Flood Control The Willow Creek Reclamation Committee has initiated several studies in the watershed to quantify flood levels and identify flood hazards.  In 2002, Agro Engineering was contracted to conduct a flood control and stream stability study from the lower reaches of East and West Willow Creek, downstream to the entrance to the Creede Flume.  To read more about this extensive study click here. Also in 2002, Steve Yochum, Hydrologist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, conducted two studies on behalf of the WCRC.  The first, entitled Flood-Frequency Analysis Report for Willow Creek, was a cooperative effort with the Colorado Water Conservation Board to conduct a discharge-frequency analysis for the Willow Creek watershed.  The second, entitled Hydraulic Analysis Report, provided the results of a hydraulic analysis of the Creede Flume.  This study determined the capacity of the flume, identified obstacles to flow in the flume, and pinpointed locations where high flows would first leave the flume.  In 2003, Yochum continued his research on Willow Creek by conducting Regional Bankfull Characteristics for the Lower Willow Creek Stream Restoration.  This report documents the development and application of regional bankfull curves for application by the NRCS and other partners as they design the restoration of Willow Creek below Creede.