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<br />National Waler Summar)' 19B8-B9-Floods and Droughts: COLORADO 207 <br /> <br />COl.ORADO <br />Floods and Droughts <br /> <br />("IIIllad.,', 1ll,'unlailHHI' Inr;llll .ull1 1l11<1I;llilud~ IIlICrll't- <br />r"mm.'Ill,.1 1<11:<111"" 100'ull 1I1 il ,1IH~f'C ;111.1 ctlltll'ln dUllall', \"",, <br />IlIr,' tur Jlll't:ipllalioll 'lOlll,', frolll rile" Pa,'irk 0":<:<111. thl' Atlantic <br />Un,"Ill, ;m.! rhl' (j..11 01 \k\lrn. I'llh:tlMli"!l' in rhe domin;tI11I'rc- <br />.:ipllalion pOIll.'m, h,TH" I\',ullnl ill "'WH.' l1'''Hl, .ltllllnn~.durJliot1 <br />drnughh. '\l1l1u;t1 rr"l-.:rty d<lll1ag<, Irolll n"..d I""," 111 Colorad.. <br />a\("r;l~"" 'lh.'ul ...]~ 1l1l1l1l'1l. Cumul;uih' 11,....1 1\"....., 'Illrr '1.IlC'h.."o,j <br />in 1i\7harl:l"IIIl1<Llcdll,tx'aht'UI)I.7hllh'1Il. Ihcnu.qd"\';I'I;lIIIlj,! <br />n....d,,,tlhi'n'lllul) 11lh:m,,"ltolaIJamagc,,<,rl'ttll'Junl' l'If..o; <br />11....d, 111111., S"ulh Pl,tlle ,1I1.1/\rl.al1"l.. Rlh'r "a,m,. nw,c Il,HHh <br />....nl.the fl',ulLl,r inl"ll'" r,"nf;i11 f"r'~'\l"r,ll d;l)" lullu\lin!! ~ \1...1 <br />'Ilrlll~, 'trll~ of lh\' 1l1\',,'l.lr\'tl pI..,ll di~h;lfg...' had r~'l,"urr...m:... III <br />lcrv<lh Ihal\',n'l'lkd 11M) year'. Th\' lIlml ,\'\l"rl' 11"'00.1 in Colurado <br />,illl'l' an"Ul IllOll. III h'rm, of 10""[ hie. \la' lhalor Jul~ .11- <br />,\U!!U" I. Iln('.l.n lhl' Big Thl.rnl"lllll(l\er. Thi, Il'l..d \1<1' cau'\'ll <br />hy.m imcn\C.ltll.<llil<'d lhun,kr,l..nnlhal I;I'lcd a kilo hour, and re- <br />,uhl.t!m 1-1-1 ,!l',llh, ;lnd....\'I 1111111,,11 1ll1ulal darnil~C. <br />"Ill" fnur 1ll;IJ"r Color;uln dwughb of Ihi, l'Cnlur)'. ,I' ,kler- <br />mined horn p.:rio.1- of g...nnillly k" lh;m i1\l"rilgl' 'lre;lI11tl,,1lo \ul- <br />uml". on'urrl.J dunng I'I,W-t!. 1'1-1<1..57. 1":'i!ol-7U. ilnlllt17h-K!, <br />TII\."l' ,In'u~hl' ""...rl' 'lal~'""id.. ilIHI had r\'nlfTl.tK~' illlef"<lI, grl'ill.'r <br />Ihan !.~ )C;lr,. <br />F1llu.1-,H1dJroughbdlrel'llyalll-l'l,urlan'-lloiller<juahIYhc- <br />l',mw"llh\'l1u,hinl!-,'I'n'11lamin,lI1blnhllh"'lr...allhlluringno....l, <br />,lI11llh,'lal'l uf,lilulion.luringlln'ughh_ ,\I"'.lhc Iran'him... for <br />l,"Ulllanllll,lIll,i'('1Il\ld.:r;lhIYllcne.I\clldurlll!!Ill.'fiull'11Ihighll0"", <br />A, a r~'\ul1 "I' lh...,~' dln'h. 'llt,n fi,hl"ril" g...tll'r,lll) arl' ,ul\\.r.....l) <br />allnl.',t, Ilohi\'h in IUfll alkl'h InurNIl. an imp"n,ull mdu'lr) In <br />Col..rado, <br /> <br /> <br />WVOMlfIlG <br />", <br />., <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />. <br />.(.' <br />".;:.. <br /> <br />. <br />'N <br /> <br />.Jf, <br /> <br />MEXlCO <br /> <br />Tlw("..loLlll"\\/al.'rC,,n\I'l>';Illo11 B"<IflLny SI,II\"I,UUle.i, <br />re'l",mink f"r tl,......I-pl.ll1l11);Ul;lg~.I11..t1l. indu,hng (<,,-,rllin;llioll "I <br />Ihe :";lllun,11 F1(1"d hl\ur;IlK'e Program. TIll" Otlke 01 the Slal~' <br />Engllwn;lI1dlhe:\<llu'nalv..-l.;IIIll'fSCf'<Il..l'l'....r;I!<.;I'I;rle\lid...n,"...I- <br />wilfning ~plellll'On\l'll11g ,,1;1 Ilelw"rl "I 7X ,.111'lhl~',llllh.tl <br />'Irl'allln"\I-g~!!lI1!! 