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County
Alamosa
Basin
Rio Grande
Title
Report on Governor's Emergency Funding 1987 Rio Grande Flooding
Date
7/15/1987
Prepared For
Alamosa County
Floodplain - Doc Type
Flood Documentation Report
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<br />; .. ~ <br /> <br />on June 16. It has been estimated that if the irrigators had <br />not taken water through the ditches, the peak flows at Alamosa <br />would have been in excess of 6,500 cfs. A 6,500 cfs flood peak <br />at Alamosa wou Id have ou t flanked the levee sys tern and caused <br />millions of dollars worth of, damage plus loss of revenue and <br />jobs during the period of recovery. The use of irrigation <br />ditches in the San Luis Valley is a valuable asset in flood <br />control benefit to the Valley communities. <br /> <br />3.6 DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES (OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER) <br /> <br />The Alamosa Office of the Division of Water Resources has <br />provided valuable support in assisting ditch companies in times <br />of flood to alleviate all possible damage to structures in the <br />San Luis Valley. This office has played a lead role in community <br />involvement during times of flood emergency in the Alamosa area. <br /> <br />An important link in the overall flood forecasting for Alamosa <br />City and County is the Colorado satellite-linked water resources <br />monitoring system. <br /> <br />This system has enabled local and state government real-time <br />water resources data on a continuous basis from key gaging <br />stations across the State of Colorado. The computerized system <br />can be accessed by computer terminal from any location via phone <br />communications. These data and appropriate applications <br />software provide for more effective water rights administration. <br />computerized hydrologic records development, flood warning, and <br />water resources management. <br /> <br />--' <br /> <br />3.7 U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION <br /> <br />. <br />_,J <br /> <br />The Bureau of Reclamation reported their agency assisted the <br />City of Alamosa by providing a high volume pump with a tractor <br />to pump down the wet wells during the high water of 1987, The <br />Bureau also assisted the Rio Grande Water Conservation District <br />in cleaning out a section of drain ditches near the Closed Basin <br />Project. The purpose of their assistance was twofold: <br /> <br />1. To assist in the flood fight endeavor's of the irrigators to <br />release excess irrigation water to lakes east of Alamosa; <br /> <br />2 . <br /> <br />Self-preservation. as the irrigators' <br />east near the Closed Basin Project <br />Bureau's salvage wells. <br /> <br />water moving to <br />was endangering <br /> <br />the <br />the <br /> <br />The Bureau sent three employees. an excavator hoe, a front end <br />loader. and a Cat grader to assist in opening drain laterals <br />from Highway 17 to Bachelor lake near the Closed Basin Project. <br />This process sucessfully enabled the Bureau to relieve a salvage <br />well associated with its project. <br /> <br />413 6E <br /> <br />-6- <br />
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