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<br />Temperature - From our past experience in the monitoring of
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<br />snowpacks and their resultant runoffs, we know that for high
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<br />must, b~'Ao,oF in~.ri--:(; 800F in
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<br />temperatures on the plains
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<br />May, and 90.oF in June.
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<br />GeaseRal Pa~e - A late seasonal QaEe--mid May through June--
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<br />Exhibit 3 delineates the national flood potential; and
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<br />Exhibi t 4 shows thef ~gQ'-:~~~-~ /1983".. ~16o~ '-~'~ ,,'~::Lo. tl;::.luy t-1. e
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<br />Generally, a low flood potential for the entire basin,
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<br />the counties of Adams and Weld will have bank erosion along
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<br />Arkansas River Basin
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<br />The Upper Arkansas River Basin has a number of stream
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