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<br />overilOll' of Fortification Creek are at or mar the t""" of Craig, and
<br />coneist principalJ;y' cf reeidellces and bueinees and lndustrial estslllish-
<br />mente. Monetary estimatee of damages fran past floode are incomplete, but
<br />indicate damages of sIloot 8216,000 have occurred since 1897. Average
<br />annual damages from future floods are eet1mated at $42,000.
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<br />4. Local interests request consideration ofimprovOll...ts includi:ag
<br />dams for flOod control IIl>d ""ter conservation, and channel rectification
<br />IIl>d levses in the vicinity of CraiB. Th.y havs expressed their willingn.ss
<br />to coop.rate in the :lJnprOV8lW1ts.
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<br />5. Tha district .ngineer, af'ter consideration of varions IIIBthods
<br />of flcod control at Craig, flnds that the most feasible :lJnprovSlll8llts lIOuld
<br />consist of channel rectification IIl>d levees to protect the t""" IIl>d that
<br />such :IJIlprovemonts would not int.rfere or conflict with a IIlIlltiple-purpose
<br />development cf the Yompa River Basin in the future. Hi. plan of improv.-
<br />ment provide. for levees on both sidas of Fortification Creek, rectifics-
<br />tiOll of the creek channel, and r.plao....nt of a railroad bridge and a
<br />stock bridge over the cr.ek. All improvements lIOuld be in the e.ction of'
<br />chann.l betllSBn .tr.am mil. 2.6 IIl>d Yampa Hiver. The estimat.d cost of
<br />the improvement is 8310,000, including 822~ ,000 for construction of flood
<br />contr~l lIOrks and the n..... railroad bridge... 815 ,000 for construcU= of
<br />the stock bridge and relocation of util1ti~s, and 870,000 for ri8hte-Ot-
<br />""y IIl>d eaoslllBnts. Annual carrying charges are estimated at 816,300.
<br />The district .ngine.r estimates the average annual benefits from preven-
<br />tion of flood damage at 834,000 and the bensfit-eost ratio at 2.09. lie,
<br />thereto.." concludes that the 1iiRrovemen1B are .conomically juetifiad and
<br />recOllllllllnde the adoption of a .floOd' control project providing for their
<br />construction at an eet1mated cost to the Unit.d stetee of 8225,000, ""b~,
<br />ject to the condition that prior to construction local int.rests give
<br />assurance. satisfactory to the Secretery of the Ar1q that they willI (1)
<br />provide fre. of co.t to the United state. all lands, ea.....nt., and right.-
<br />of-way required for the improvelllBnt, undertake at their expense all util-
<br />ity revisions and relocations required, IIl>d replace at their expense IU'l
<br />existing .tock bridge wl.th eme of adequate clear span, all at a .first cost
<br />estimated at 885,000; (2) maintain and operate at their 01Ul axpense the
<br />improvement and appurtenant works af'ter completion in accordance with reg-
<br />ulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army; (3) prOVide for
<br />the recurrent clearing of trees and brusll from the flood control channel;
<br />(4) maintain the flood control channel free from encroachment; (5) hold
<br />and save the United states free from all damage. arising from the CQIl-
<br />atruction or operatiOll of the levee IIl>d channel :IJIlprovement IIl>d appurte-
<br />nant works; and (6) adjust all ""ter-rights claims that ~ result from
<br />operation of the impro....ent and perform 8:tq work necessitated by the
<br />stil'ect of flood control on stream regimen. The division engineer Ccnatlr..
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<br />6. The Basra of Engineera for Rivers IIl>d Harbors concurs generally
<br />in the views of the reporting o.ffioers. The Board notes that peat floods
<br />on Fortification Creek ha..e caused seriOlls dsmages in the town of craig,
<br />Colorado, and vicInity, IIl>d that existing improvsmente are .inedequate ex-
<br />cept for the small floode. It is of the opinion that the :IJIlprovement ree-
<br />OIlIIIIllnded """ld prevent most flood damages within the t01lll at a ccst fully
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