WSP01174

• File Number: 8449.900
• Description: South Platte Projects - Bear Creek
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Date: 1/1/1968
• Author: USACOE
• Title: Bear Creek Basin, South Platte River and Tributaries, Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska - Letter from the Secretary of the Army
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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Letter of transmittaL_ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ _ _ _ _ _ _u__ _ __ _ _ _ __ _____________ _ ______ ____
Comments of the Bureau of the Budget- _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Comments of the State of Coloraclo___ _ _ _ _ _ _u__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ____ __ _ _ _ __ _ _u__ _ __ __ __
Comments of the Department of the Interior _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ ___
Letter to the Secretary of the Interior _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___
Comments of the Department of Agriculture_ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ _______________ _ __
Comments of the Department of Commerce__ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___
Comments of the Secretary of TransJX>rtation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __
Comments of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Comments of the Federal Power Commission _ _ _ _ __ _ ~ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Report of the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Report of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbor5_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___
Report of the District Engineer:
Syllabusu u _ _ _ _ _ _ u_ u_ _ _ _ ^ _ _ _ uu_ _ _ _ _ _ u __ _u_uu_ __ _ ^ _ ^ _ __
1.- Introduction:
f\uthority______ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _____ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _______ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ ___
.Extent of investigation:
PurJX:lse _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - -
General scope _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ u u_
Geographic scope _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Prior reJXlrts and investigations__ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __
11.- Description of the basin:
Location and extent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Topography, geology and soilL u u u _ u _ u u u _ __ u _ u u u u_ _ u _ ___
Stream characteristicsu _ ___ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ u _ _ _ _ _ _____ _ _ _ ___
Economic developmenL _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ u __ __ _ _ u ___
IlL-Hydrology:
C1imalology_ ^ _ _ _u u _ _ _ _ u u_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ uuu _ _ _ _ u_ _ _ _ _ _ u uuu_
Runoff and streamflo"w data:

Runoffu _ _ _ _ u_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _u_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _u_ ^ ^ _ _ _ u__ _ ^ _ _ _ _ __u_ ^'
StrearnAow___________ ___________________________________________
Storms of record _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Flood characteristics _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Floods of record:

General_____ ___________________________________________________
Flood of September 2, 1938u _ ^ _ _ u _u u __ u _ _'u uu u _ _ _ u u ^ _ ___
Flood of May 9, 1957 UU _ _ _ _ u uuu _ ^ u u__ uuu _ __ __uu_ uu
Flood of July 23-26, 1965_uu u __ _ _ uuu _ _uu _ _ _ uu _ _ _ _u_ _ ___
Standard project flood u _ u _ _ ^ _ _ _ u u u _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ u _ _ _ u u _ _ _ _ _ u _ _
Probable maximum flood _ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ __
IV,- Flood damages:
Extent and character of flooded areas:

General_ . ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Upper Bear Creek reaches__ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ u _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ u _ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __
Lower Bear Creek reaches_ _ __ _ u _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ _ __ _ _ ~ _ ___
Sunlrnary___________________________ ____________
Flood damage evaluations:
General___________________________________________________
Future damage potentials- _ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ ___ _ ______ __u _ ~ _ _ __
Average annual flood darnages__________________ __________________

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