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Date:
 

1.  What causes floods?
 
 

2.  When did the large Ft. Collins flood occur, and how many inches of rain were there?
 
 

3.  Where do floods usually occur?
 
 

4.  What is a floodplain?
 
 

5.  Why was the 1997 Fort Collins flood so bad?
 
 

6.  Is there anything that could have been done to avoid the flood?
 
 

7.  What did the City of Fort Collins do in reponse to the 1997 flood?
 
 
 

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