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<br />CherryCreekcoursosthroughabrO<ldervallevborderedbvstaep
<br />to roll inc ridges and hi lis. Do'lnstroam Ir01Tl Park..r, the u()ia~ds
<br />become less rou~h ,wd the basin lies in a rolling plains IlrM.
<br />Tho basin slopeS northward Irom elevations of about 7700 feet
<br />m.s,l.at the sourcoofChorryCreekto atlout5600 feotm,s,l,at
<br />the upstream end of Cherry Croek Lake state recreation aroa to
<br />about5170Ieetm.s.I,attlwconlluoncewlththoSouthPlatto
<br />River, Ye~etation is mostly pasture grass and agr ieu I tural crops
<br />with SOme to rested arMS in the loothi lis portion 01 the basin,
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<br />per mi Ie, From Lake "ulch to" point 2 mi les ,;outh of Fr"nkto'In,
<br />Cherry Creek p<lSSeS through a rarrow, s-reep-",!: led c"nY'J", dr0~-
<br />ping 400 feet in "bout 5 miles. In toe vicinl'v 01 "nnktow~,
<br />Cherry Creek enters" broad, .'v"~sh<lped va Iley aboul Ihr...,,-
<br />fourths of a ",I Ie wldo. from Franktowf'! 10 the C~orry Cre"k
<br />Reservoi r, th~ stream Channel i1'lcr;l(Jes 2f)~ feet wido {lnd ra"l"~
<br />Irom 2 to 10 leet deep. The be, has an av"'r<l~e ~ lopo 01 25 f eot
<br />pcr "'110. The channel is a I I uv,,, I, I I <It bQttomcc, and tollow~ a
<br />neanderinq course,
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<br />The Cherry Creek basin is semi arid, W,~rm sufl'll'\Ors and
<br />mi I d to cold winters cx:cur, I ntense thun~cr5torm rai nta II, some~
<br />times 01 cloudburst intensitv, occurs durinq tho summer months.
<br />Th" lollowinqtablcgivescli"'atoloqical data for tha Ch"rryCree k
<br />ba5in vicinity,
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<br />The reach 01 Cherry Creek stUdied in this rcnort banins
<br />Jpproxlmately2.5mll!JsupstreamfromfranktownneartheU,S.
<br />Geological Survey stream g<lqing station 10C<lted in contral ~ction
<br />15,T,8S.,il.661;. The study roach ends ilboutI miledownstraam
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<br />Tabie I
<br />C~arry Cree. Basin Vicinity Clj~~toloQlcal
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<br />Dllta-
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<br />I rom Co I orado St ato H i q hway 88 (Ar a Oa ~>Oe ROi'lrll, F I ~ ures
<br />95howcxi5tingconditionsalongthostuilyredch, FI'1ures
<br />fhrOLl'lh 3 were photoqranhed in January I SIn;. Floure5 ,1 thro"q~ <)
<br />wer.., rl1oto<]ra~nflC if'! .~lJgu5t 1976.
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<br />torOU'1h
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<br /> Mean An"ual July Mean Janu~ry 1,1ea~
<br /> I.ocatlon Precioitatinn T"mp"rllturo T""'Jl..e~~
<br /> (Inches) (OF) (n
<br />, ~i j Ie S t.ast 0'
<br /> Parker, ColoradO 13. ~ 70.3 27.5
<br />Kasslor, ColoradO 15.7 70.7 28.6
<br />ColoradO Sprin(!s,
<br /> Colorado 17.fl 73.4 32.5
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<br />OEYELOPHENT ~ TI;E FLOOD PL,~11i
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<br />Tnis o~ta was compiled ;rom National Weather Service r~cords
<br />for 19~1-19"().
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<br />llvvclopment un 'h" CI'...'.ry Cr.,,)~ 'IO'yj P I ai~ wi '11 inTo,>
<br />5tudy r'Jach is re lativo Iy "par~". T~c mo~t cOmmon lor," of d"ve 1-
<br />opmont IS that associated with tdr~stead~ d~d dn aGricultural
<br />arca, Atprasont, thnmorocon'lestec dovelopmnntas$ociated with
<br />urban aroaS rerm i~s extern<< I to tho t lood plain bei nr; located
<br />C5Sef'!t ia II y o~ I.'>c h I II S Jne ro I I i n'1 country. i 'je ,~d jaccnt to t,'>e
<br />STreamvnlley,
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<br />Cncrry Creek ic, lamed by the co~fluence ot East CMrry
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<br />J~.J ';;est C~erry CreekS ahout 8 "'; !es upstrea", frO'" FrRnkt<>wn.
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<br />~rOff' t~n contluence of Ea~t Cnnrry and W,,~t Cherry Crtleks to Lake
<br />r.u Ie h, C h'lr rv Cr",ek hi) S an a" er"c'Q~ ~;t r"am grad I en I <) f I 80 t e...r
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