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<br />ocourred in the basin since 1876. Hovtever, the dC.tc. concerning the floods.
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<br />prior to 1933 are meager, De~agiug floods occurred in the Be~r Creok b~sin
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<br />on Hay 22, 1876, August 7, 1878, Auguot 16, 1878, July 26, 1885, J'.lly 20,
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<br />1886, July 25, 1393, June 1, 1894, July 24, 1896, August 15, 1903, ~~~ust
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<br />27, 1907, August 20, 1908, June 7 or 3, 1921, July 16, 1923, and August 30,
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<br />1925. TI1e flood of July 24, 1896 had an esti~ated disoharge of 8,600 Gecond-
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<br />feet at l.;orrison, the ma::imUJn discharge of reoord at thrct peint.
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<br />51. Severe rains over Genesee Mountain in the Be~.r Ci.'"'eel:: b;;.sin be-
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<br />tvleen 11;00 A.M. ~,d 1;30 P,M. on July 7, 1933 resulted in high disch8.rges
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<br />from Sawmill Gulch 'and other minor Bear Creek tributaries, It waG esti-
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<br />mated that Savl!\lill Gulch, which he.s " dre.Lnge ".rec. of 2.28 squc.ro ,."111es,
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<br />h~d a peak disoh&rge of 6,500 second-feet, Qnd th~t the pe~k disch~rge of
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<br />Bear Creek ili!.T.1ediD:tel~i aba-vs Morriso::'1 ....{US nbout n"ooo second-feet. l:t. -'lemon
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<br />Canyon" whiCh ent8rs ~~ec.r Creek at :',~orris on, ~1.0.cl M ectirnated disc~1arG8 of
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<br />1,500 second-feet. . The peEcl, diGch~.rse at t}le ;-,louth of Je:::.r Creek vms 3,000
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<br />second-feet. On July D, 1933, a floou disch~rgo of 950 sGcond-feet WQS
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<br />recorded ,,'0 the mouth of Bear Creek "2 C\ re Gul t of ccnothcl:" stom in the
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<br />52. Intense rc.infall over a 13rr:.;;.11 8.re[~ above I~;"ledr.le, Colorado,
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<br />caused esti'"'n2.tecl dischr.rges of 4,CmO second-feet on :dear Cre8k U"C Idled::'.le
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<br />and 1,700 seconG.-feet from ].,:t. Vernon Canyon on August 9, lS31. The peak
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<br />disoharge on BeD.r Creek for this flood was Gstiln8.tecl 8.S 6,400 second-feet
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<br />bel~K Morrison, Colorado, and 1,300 second-feet ~t the sout~,
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<br />53. The storm of September 3, 1938, vnlich h~d one oenter over Genesee
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<br />Mountain, as r:le~tioned in po.re!7~.ph 33, cc.used one 0: tile nost d~'crnr~ging
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<br />floods of reco~d on Bear Creek, ~pproximately 7.9 inehes of rain fell be-
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<br />tweon 4;00 P.M. and 10:00 P,M. on September 2, of w~ich 'che greater
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<br />portion fell between 6:00 P.M. and 10;00 P.E. It was estimated by the
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<br />U. S. Geolqgical Survey that ColQ SprinGS Gulch, with a drainage are~ of
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<br />5.~ square miles, produ~ed 0. pec~ disch~rgc of 9,000 second-fe8t, while
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<br />,,~, 180 _~icond-feeJ~ came fron: lIt. Vernon C0l1~ron. It vrc.s esti:n:::.ted thut tr..a
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<br />pea}: discharge on Bet~r Creek was 6.200 second-feet Oct 7.15 P.M. ~bove I.:t.
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<br />Vernon Can:yon, t\nd 2#810 second-feet r.t 10;20 P.:I. at the mouth.
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