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Rist Canyon Flood


Title	Rist Canyon Flood
Image ID Number	S00275
Date	1976 c.
Decade	1970s
Creator	Mark Rouge
Description	Rist Canyon Flood, water erosion of Rist Canyon Road. The Big Thompson Canyon flood on July 31, 1976 occurred when a thunderstorm stalled over the canyon dropping twelve inches of rain during a four hour period. The river rose nineteen feet forcing a torrent of water down the canyon and onto the eastern plain. A peak point rainfall of 7.4 inches was measured in Rist Canyon, compared to a 14 inch peak in the Glen Haven area of the Big Thompson.
Historical Context	Urban Growth & Technology 1970-Present
Subject	Rist Canyon (Colo.) Flood damage--Colorado--Larimer County--History Roads--Colorado--Larimer County
Image Source	Slides Collection
Image Collection	Mark Rouge
File Location	Slide Book I page 11 Show #4
Language	English
Image Origin	Slide
Digitization Format	HP ScanJet 6100C Scanner; Adobe 6.0; TIFF 800 dpi; JPEG 72 dpi; GIF 72 dpi
Collection Name	HistoricPhotographs
Web Exhibit	Waterways

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The Water Ways Photograph Database provides 1200 photographs associated with Larimer County water history.