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.

Charts courtesy of State of Colorado Department of Natural Resources Website

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

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