Welcome to the
Upper First Creek
Major Drainageway Planning Study and FHAD Website

Project Description

The Urban Drainage and Flood Control District maintains Major Drainageway Planning Studies and Flood Hazard Area Delineations within the District to provide a basis for basin-wide planning and floodplain management.

The purpose of the study is to provide hydrologic analysis, alternatives assessment, updated hydraulics and floodplain analysis.

Project Area

The limits of the study are roughly bound on the west by Airport Boulevard / Pena Boulevard, on the north by 64th Ave, on the south by the Jewell Avenue, and on the east by the Watkins Road.  Click here for a Map of the Upper First Creek Study limits.

The project area is roughly 35 sq. mi. and the majority of the project area is undeveloped rangeland with some residential and commercial areas in the lower portions of the watershed.

Project Goals

• Identify existing flooding and drainage problems within the study area.
• Obtain input from the public, stakeholders, and the project sponsors to develop feasible drainage solutions.
• Pinpoint the needed stormwater conveyance, detention, stream stability, and stormwater quality improvement measures.
• Delineate the 100-year flood hazard area for Upper First Creek.
• Prepare an Alternatives Evaluation report, Conceptual Preliminary Design report, and a Flood Hazard Area Delineation report.

Project Sponsors

The project is funded through the combined efforts of the following entities:

• Urban Drainage and Flood Control District
• City and County of Denver
• City of Aurora

Project Engineer

Moser & Associates Engineering was selected to perform the Major Draingeway Study and Flood Hazard Area Delineation services for Upper First Creek. For more information about Moser & Associates, please visit their website at www.moser-eng.com.

Please direct comments or questions to:

Teresa Patterson, P.E.
Email: patterson@moser-eng.com
(303) 757-3655