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<br />A second coordinat.ion meet.ing held on November 5. 1979 was attended <br />by cit.y and count.y officials, and t.he st.udy cont.ractor, Camp Dresser <br />& McKee Inc. Camp Dresser & McKee Inc. informed t.he City of t.heir <br />int.entions and solicit.ed any information on new developments or <br />exist.ing problems in the study area. <br /> <br />FEMA, the Stat.e, t.he City of Lamar and Prowers Count.y were cont.acted <br />regarding the availability of any report.s st.udies, or invest.igations <br />which may cont.ain information relative t.o flooding problems in t.he <br />community, A 1976 flood st.udy prepared by Ken O'Brien and Associat.es <br />for t.he U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was received. <br /> <br />2.0 AREA STUDIED <br /> <br />2.1 Scope of Study <br /> <br />This Flood Insurance Study covers the <br />of Lamar. Prowers County. Colorado. <br />the Vicinity Map (Figure 1). <br /> <br />incorporated areas of the City <br />The area of study is shown on <br /> <br />The limits of detailed study in Lamar were determined by FEMA, com- <br />munity officials, and the study contractor during the meeting in June <br />1979, <br /> <br />Floods caused by overflow of the Arkansas River and Willow Creek were <br />studied in detail. The areas studied by detailed methods were se- <br />lected with priority given to all known flood hazard areas. and areas <br />of projected development or proposed construction for the next five <br />years, through May 1986. The scope and methods of study were pro- <br />posed to and agreed upon by FEMA and the City of Lamar. <br /> <br />2,2 Community Description <br /> <br />The City of Lamar is located in southeastern Colorado in the north- <br />western portion of Prowers County. Total land area within the cor- <br />porate boundari es is approximatel y 3.3 square mil es. The Colorado <br />Population Report Series CP 26 #79(C-1) reported the population of <br />Lamar in 1979 as 8224 (Reference 2). <br /> <br />Adjacent cOlll11unities to Lamar include Holly, Colorado, approximately <br />20 miles to the east and La Junta which is approximately 50 miles to <br />the west. The Arkansas River, which flows eastward on the south end <br />of the ci ty is one of the pri nci pa 1 rivers in Colorado. The 1 ength <br />of study for the Arkansas River at the City of Lamar is 1.7 miles <br />with a drainage area above Lamar of 19,780 square miles, <br /> <br />Willow Creek is a tributary of the Arkansas River with a drainage <br />area of 40 square miles and a study reach of 2,6 miles. <br /> <br />2 <br />