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| 22.0 |
FLOOD WATERS ROLL OVER TOP OF 1ST STREET BRIDGE |
| 17.5 |
FLOOD WATERS REACH BASE OF 1ST STREET BRIDGE AND INUNDATE NEARBY HOMES AND BUSINESSES |
| 17.0 |
FLOOD WATERS INUNDATE NUMEROUS HOMES AND POWER PLANT IN WESTERN CANON CITY |
| 15.0 |
WATER REACHES BASE OF 9TH STREET BRIDGE AND FLOWS INTO NEARBY OIL DISTRIBUTION COMPLEX |
| 14.5 |
WATER RISES INTO ROYAL GORGE TRAIN DEPOT PARKING LOT |
| 14.0 |
FLOOD WATERS INUNDATE HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR 4TH STREET BRIDGE |
| 13.5 |
WATER OVERTOPS LEVEE ALONG RIVERSIDE DRIVE FLOODING NEARBY HOMES AND BUSINESSES |
| 13.0 |
BASEMENTS FLOOD IN HOMES NEAR 9TH STREET BRIDGE |
| 12.5 |
WATER SPILLS INTO CENTENNIAL PARK NEAR 4TH STREET BRIDGE |
| 11.0 |
SERIOUS LOWLAND AND MEADOW FLOODING OCCURS |
| 9.0 |
MINOR OVERBANK FLOW OCCURS INTO LOW LYING AREAS ALONG RIVER. WATER OVERTOPS SCREENS AT CANON CITY WATER SUPPLY INTAKE |
| 7.0 |
THE RIVER IS BANKFULL |
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(2) Looking Downstream
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Latitude: 38.433900° N,
Longitude: 105.256700° W,
Horizontal Datum:
NAD83
River Stage Reference Frame |
Gauge Height |
Flood Stage |
Uses |
| NWS stage |
0 ft |
9 ft |
Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps |
| Vertical Datum |
Elevation (gauge height = 0) |
Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) |
Elevation information source |
| NAVD88 |
N/A |
N/A |
Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps |
| NGVD 29 |
5342.13 ft |
5351.13 ft |
Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks |
| MSL |
N/A |
N/A |
Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks |
| Other |
N/A |
N/A |
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River stage observations provided by the Colorado Division of Water Resources |
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Hydrologic Resources
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