'lalU'n. Thl' ,),lell1 aUh'IlWIII-;Jlly .llerl' ley <br />1.....r'ol1llcl iftl,"...lillg i'l1wn;lnk. <br />Th~' Col"r;lllll Dn'u~lll Rl"I"l1l,e 1'1,111. y,hilh \1;1' nC,llnJ ill <br />19X1lIlfl.'I"'Il.....h"lgn'llldnlllghl.l:On'I'I'I'1;1I1;1\'ol."Ill,.11Iph;I'" <br />,mil ;I r~"p"n'e pJ!;I\e, In lh~' ;1"e"llll'1I1 I'lhl\~'. \. an"ll\ Ilo ,ll~'r' <br />a\'all.lhihly irhh~'al"r' arc fl.\Le....eJ IlHlIllhly. 11 drnU!1-hll't,ndilu,n\ <br />arellldll:<I11.d.lher..'T"-,n.....ph;l\ei,Kh\.atcJIl'e\.;i1ualelhcdr"ughl <br />ill!1-rCal<:rlklall <br /> <br />Color.uli>" 1I11llblil111k tIl11'w'r,('<'nllnenl,llI0.:alion ;uul lllgh. <br />allllmk IIHlunl;linou' lnTallll't'lTlhml' I" l'mdun: ;I\'"mpk\ .md ,h- <br />\'l"r'l'dmlat\.'. Annual prn'lpualu,n rang..., from anolll 7 Indll" 111 <br />,0ulh-n'mr;11 ('I'h'r,Hlo h' ,1""111 h(1 inrll\" Itl Ihl' t1lt'unlain, e;l'l of <br />SI~'am","ll Spring, (1J.....,h.n ami 1l1h\'f'. I'JX-I. p. II. <br />Sea'l'tl.ll. lar!1-1'-'ol'ak alttH"pherk l'lfl'ul.lIn.n inl,'rad\ ....llh <br />lh... l1lounl<linou\ I"T"-'gral,hy Illllft...hh:l: lhr~'l' m'lJol' pf,'(il'llilln'n <br />p;,lll'm, inlhl' Stall' (lll!- I), Thl' mll,l imT"-'rl,Ull "r Ih...,c. in lcnn' <br />01 wal<:r r\""UflC'.I, Ihe midllo Illl~'f p'Ill<'fIl_ Thmul!hllllllhl' WHncr. <br />lhepflll1'II)""llfl'...,,,fllHlI,rurl:Ml'fn'Ill;lI,,,'II.tl1\lftll1lllll'I';I..:ifi\' <br />(J..'\';U1 lh,ll are lhfel:ll'd h) lhl'IIt,I'lr J~'''lle;lm lilli' (""Iur,"l" h"lll <br />1111' nnnhllo..:'I. \\l',l. ,HId ,,,ulh\\\"I, Thl"~' airm;l"~'\ ;llt,'mald)' <br />l,"ullltl.' Ilo ilh. fel'lal't~. nr ar... le- <br />pl"l.~.t1 hy ttrl~'r. nllllllll'nl,ll <br /><lIOn,".....', 11l(""I"radn.lh...m;IIOl <br />r;llIgc' "Ilh... R'll.'l)' ~ltlUlll,Il11\. <br />Whll,"hal\:lln\.'nledprim,mlyl1<1I1h, <br />".ulh. pll',...nl a 101l1l1llank nil- <br />'l<1d... h' "''''lw;lrJ-1l1l1\'in!1- IUllI'- <br />lurl'. A'lhe,url,I,.fl:....lh.fl\Cmcr <br />Ihc llU>UI11;tin,. a ,"h'I;UlIl,,1 UfO' <br />pilphil' (UmpuIW11l1\ ;I<hktllu II.... <br />W11l11'r pr...rlpllalinn p.lll\.rn. In <br />gCllef;!!. ""illln pfl"il1ll'llilltl 1Il- <br />He;t'I"'lealhl)lloilhaI1UUlklloc'l <br />III lh~' ('nllllll"'lll,ll Dl\'llle ;Jlld de. <br />(fl';I\l', ,h,lrply e;l'l nt Ihetlivllk. <br />For tnO\llllltw Il1gherm'llltll'lI11\ <br />;mtl f"rl",n'l,1 ('ol,.rad,"'\le\lem <br />\'alleY'.Ilo1l\l,'r I' lhl' \\~'Il",1 p;ul 01 <br />lhe y"';H. ""hl're.l' ~.;tq ..I Ihe <br />tnuulltain'.'lre,l,rl',-cIH'n'I)'hl1lt: <br />pfl'~-ll1ll;Uu.n 1tl""1Il1er_ '''''I,'llhc <br />\I'llIl\'rpfn'I!lllalll,nlnllwll"'Ull' <br />l;tin, remain' <I' ,KrUIllUI<lII'.! <br />,nllllol1;l.lullllltllelllnghcglll'ln <br />Ih,:'pring,Tlw\lIIlI"fl'aIWmrOIl' <br />InI>1I1l" 11U"llu 'l..leWhk lon"l' <br />,1I1l!,url;ll-c.",al\'r\ul'l'lle,.c\lcll <br />lhuU!1-h \Un'I;H11i<l1 ,tlOwlall I' <br />Iinllled hI hl!1-h-altllllde arl'a, Ihal <br />l'l'll'lllllll'k"lh;llll:'i 1,,'rn'Ill"1 <br />111l'Sl;IlI",lan.!are,l. <br /> <br />GENERAL CLIMATOLOGY <br /> <br />NE9IlA$KA <br /> <br />KANSAS <br /> <br />o <br />. <br />. <br />" <br /> <br />Land-recycled <br />moisture <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />I <br />~. <br />\-V-- <br /> <br />/' <br /> <br />. <br />, <br />. <br />" <br />. <br /> <br />> <br /> <br />TEXA!! ~,. <br />,"' :,;'- <br /> <br />_""f;,. <br /> <br />Figure 1. 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