of the features/
processes

4. Natural conditions affecting the
features/processes

5. Suscept I bill ty to man-I nduced
changes

6. Potential Impact of hazardls) and
risk to project

7. Amenabl I ity of adverse conditions
for adequate mitigation

8. Long-term lateral and vertical
stabl Ilty of earth materials

9. I mpact of proj ect on mater I a Is
stabi I ity

8. GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS (expansive
soi I or rock, potentially
unstable slopes, high ground-
water level s, 5011 creep, hydro-
compact i on, sha I low bedrock,
erosion)

1. Soil, surface and ground water,

and geomorphic conditions

2. Man-Induced conditions
3. Activity of conditions

4. Effect of natural or man-induced
changes

5. Potential Impact of conditions
and risk to project

6. Amenabi I Ity of adverse conditions
for adequate mitigation

7. I mpact of project on long-term
project stab III ty

C. WATER RESOURCES

1. Quantity of surface or ground
water available to project

2. Long-term water ava II ab III ty

3. I mpact of waste d i sposa I on
water qual ity

4. Effect of project on ground water
recharge

5. Potential for development of
perched ground-water conditions

6. Impact of project, especially of
on-site sewage disposal, on quality
and quantity of water resources

D. MINERAL RESOURCES

1. Type of resource

2. MineraI economic parameters

3. Economic potential of the
deposltls)

4. Impact of the project on minerai
resources

V. CONCLUS IONS

A. STATE WHETHER THE INTENDED USE OF
THE LAND IS COMPATIBLE WITH