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<br />flood period, rainfall continued for more than fifty hours. No <br />flow information is available (Rocky Mountain News, June 1, 1894; <br />Gruntfest, Rivers, and Jones, 1985; Federal Emergency Management <br />Agency, 1986). <br /> <br />Auqust 2. 1886. Heavy rainfall over Monument Creek and Templeton <br />Gap drainageway resulted in flooding. Peak discharge was <br />estimated at 40,000 c.f.s. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1973; <br />Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1986). <br /> <br />Julv 25-26. 1885. A cloudburst north of Colorado College caused <br />flooding on Shooks Run, Monument and Fountain Creeks. Huerfano <br />Street wagon bridge and Colorado Street bridge were both <br />destroyed when Monument Creek overflowed its banks. Denver and <br />Rio Grande Railroad tracks and squatters tents and cabins along <br />the creek were badly damaged. One life was lost. <br /> <br />In the county bridges were washed out on Cottonwood, <br />squirrel, Cheyenne and Sand Creeks. <br /> <br />Floodwaters tore down Templeton Gap in massive waves capped <br />with white foam. After two hours the water passed to Sand Creek <br />five miles east. Flooding continued through the next day <br />(Colorado Springs Gazette, July 26, 1885; U.S. Army Corps of <br />Engineers, 1976). <br /> <br />Julv 3. 1882. At 4 p.m. a cloudburst associated with a <br />waterspout occurred in Manitou Springs. The waterspout broke up <br />in Williams Canyon, releasing a twenty foot wave of water which <br />claimed the life of a young boy.' The storm traveled east into <br />Colorado city, leaving in its wake washed out bridges and roads. <br />Throughout Fountain valley the storm washed out nearly all <br />railroad tracks (Colorado Springs Gazette, July 8, 1882; U.S. <br />Army Corps of Engineers, 1974; Gruntfest, 1985; Novak, 1986). <br /> <br />Mav 20. 1878. A cloudburst near Palmer Lake sent floodwaters <br />raging downstream on Monument into Fountain Creek. Bridges were <br />washed out on both creeks from the crossing of Old Colorado <br />Springs Road south to Pueblo Road. El Paso County sustained <br />severe damage (Rocky Mountain News, May 20, 1878: Federal <br />Emergency Management Agency, 1986; Novak, 1986). <br /> <br />June 10. 1864. The documented flood history of the region began <br />with this flood on Fountain Creek. The flood was preceded by <br />several thunderstorms that caused the creeks to swell. Around 4 <br />p.m. a heavy cloud darkened the sky over Cheyenne Mountain. At <br />sundown rain and hail fell in tremendous torrents. Water rose <br /> <br />18 <br />