While there is historically a large focus placed on fluvial flooding and its devastating consequences, pluvial flooding, the result of aging infrastructure, increased urban development, and intense rainstorms, increasingly threaten city and resident well-being. This study aims to understand spatiotemporal drivers of pluvial flooding in Denver, CO. We used municipal service requests to understand when and where street flooding occurred in Denver, CO from 2000-2019. In addition, we used data from a rain gauge network, the US Census, and a digital elevation model. This study aims to identify rainstorm characteristics which predict occurrence of pluvial flooding as well as geographic variables where street flooding is suggested to occur. This database can help direct flood mitigation efforts and stormwater management in the city. Additionally, this work can contribute to longer term studies on drivers of urban flooding.
