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<br />CONTENTS (Continued)
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<br />APPENDIX
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<br />A PEAK FLOW, ,\ND ,TAGES . . .
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<br />PLATES
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<br />INDEX MAP
<br />FLOODED AREAS
<br />flOOD PROfllE5
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<br />COVER PHOTOGRAPHS, floo<J JdmJKe in lh". Unco'''pdhWc'
<br />Volley, 1921 Jnd 19J8, Th~ lop phOl" ,how' '~pJi",1I S,'lig CanJI
<br />hl"JdworK..lun" 1921, ,hI' mirldlr ph<>,o ,h(>w"h,lnnrlNo,ion
<br />al"n~ \\"~,l L.n.1. lun,' 1921; and ,h..ho!torn phOl<> ,haws flood-
<br />oorne d"h",io Ol;llh.., jur'"19.18
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<br />NOH: Tn,- ph()'o~r,'ph, "0 lh.. CO""""d in this repOrl oH' horn
<br />IIw "',ord 01. pullli" h,'",in~ hf'lrl by thl" Cmf" of En~irwf''' In
<br />G'Jr\d Junnio~ on ~('pl"'l'b('r 16. 1918 Th~ ",Jhi"d "I Inp h,w'''g
<br />".J< fl"od <.<,,,,tral "n Ih(. Colo'Jdo I{"",'r Jnd Its IIiblJtJ,i'-,
<br />lJP""'"n f'um 1('''\ F,'rr>, A.i",,,,,
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<br />Page
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<br />INTRODUCTION
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<br />PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF
<br />REPORT
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<br />Ihepurp"'~ullni. report i, lod~'mbe.nd
<br />illumJte the flood hazord alon~ tne Uoeom-
<br />pJh~re River io the vicinity of Mont'me and
<br />Olatne, ,\1otllrose COLJllty. Colo'Jdo. The
<br />,eporli<int,'nded lO be an did in planniol(the
<br />be't use 01 flood ploin I.nd, .ubjecl to
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<br />LIMITS OF STUDY
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<br />AI end
<br />01 R~port
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<br />Th~study reJcll lorthil reporlextend,from
<br />J poinl2 miles north of Colon" dowrlmeam to"
<br />point 2 m;le, north of Ol.the, 0 diltJnee of
<br />Jbout 29 ,Ive,rnile,. A gener~lmopofth,.\tlldy
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<br />ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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<br />rhe Sacramento Dim'Cl,Corp' 01 Eng'n'....",
<br />g'JteflJlly acknowlcdg'" lhe a";<tJn,,' and
<br />rooperalion of the Monlro'l" Ddily p,,,,,; Ine
<br />M",l!f("~ R~~ioOJI libr~'y; tne M""tto,,,",
<br />COllnty Chamber uf Comm~'n'; tne Colorado
<br />Deportm"nt of HighwJY" the US. SoH Con,er.
<br />V,llion$e,viee;"ariolJ,eity,county,andfede'JI
<br />o~encies: ond olher; whu Ji'"ctly or indire"lly
<br />a,ded m Ih" p'epa'al.on of thl' "'P""
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<br />inundJt;on by fiood'that Can re.,oooblr' be
<br />expecI..d to oceu" It does nOl, howeyer,
<br />,'()tll~in recommendalions lor 'oly;ng flood
<br />p,oblem; becou,e th"t~l'tivity ilJ ""pon;ibility
<br />01 local government.
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<br />'e~ch ond ii' tributary drainage Itm,
<br />tltlcompahgrt, Rive' Jnd it> uibul..ie, within
<br />the'ludy limit'i i, ,hown on p"ge 2,
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<br />TopographIC base map; orod cnJnnel uo"
<br />W("lioo dJta needed to mak,> the flood hM",d
<br />>lLJd,'wc",jointIYPfOYidNlb"theeommLJnit;e,
<br />01 MOIll""e dnd Ololhe.th,,(ulo,.doW.Ler
<br />Co",,,,,.,,i,,,, Board, th,' Commissioner; 01
<br />Moraro", County. .nd Ih" L'S WJ"" J"d
<br />Puw,', Re,ource, Servin, (!ornlerly tn.. U_~,
<br />BUf<'OLJoll{(..:I"m"ion:,.
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<br />BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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<br />DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY
<br />AREA
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<br />Tne,IUdya"'aforth;,repu",,xtend,.long
<br />the l!ncom"ahsre River from Jboul 9 miles
<br />,outh "t Mont",,~ r" "fX>lJt 2 mil.'s north 01
<br />Oi.ltn,'.~<lr.."m reaehol"boutl'jrive,mik'"lt
<br />.s loc.ted '0 about tn" {{'nt", lJl tn..
<br />Un")l"p.h~".V.II'''\',whidl i, in the,outh",,"!
<br />qu.drant o! CoiorJdo. Monlro,," fie, Jt In
<br />~1""Jlioo <If Jhout 5820 f~"" opp,o,imatel, 65
<br />mil~, ,o,,,he." ot Grand Junction Tn~ .it,' i,
<br />the <ountv Wol Jnn Ih,. tr.ld~ "nds~r>"cec~nl"r
<br />h"..mull;-(('ll;llt"""sion ::.ll"'prmid,..,s.""j,
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<br />.,,,,1 ,~rvi'bl",.I,"g" numbHoftoLJ,i't",,,d
<br />rencJtioni,t, vilitins pupular ""cJlion Jnd
<br />r~t:reo'w" .,,,., ''''orbv, Ol"the ,\ dbout 10
<br />mil,~, ounn"".'1 "f ,"'\(ml'"". '" .""I"v.,;"" "f
<br />,bout 5.146 feN, Small iarm, "nd '"neh",
<br />WmlllUlethe~conomi( b",."\.-lor\y r."ide"l>,
<br />th"ugh, Jre ~'Stl,'iJted with Ir"de, ""U ",,,'i(~,
<br />d"d ,on'" nm'mu'" 1(1 ,""oundi,,~ ',-,IT\m,,,,i.
<br />ti,., tor "mrloy,n-.'nl in ~ondgri,'uhur"i inuu,t.
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