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<br />APP BNDE II
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<br />METEOHOLOGY A.:I;l liYD:\OLOGY
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<br />1. Scope. This ap pendix prescntD tl1.c meteorolocical cU~.d hYl~ro-
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<br />logical data available for the South Platte River basin, the an~~rses of
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<br />these data, and the developmeEt uf tho i'ollo'.'!ing:
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<br />a. Design storms.
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<br />b, Reservoir design and computed spillway floods for tho folla\V~
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<br />ing dams i'bes:
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<br />(1) Chatfield site on South Platte River,
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<br />(2) 1.:ount Cl.'.rbon site on Dear Cree;c.
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<br />(3) Narrows and Old Fort site,; on Soer!;h :'latte River,
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<br />(4) Little Dry Creek site on Little Dry Creek,
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<br />c, Reservoir and spillway capacities required,
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<br />d. DesiGn floods for tllO followinG improvements:
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<br />(1) Continuous levee system along South Platte River frorll
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<br />Chatfield damsito to St, Vrain Creek.
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<br />(2) Channol bprovements along. South Platte River below
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<br />St, Vrain Crock,
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<br />(3) Channel improvements on Little Dry Creek throu;-;h
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<br />Englawood, Colorado,
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<br />(4) Chm nol improvement s on Boulder Creek through j3culclur,
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<br />Colorado.
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<br />(5) Levce around Erie, Colorado on Coal Creck,
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<br />Physical Chnr~oto~istics of Basin
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<br />TopogrD.lJhy,
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<br />The Sou'~,h Platte River basin is bounded on tho
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<br />western side by the HoclC'J I.'countDins, The Colorado front ranges, referrod to
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<br />horein as lIFront Rangelt, are the eastern :}or-bion of the Ilocky Hount;:.ins. T~ley
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<br />include tho La.ramie RanGo to the north and tIle most east~;rn rnounto..irJ.~ranGes
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<br />betwoon the Laramio l{ance QDd tile ArkansQs B.ivor basin to the south. The 010-
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<br />vations in tIle South Platte Ri.ver basin portion of tho Rocl, I;;ountains vc.ry
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