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<br />{<;;. <br />{~l',J <br /> <br />., <br />Fo;t"tlfioatlon 9:re:.~:t,~&port. ':,fP <br />"ftv <br /> <br />. ....OO[JJ~2' .... <br />. . <br /> <br />" . ~ . <br /> <br />..;, <br /> <br />60- Economic and other inve9tip;atjon~r.....-Flo1d 1nveGt~.ga1,io:Ls were con- <br />-. r <br /> <br />d~ted during ~ecent months to detezuins tha extent of past flood damage and <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />to estimate. the value of property in the overflow B,reas" Aee-9sEled veJ,.us- <br /> <br />t10ns of properties in the overflow areas were obtained wld true valuations <br /> <br />i_'" <br /> <br />were estimated. Consideration was given to a pOBeib~e increase in value of <br /> <br /> <br />J?ro:perty in the eV::lrflow areB as a result of future deveJ.ollment. A field <br /> <br /> <br />inspection of the area was made by the district engino9ro <br /> <br />" "t. <br /> <br />PEIOR RTI:'OI\TS <br /> <br />c. <br /> <br />{~ ~o prlo~ Burve~ repo~ts on f~ood control in tho Fortifioation <br /> <br />.:. <br /> <br />,.; <br /> <br />'., <br /> <br /> <br />Creek ]aBln. Co~aol have ceen subm1ttAd by the Corps ~f Engineers, De~~t- <br /> <br />meht of the .Army, <br /> <br />':., <br /> <br />DESCI\IPTION <br /> <br />.,'.' <br /> <br />8. ~ati~~~.!!:t..~~D-The Fort'.ficatlon Creek Basin, mostly ih <br /> <br /> <br />Moffat Count~, Co~o.. about 150 milee northwest of Denv0r~ 1s 1~ the nort~. <br /> <br /> <br />eaet p~.t of the drainag, area of Oolorado River abQve Lee Forry, ArizQ <br /> <br /> <br />(See in<:\ex map followiog text of report 8Jld p~o 1, A,ppelldix 1. II;ydro16g;yo) <br /> <br />,'., <br /> <br />',:. <br />.:- <br /> <br />The basin, \o1hich oomprises 2~9 square 1D11es~ is fav,-ehaped with B. ma.ximum: <br /> <br /> <br />lEJD.gth of abo".lt 24 miles and a naxlm'Jn t'l'i('Lth, whioh 1s i:o the headwatet"B <br /> <br />'.; <br /> <br /> <br />area, of" aoout 21 mlleee The Dorth~~3t par~ of the bA9~n 1s in Routt <br /> <br />National Foz-est.. <br /> <br />".\ <br /> <br />....:..<1 ~et~;::'i' <br />""<:,\~!U <br /> <br />9. St:ream~Q_Furtif1catil)n Creek~ thg main Qt:ream in the b~~ln,. :rises' <br />in ~he Elkh6ad Mo~tains in the north part of the basin and flows generally <br />eo'U.~hward. about 41 miles to Yempa River near Craig, Coloo Yampa ~lvar- <br /> <br />> <br /> <br />'... <br />',. <br /> <br />',". <br />," <br /> <br />flows generally westward about 140 mile. from Craig to Green I\iver, a <br /> <br /> <br />-tributary of Colorado River above Lee FarrY'~ The principal tributaries of <br /> <br />.....: <br /> <br />..', <br /> <br />.. . <br />'. <br /> <br />.', '.,. <br /> <br />.:.'. <br /> <br />Fortitlca~io~ Creek in downstream order are Little Cottonwood~ Blue ~revel. <br />Oottonwood, an~ Little !ear Creeks and CottoPwoQd, COal, and Sand Gulche8~ <br /> <br /> <br />.,' <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />.. . <br />. .. <br /> <br />'\ , " . '.,::r.,}!,i~~;,~~~:'.~.',.", >,",: <,~:~~~,~,~~....."t:.~~:'.::-,> ':'",,"" ~'t,;;::~~.!~f,~~,.,<'~~<,; '\','<-::,:_\~~,:".",>",". ';<..'" .( .'. , ,_' <br />"'It. '." ~ ".. " .><::;f.;';l;~\ <br />" : ~<4;~: ':: ",' '. . .,"..:-,':' ,: ; """ >,,:Ji'*",:','" ' ';\:.<,;.~,;:\>[,:>, '.~ <br />.. .... '.i\,\';.!~:;;~:~;;\};~:,t::.:;.~;ili~~',~>r:J:~~~,i ,. 5i~~. <br /> <br /><;...~~': <br />". .l'f'~' <br /> <br />:." <br /> <br />.~. . <br /> <br />,: ;'.~.' <br /> <br />,v: <br />',.-.,'" <br /> <br />, <.-'.. <br /> <br /> <br />.':. <br /> <br />':{ <br />