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<br />002735 <br /> <br />ASSUMED FLOOD DEPTHS BELOW DOWDS JUNCTION <br /> <br />(Dam Height = 340 Feet) <br /> <br /> MILES PERCENT OF ASSUMED <br />REACH BELOW DAM DAM HEIGHT DEPTH <br />----------- --------- ---------- <br />Dam to 1-70 0-2 60 200 <br />1-70 to Sect 11 2-5 50 160 <br />S 11 to Wilmor 5-10 35 120 <br />Wilmor to Wolcott 10-15 25 80 <br />Wolcott to Eagle 15-25 15 60 <br />Eagle to Gypsum 25-32 10 40 <br /> <br />The flood depths could range from 200 feet at Dowds Junction to 40 <br />feet on the Eagle-to-Gypsum stretch of the Eagle River. These depths are <br />only approximate based on many assumptions of dam failure, soil <br />conditions and limited information on the topography of the area. <br />Preliminary dam failure maps for the Eagle River valley have been <br />prepared and are attached to this report. <br /> <br />5.2 Im~g"!_QQ_nQ~Q~!rggm_~QmmYQ!!!g2 <br /> <br />The maps indicate the Eagle Valley would be completely flooded from <br />side to side between Dowds Junction and Red Canyon, about 20 miles <br />downstream. This reach includes the communities of Avon, Edwards, <br />Wilmor, and Wolcott. Floodwater at Eagle and Gypsum is not expected to <br />reach the other settled areas south of the railroad tracks. New <br />subdivisions at Gypsum north of the river could be flooded. Damage to <br />the interstate could be severe from Dowds Junction to Red Canyon. US 6, <br />US 24 and the railroad could be totally inundated from Dowds Junction to <br />Eagle, about 25 miles downstream. <br />