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Results of the hydrologic analyses were coordinated with the COE, the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) , ARIX Consultants, Claycomb Engineering Associates, Inc., and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). In January 1984, the results of the study were reviewed at an intermediate coordination meeting attended by representatives of the study contractor, FEMA, and Garfield County. 2.0 AREA STUDIED 2.1 Scope of Study This Flood Insurance Study covers the unincorporated areas of Garfield County, Colorado. The area of study is shown on the Vicinity Map (Figure 1). Areas within the county that were not included in this study are the incorporated Towns of Carbondale, Parachute, and Silt and the incorporated Cities of Glenwood Springs, New Castle, and Rifle. The following streams were studied by detailed methods: Colorado River, segments at Rifle, New Castle, and Glenwood Springs Roaring Fork River, from its confluence with the Colorado River to approximately 17 miles upstream Crystal River, from its confluence with the Roaring Fork River to approximately 4.2 miles upstream Cattle Creek, from its confluence with the Roaring Fork River to approximately 4.8 miles upstream Fourmile Creek, from its confluence with the Roaring Fork River to approximately 6.7 miles upstream Threemile Creek, from its confluence with the Roaring Fork River to approximately 1 mile upstream Mitchell Creek, from its confluence with the Colorado River to approximately 1.8 miles upstream Rifle Creek, from a point just above its confluence with the Colorado River to approximately 12.5 miles upstream Rifle Creek Splitflow, from the corporate limits of Rifle to its divergence from Rifle Creek Hubbard Gulch, from the corporate limits of Rifle to approxi- mately 2.4 miles upstream 2