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<br />n'" 1". f/"1 It' <br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />t.~. . <br />..,....._<W_ <br /> <br /> <br />(..'-., <br /> <br /> <br />, ~ <br /> <br />"'-. <br /> <br />.:r- <br />..:~ <br />_!""~- <br /> <br />Ii <br />1 <br /> <br />r,. <br /> <br />~$' <br /> <br />;;:.. . ., <br />:~ "~~~ <br />....:..1 <br /> <br />Figure 4. An aerial view of development along <br />Sand Creek near the South Platte River. April 1969. <br /> <br />b. Cherry Creek basin. The earliest settlements in the <br />Denver area occurred in 1858 near the mouth of Cherry Creek. By <br />the 1930's, the lower 5 miles of the Cherry Creek valley lay in <br />an urbanized area. The increased growth of the Denver metropolitan <br />area since World War II has become a major factor of the basin's <br />economy. Urban expansion into the basin has progressed rapidly. <br />A wide spectrum of urban growth, including highly developed <br />recreational, residential, commercial, and industrial areas, is <br />found along Cherry Creek. Urban development has reached the <br />Cherry Creek project area. Scattered developments are beginning <br />to bypass the reservoir area and move farther into the basin. <br />Upstream from the dam, the area is about 80 percent agricultural. <br />Most crops produced are used for livestock feeding. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />11 <br /> <br />