Apr 29, 1999
Heavy rain, with amounts between 3 and 6 inches, swelled the Monument Creek and Fountain Creek watersheds to overflowing the evening of the 29th. The fast moving waters caused much bank erosion and flooded many areas adjacent to Fountain Creek from Manitou Springs through Colorado Springs to Fountain. Damage to agricultural lands, irrigation systems, trails, roads, sewer treatment plants, and other public and private property has been estimated at near 30 million dollars at this time. The bri
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5694852). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in El Paso County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.