Cache la Poudre River Basin, Larimer - Weld Counties, Colorado. Volume 2. Hydrology.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze flood-related problems and provide information that will enable local governments to make decisions that will minimize or reduce flood hazards in the future. The Cache la Poudre River basin in Colorado is in a rapidly growing area. The population of Larimer and Weld Countries increased by about 60 percent between 1970 and 1980. The basin contains a number of flood hazard areas, from narrow canyon flood plains in the mountainous west to wide valley flood plains in the east. Local interests are concerned about the changing nature of the flood hazards in the basin as a consequence of urban growth, particularly since catrastrophis Big Thompson River flood in the summer of 1976. Originator supplied keywords include: Floods, Floodplains, Colorado, Flood damage prevention, Tables(Data), Maps.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA151863

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Computer Programs
  • Dams
  • Drainage Basins
  • Embankments
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Protection
  • Flood Control
  • Flood Hazards
  • Flood Plains
  • Floods
  • Forest Fires
  • Forests
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Rainfall Intensity
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Topography

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Riverine Ecology