The Murphy Creek watershed project area consists of approximately 12.7 square miles located in the City of Aurora and portions of unincorporated Arapahoe County. Murphy Creek is a south bank tributary of Sand Creek that generally flows north and northwest. Spanning multiple jurisdictions, the watershed is home to the Buckley Space Force Base, Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, Denver Area Disposal Site (DADS), many residential, commercial, and industrial developments, and open space parcels. Although the mainstem of Murphy Creek has been previously studied, the tributaries have not been studied in detail.
Sponsors
Project Updates
Click the tabs below for project updates on the Murphy Creek and
Tributaries Master Drainageway Plan.
- Notice to Proceed
- January 31, 2022
- Issued
- January 31, 2022
- Draft Baseline Hydrology Report
- July 2022
- Complete
- July 2022
- Final Hydrology Report
- December 2022
- Complete
- December 2022
- Draft Alternatives Report
- TBD
- Upcoming
- TBD
- Final Baseline Hydrology Report
- April 19, 2023
Contacts
Project Engineers
Merrick & Company
Jeanne Boyle, PE, CFM
Project Manager
Clare Steninger, PE
Project Engineer
Project Sponsors
Mile High Flood District (MHFD)
Teresa Patterson
City of Aurora
Sam Scorza
Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority
(SEMSWA)
Jessica Traynor
Arapahoe County
Sue Liu, PE, CFM
Questions?
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