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Bookmark or Share- Big Thompson Canyon in Colorado - AllTrips - allestespark.comOn your way to Estes Park make a point of passing through this magnificent canyon. You’ll voyage through granite walls that tower thousands of feet in the air, and when the canyon widens you’ll see green mountainsides, and huge, old cottonwoods situated next to the Big Thompson River.
- 1976 Big Thompson River flood - WikipediaThe Big Thompson River is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 78 miles (126 km) long, in the U.S. state of Colorado. [1] Originating in Forest Canyon in Rocky Mountain National Park, the river flows into Lake Estes in the town of Estes Park and then through Big Thompson Canyon. [2]
- 40 years later: Scores killed in Big Thompson FloodThe chaos along an otherwise trickling Big Thompson River killed 144 people, five of whom were never found, and carved out a chapter in the history books as Colorado's deadliest natural...
- Big Thompson Parks - Larimer CountyThe Big Thompson Canyon is home to a wide array of flora and fauna including native trout, healthy Ponderosa Pine forests, pristine sage shrub lands, and spectacular wildlife. Bring the family, a fishing rod, and a picnic lunch and enjoy everything these parks have to offer.
- How the historic Big Thompson Canyon flood of 1976 unfolded ...With little warning, the Big Thompson Canyon floods claimed the lives of 144 people becoming known as one of the deadliest flash floods in Colorado’s history. This is the original newscast from 1976 as Denver7 looks back at it's 70 years covering Colorado.
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