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<br />, <br />, <br /> <br />r. AUi(UIlt 1972. <br />(1) '1helOOl:ltrecell.tinetallceotflooc1in"..tGranada <br /> <br /> <br />occurred in l&te AUg\lJlt 191:2,wh.,.,WoltCreek overtlO\(edr"rmlands <br /> <br />and didconaiderable damag<! to the lev..e syetelll in the vicinity ot <br /> <br />Gr&llada. The tovu of Granada, hOW"ever, vas protectoed!'l'Ol!l flooding <br /> <br />by the levee system. <br />(2) Tllble 1 lists thehlghest ten 'rialf' Creek floods <br /> <br />knowntoha~c"useddamage. Relat1vesi.:e compsrisOll.of'these <br /> <br />floods vlLB not attempted, h""e~r the June 1965 flood ill considered <br /> <br />tobethefloodot%"ecordtorW"oltCreek. <br /> <br />Scenf!Sof'd~sintl.1et..dbyhbtoricnoods&re!lheorn <br />in Figures 1. "Ild 2 on pages that foJ.1ow. These flood pietUl'es vere <br /> <br />D...t"ofC~t <br /> <br />Estimated <br />,... <br />Dl.&c.'lc.r!':c <br />C.t..., <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />14,000 <br />. <br />10,000 <br />22,000 <br />11,000 <br />35.300 <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />t'UrnlBhedby the Ls,o;ar Daily i'I'~. <br /> <br />""'" <br /> <br />HI(;fiEST TEN DAMAGING FLOODS IN ORDEN OF OCClJRRDiICE <br /> <br />WOLF CREEK AT CR.A,,'IADA, COLORADO <br /> <br />Order <br />-., <br /> <br />, <br />, <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br /> <br />~191B <br />September 1920 <br />J"u.l,y1925 <br />Julyll-12,1935 <br />M'V1936 <br />June 3-5, 1949 <br />May 1.4-15. 1951 <br />MlIy" 13-14, 1958 <br />June 17. 1965 <br />A~st 1972 <br /> <br />Figure 1. HIS'I'ORICFIOODSCENES <br /> <br />.Yoestim"tedd1e:chlU'gedata"""U..b1e. <br /> <br />Top viev h Wolf Creek pouringin'to c>rl.llll<1.a __ June 1965. <br />llot1:Qm view ill Wolf Creek north of Granllda __ June 1965. <br />(Pho'tOllbyL8V'reneeIoleMil1I.lll <br /> <br />App.3 <br />7 <br /> <br />App.3 <br />, <br />