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Fort Collins Flooding - April 30, 1999

On Friday April 30, 1999 the City of Fort Collins and surrounding area experienced a period of flooding as the result of a slow moving storm. Below is the first group of images taken by the Office of Emergency Management at various locations around Fort Collins during the incident. Immediately below are the Streamflow Discharge Charts for April 28 through May 4 which show the levels in Cubic Feet per Second (CFS) during the flooding period.

Discharge Estimates at mouth of Poudre
Charts courtesy of State of Colorado Department of Natural Resources Website
Discharge Estimates at Greeley

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In the EOC
1255 hours
In the EOC
In the EOC
1300 hours
In the EOC
In the EOC
1310 hours
In the EOC
Behind Water Treatment Plant
1330 hours
Behind Water Treatment Plant
Mulberry & Lemay at Water Treatment Plant
1330 hours
Mulberry & Lemay at Water Treatment Plant
North of Mulberry, West of Lemay
1335 hours
North of Mulberry, West of Lemay
Spring Creek at Edora Park
1355 hours
Spring Creek at Edora Park
Spring Creek at Riverside Bridge
1355 hours
Spring Creek at Riverside Bridge
Spring Creek at Riverside Bridge
1355 hours
Spring Creek at Riverside Bridge
Drake and Park Lake
1405 hours
Drake and Park Lake
Irish Street at Cherry
1430 hours
Irish Street at Cherry
Hollywood Street at Cherry
1435 hours
Hollywood Street at Cherry
Hollywood Street Residence
1440 hours
Hollywood Street Residence
Creekside Park
1550 hours
Creekside Park
Creekside Park
1550 hours
Creekside Park
Creekside Park
1555 hours
Creekside Park
Creekside Park
1555 hours
Creekside Park
Creekside Park
1600 hours
Creekside Park
Creekside Park
1600 hours
Creekside Park
Creekside Park
1605 hours
Creekside Park
Creekside Park
1605 hours
Creekside Park
Fossil Creek Pkwy at Fossil Ridge Dr.
1615 hours
Fossil Creek Pkwy. at Fossil Ridge Dr.
Fossil Creek Pkwy at Fossil Ridge Dr.
1615 hours
Fossil Creek Pkwy. at Fossil Ridge Dr.
Fossil Creek Pkwy at Fossil Ridge Dr.
1615 hours
Fossil Creek Pkwy. at Fossil Ridge Dr.
Fossil Creek Pkwy at Fossil Ridge Dr.
1615 hours
Fossil Creek Pkwy. at Fossil Ridge Dr.
Fossil Creek Pkwy at Fossil Ridge Dr.
1620 hours
Fossil Creek Pkwy. at Fossil Ridge Dr.
Fossil Creek Pkwy at Fossil Ridge Dr.
1620 hours
Fossil Creek Pkwy. at Fossil Ridge Dr.
Fossil Creek Pkwy at Fossil Ridge Dr.
1620 hours
Fossil Creek Pkwy. at Fossil Ridge Dr.
Rolland Moore Park
1640 hours
Rolland Moore Park
Rolland Moore Park
1640 hours
Rolland Moore Park
Rolland Moore Park
1640 hours
Rolland Moore Park
Rolland Moore Park
1640 hours
Rolland Moore Park
Irish Street
1655 hours
Back on Irish Street
Irish Street
1655 hours
Back on Irish Street
Spring Creek at Edora Park
1355 hours
Spring Creek at Edora Park
Mulberry Bridge
1335 hours
Mulberry Bridge
Bike Trail at Mulberry Bridge
1340 hours
Bike Trail at Mulberry Bridge
Irish and Cherry
1430 hours
Irish and Cherry
Hollywood and Cherry
1440 hours
Hollywood and Cherry
Hollywood and Cherry
1440 hours
Hollywood and Cherry
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