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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />?:his ;I':I,aI\ wou;J,d. ;I':t'ovid.e a l#gh d.e8pee of' flood. protectioI\ to ,l!o;J,:I,y f'o:\' <br />fJ,oods' origmating f:t'OIll a,U th:ree sources, of' f;J,ooding, ,Uso, it affo:t'ds <br />the opti= sca:I,e of deve1.opll\ent fo!t' wh;teh.local :l;ntepests are capable <br />of suppo!t'ti't\g f;i:na,ncWly\ The!t'e1'ore,thf-S' plan w:a.s selected as the <br />'lI\Ost feasible plan of i~provement fo!t' protection of' Holly against <br />potenti~l flooding frOlll wt1d HOrse Creek, Two Butte Creek, and the <br />Arkal\se.s' Ri'Ve!t't <br /> <br />THE SELECTED PLAN <br /> <br />P~N PESCRrpTr0N <br />?:he recOlllll\ended plan of' :lMprovelllent, presented on Plate 5. comp!t'ises <br />a :Levee to p!t'otect the town of Holly and adjacent lands from 100-year <br />project flood flows originating on the Arkansas River, Wild Ho!t'se Creek <br />and Two Butte Creek, FrOlll the point of beginning nO!t'th of Holly, the <br />:Levee w;i:1:L extend south along the left bank of the tributa!t'Y to its <br />junction with the Arkansas River where it will turn east following the <br />north st'de of the 1l\B.instem to the point of termination, east of Co1o~ <br />rado State Highway 89, The levee will extend downstream a sufficient <br />distance to prevent backwater from entering the town behind the levee. <br />Levee top width will be a uniform 12 feet to permit access for main- <br />tenance, with !t'iversi~e s10pe of' 3 ho!t'izoI\ta1to 1 ve!t'tica1 and 1andside <br />s;J,ope of 2,5 ho:l:'izonta.;J, to :I, ve!t't;tca.;J" The 1evee height nO!t'th of' the <br /> <br /> <br />AT&SF Rai1!t'oad t!t'a,ck would p!t'ov;td.e a 4~foot freeboa!t'd above maximum <br /> <br /> <br />we.te:t' SU!t'fa,ce, The :\,ea.ch betweel\ the pail!t'oad and Colo!t'ado l!;tghw:ay 89 <br /> <br /> <br />would p!t'ovide 5 feet of freeboard to account'fo!t' the contingencies that <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />25 <br />