FLOOD10115

• County: El Paso
• Community: Pikes Peak Region
• Stream Name: Arkansas River and Tributaries
• Basin: Arkansas
• Title: Flood Threats and Risk Inventory in the Pikes Peak Region
• Date: 1/1/1987
• Prepared For: Colorado Springs
• Prepared By: UCCS
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

the region and in various communities, CCDD initiated a survey of
all streams within the warning system planning area defined by
the Task Force.

The results of the inventory reported here indicate that the
Region (western EI Paso county) is home to many people who could
be killed and contains many structures that could be damaged in
the event of a major flash flood. EI Paso County, Colorado
Springs, Fountain, Manitou Springs, Green Mountain Falls, and
Palmer Lake all have significant numbers of residents at risk.
The percentages of 100 year flood plain residents in each of
these communities and the communities' proportionate shares of
the $200,000 initial warning system cost (based on these
percentages) are listed below.

% of
Residents

Share of
Initial
Warninq System Cost

Colorado Springs
EI Paso County
Manitou springs
Green Mountain Falls
Fountain
Palmer Lake

37.9%
42.0%
7.8%
2.3%
8.6%
1.4%

$ 75,776
$ 84,108
$ 15,528
$ 4,626
$ 17,113
$ 2,849

$200,000

TOTAL

100.0%

Although the proposed warning system would have only a minor
effect on property losses, it could help save the lives of
hundreds of the 9,338 estimated residents in the Region's 100
year flood plains. The warning system described in this report
is recommended as an important and timely component of region-
wide flood warning and response capabilities and inter-community
flood plain management.