Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-26
MAKE REPORT
on AMOUNT OF
FLOOD WATER
Morgan Company Submits
Report on Amount Of
Rainfall June 3

In4t the crest or tho ARKANSAS river
flood passing thru Pueblo was 10000
cubic feet a second early in the morn
ing of June 4 was the informa ton con-
tanned in the report of the Morgan En-
cheering company on the rainfall and
submitted to the City commissioners
and the Advisory Committee of Twelve
at tho meeting yesterday afternoon.
Morgan's report, the passage OF the
$780, 900 bond issue resolution and the
manner in which the money should be
spent, were the two main issues be-
fore yesterdays meeting.
Attorney Preston, chairman of the
legislative committee on flood preven-
ton read a letter from j. w. PERISH
ing. bond attorney of Denver. PERISH
ing will be retained by the committee
for consultation. On n recent visit to
New York Mr.. Pershing conferred
with W. Oakley, considered an author
ity on bond issues. and also took the
matter up with the National City
Banking Company Pershing comph-
mented the City on securing the Nor
San Engineering company for the work
OF flood protection, stating that 1t
would be one of the great assets in
floating the bonds.
The resolution as passed by the
Council reads as follows;
Be it resolved by the Council Of
Pueblo: That far as can be deter
mined at the present time Public Way
bonds in the amount of s25OOoO II ap-
proved by vote OF qualified electors.
should be expended foy the following
purposes with priority in the order
named, to-wit:
/. Engineering and preliminary e1-
lenses in connection with a flood pre-
vention district.
:. Necessary temporary flood pre-
Ncntion on the Arkansas river.
J. Necessary temporary flood pre-
yention on the Fountain river.
I. Charges necessary in complying
with plans OF the flood prevention dis
trict (sewer outlets. bridge extensions
and elevations, ctc)
5 East Eighth Street Bridge.
Dated October %, 1921.
introduced by
JOHN NJ. JACKSON,
Commissioner
Nj Morgans report on surveys
The City OF Pueblo.
The Board OF County Commissioners.
Gentlemen:
We submit herewith a report OF our
Investigation OF rainfall and runoff
during the recent flood in the hrkan-
sas and Fountain rivers. The report
is made at considerable length in order
to include the more important infor-
nation which will bS OF value in work
ing out flood prevention plans The
more important OF our conclusions are
as follows.
The flood in the Arkansas river at
Pueblo which reached its crest Just
n after midnight on the morning of June
T. had a discharge OF approximately
10000 cubic feet per second. This
caused a stage of 2i.I feet at the Main
Street gage in Pueblo. This stage
was about six feet higher than the
crest of the flood of May 1894. which
was tho greatest earlier flood since the
founding of the city. Aitho the drain
age area of the Arkansas above Pueblo
is about $500 square miles. almost the
whole of the flood flow at Pueblo came
from an area OF about 800 square miles
or less. The heaviest rainfall. which
occurred over the Boggs Flat area,
amounted to about IL inches. the great
or occurring in five hours or less.
The maximum flow of the Fountain
river was approximately 10000 cubic
feet per second. the crest occurring be-
tween $3.50 and 400 o'clock on the
morning OF June 4. The st. Charles
river, which enters the Arkansas about
eight miles south of Pueblo, had a
maximum rate OF discharge of about
5000 cubic feet per second. The flood
from the st, Charles emptied into the
Arkansas ahead OF the main flood IN
the Arkansas or the flood from the
Fountain. Chico creek, which enters
the Arkansas from about six miles east
of the st. Charles had a maximum flow
of about q, 600 cubic feet per second.
This flow reached the Arkansas after
the main flood had passed
The flood of last June is probably
not the greatest that can occur on the
Arkansas river in Pueblo. Thunder
storms such as that which caused last
summers flood are, OF necessity OF
short duration, and cover limited area
4 There Is not enough water In the at
mosphere at any given time to result
In such torrendal rainfall over very
large area. However, we believe that
q flood one-half again as large can
very probably occur. and we are not
- yet ready to say that flood twice
- large is not possible.
Respectfully submitted,
Tho Dayton, Morgan Eng'r Co.
BY, Arthur Morgan, Pres.