Ernie Leyba, The Denver Post Big Thompson River Canyon flood in 1976. Denver Post Library Photo Archive Big Thompson River Canyon flood in 1976. Bill Johnson, The Denver Post Litter of the roof of ...

1976: A flash flood through Big Thompson Canyon was the state’s deadliest disaster, killing 144 people and causing $35.5 million in damage. 1997: A flash flood hit Fort Collins, killing five ...

(AP Photo) Roof of a house sits atop a bridge over the Big Thompson river near Estes Park, Colorado August 3, 1976 after flood water ripped homes apart in the tiny Community of Cedar Canyon.

DRAKE - Friday marks 39 years since a violent rainstorm sent torrents of water through Thompson Canyon, causing ... Big Thompson River Valley before the storm hit, unaware of impending ...

DRAKE - Friday marks 39 years since a violent rainstorm sent torrents of water through Thompson Canyon, causing one of ... in the scenic Big Thompson River Valley before the storm hit, unaware of ...