FLOOD10299

• County: Jefferson
• County: Clear Creek
• Community: Morrison
• Stream Name: Bear Creek, Mt. Vernon Creek
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Floodplain Information Report
• Date: 10/1/1971
• Prepared For: Morrison
• Prepared By: US Army Corps of Engineers
• Contract/PO #: &&
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

25 July 1965
On 2:5 and 24 July 1965, h~"y ~alns o"e~ the headwaters
of Bea~ C~eek cllllsed ml nor floodIng throughout its length. Most
da~ges occurred downstr~m of Morrison. The oeak discharge on Oea~
C~99k at Mo~~lson was 1,030 c.t.s. on 25 July,

7 May 1969

Hellvy ~alns f~om 4 th~ough 8 May 1969 ~esulted in tlocd-
Ing in the ~r Creek basin with the most damage downst~eam from
Mo~~lson. The weather station at Mor~lson ~epo~ted a total storm
r...lnlall of 11.27 Inches, with a mIlxlmum dally "mount of 5.77 Inches.
Unoff icllll ~1l1nfllll amounts I n the basIn "a~led f~C>'T1 6.7 I nches to
11.8 inches during the sto~m pe~lcd of 5 days. The peak flow fo~
~~ C~eek at Mo~rlson was 2,340 C.f,S. on 7 May.

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