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The worst-hit area of the city, the southwest side of Colorado Springs, received up to 12 inches (300 mm) of water. The large amount of water flowing over the falls resulted in five falls rather than seven. The Seven Falls park had downed trees, standing water, mud, and a damaged road. The park was closed and the incoming streets were blocked. [17]
Colorado Springs is 70 miles south of Denver, which has the largest population of any city in Colorado. Colorado Springs has the largest area of any city in the state, with 194.87 square miles (504.7 km 2) in 2013. [6] Of that, 132 square miles (340 km 2) is developed land. [1]: 32 It has 16,331 parkland acres and 7,431 street land miles. [6
[1] [2] It is one of three reservoirs that are part of the North Slope Recreation Area located northeast of Colorado Springs. [3] On July 20, 2023 a rare EF-1 tornado developed rapidly on the north slope of Pikes Peak and crossed directly through the reservoir.
Monument Creek flows through the approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) long Monument Valley Park at the western edge of downtown Colorado Springs. The creek runs through the center of the park from West Monroe south to West Bijou. [7] Within the park, Monument Creek flows north to south and falls about 72 feet (22 m) in elevation.
[a] Colorado has five municipalities above 10,000 feet (3,048 m) elevation, 40 above 8,000 feet (2,438 m) elevation, 115 above 6,000 feet (1,829 m) elevation, 256 above 4,000 feet (1,219 m) elevation, and all 273 municipalities are above 3,350 feet (1,021 m) elevation. The Town of Carbonate, Colorado is technically the highest elevation ...
“When I put the results on a map, the first thing I saw was the Colorado River Basin,” said Samantha Kuzma, the nonprofit group’s data lead for the assessment, called the Aqueduct Water Risk ...
Rampart Reservoir is a reservoir 12 miles (19 kilometers) northwest of the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado in the Pike National Forest.The reservoir supplies the domestic drinking water for the city of Colorado Springs and serves as a recreation area for boaters, mountain bikers, and hikers.
Colorado Springs is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. [6] It is the most populous city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 census, a 15.02% increase since 2010.