BAYFIELD — Hundreds of La Plata County residents were forced to evacuate their homes Saturday after a storm dropped 4 inches of rain in 48 hours, causing creeks to swell and flood communities north of Vallecito Reservoir.

Emergency responders evacuated 383 homes in response to the flooding, saying that up to 100 homes have been impacted, according to La Plata County and the Upper Pine River Fire Protection District. No deaths or major injuries have been reported, according to Sarah Jacobson, the public information officer for the incident.

“Typically (for) the water gages on Vallecito Creek, high water is under 3,000 cubic feet per second,” Jacobson said. “This morning it was at 6,800 cubic feet per second.”

Vallecito Creek peaked at about 7,000 cubic feet per second or almost 6 feet d

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