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<br />Two persons suggested enlar.ging; the Pierc'l Lateral and the <br /> <br /> <br />Collins Lateral in addition to enlarging; the Laroon:le-Poudre Ditch. <br /> <br /> <br />One suggested the oonstruction of spillways at natural water oourses <br /> <br /> <br />through the :gat on Ditoh. Two persons suggested ~;hE> construction of <br /> <br /> <br />a flood ditch along highway No. 85 in or.der to pre,rent the flood <br /> <br /> <br />waters from over-flowing th3 fields adjaoent to 1;hEI highway. Two <br /> <br /> <br />suggestions include the straightening and enlarg;,ng the ohannel of <br /> <br /> <br />Lone Tree Creek. One resid.mt suggested the oonstruction of a system <br /> <br /> <br />of oolleotion and detention ditohes over the draine,ge basin of spring <br /> <br /> <br />Creek above the Lare.mie-Pou<lre danal. ~~~o resident:s suggested oheck- <br />ing the water above the LarElJIlie-Poudre D:ltoh by ll1,eans of <lams across <br />the Spring Creek Valley, although both admitted that some enlarge- <br />ment of the Laramie-Poudre Ditoh might also be required. <br /> <br />6. FJ:EW INVESTIGATION OF <br />!IECEMBER 1938 <br />Beginning Deoember 5, 1938, a field investigation. was made <br />which required 5 days. Part of this time was inv,~1'Ired in the col- <br />lection of questionnaires that had been dis"hribut'ld among residents <br />of the flood area. A search was made fo:!" addi t.i onal rainfall reoo;l'ds and <br />infoI'lllB.tion ooncerning the intensity and duration ot stoms which <br />resulted in damage. Cross-sections and levels were taken in the <br />1aramie-Poudre Canal from its orossing of Sprin.g GrElek to Lone Tree <br />Creek. An inspection was made of the lower portion of the basin of <br />lone Tree Creek below the JUllction of Owl Creek atld Spring Creek. An <br />investigation was also made ,)f the bridges and culvo:rts crossing the <br />highway and railroad between the town,s of Nunn and, t~erce. <br /> <br />-6- <br />