FLOOD09856

• County: Pueblo
• Community: Pueblo
• Stream Name: Fountain Creek
• Basin: Arkansas
• Title: Floodplain Information Report
• Date: 10/1/1968
• Prepared For: Pueblo County
• Prepared By: US Army Corps of Engineers
• Contract/PO #: &&
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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TA8LES

Drainage Areas in Watershed of Fountain ~reek

8ridges Across Fountain Creek . . . .

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Flood Crest Elevations Above 8ankfull stage .

Highest Ten Recorded Flows in Order of Magnitude.

Maximum Known Flood Discharges on Streams in the
Region of Pueblo, Colorado. . . . . . . . . .

Intermediate Regional Flood--Peak Discharges.

Standard Project Flood--Peak Discharges . . .

Intermediate Regional Flood--Maximum Velocities

Standard Project Flood--Maximum Velocities. . .

10 Intermediate Regional Flood--Rates of Rise and

Duration. . . . . . . . . . .

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11 Standard Project Flood--Rates of Rise and Duration. ,39

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PLATES

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1 Fountain Creek Watershed. . .

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Highest Ten Recorded Flows.

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3 Index Map--Flooded Areas--Vicinity of Pueblo.

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Flooded Areas--Plan .

High Water Profiles

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16 Cross Sections. . .

Fiqure

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5-7
8-10

FIGURES

Flood Plain Districts--March 8, 1968.

Fountain Creek 8ridges.
Flood Scenes in Pueblo.

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Future Flood Heights at Existing Facilities

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40-42