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<br />. <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Fi~re 5. An aerial view of the economic develop- <br />ment alon~ Cherry Creek upstream from the South <br />Platte River. April 1969. <br /> <br />8, CLIMATE AND PRECIPITATION <br /> <br />a, Sand Creek basin. The Sand Creek basin is semiarid. <br />It has warm summers and mild to cold winters. The avera~e <br />annual temperature is 49.5 degrees. Summer cloudbursts are <br />common. The avera~e annual precipitation is 111.4 inches. The <br />annual ~rowing season is approximately 170 days. <br /> <br />b. Cherry Creek basin. The Cherry Creek basin, which is <br />at a higher elevation than the Sand Creek basin, is also semi- <br />arid. Warm summers and mild to cold winters occur. The avera~e <br />annual temperature is 48.1 degrees. Cloudbursts, or intense <br />thunderstorm rainfall, occur during the summer months. Average <br />annual precipitation is 13.09 inches. The annual growing season <br />is approximately 130 days. <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />