FLOOD10136

• Designation Number: 114
• County: Chaffee
• Community: Poncha Springs
• Stream Name: South Arkansas River/Poncha Creek
• Basin: Arkansas
• Title: FIR - South Arkansas River/Poncha Creek, Poncha Springs, CO
• Date: 3/1/1978
• Designation Date: 11/1/1978
• Prepared By: WRC, Inc.
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

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south Arkansas River
looking'downstream at
the Sta~e Highway 285
bridge,

Station 58 + 50.

South Arkansas River
looking upstream from
Station 49 + 30.

Note the anchored car
bodies used for bank
protection.

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The confluence of
Poncha Creek with the
South Arkansas River,

Station 54 + 40.

South Arkansas River
looking,downstream
from Station 42 + 20.

Note the right bank
protected by hand
placed riprap.

South Arkansas River
looking downstream
from the right bank,

Station 4 + 00, near
the downstream study
limit.

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South Arkansas River
lookjng upstream from
Station 17 + 30.

Note the beaver dam
debris. Lack of water
in channel is due to
upstream diversion by
the Harrington Ditch.