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<br />Che~~y C~eek COU~SQS th~ough a b~o"dQ~ ""I ley ho~de~ed by steep
<br />to ~olllnl1 ~Idges "nd hills. Downstn."m f~om P,,~ko~, the ulll"nds
<br />boco"", less ~ouqh ,1nd the bilsln lies In" ~olllnq pi "Ins a~ea.
<br />The basin slopes no~~hwa~d from elev"tlons 01 about 7700 feet
<br />"'.5. I. c:t tho 50urce of Cho~~y C~e9k to about 5600 feet m, s. I. af
<br />the upst~e<lm end 01 Cher~y Creek L<lke state ~ocreatlon a~ea to
<br />about 5170 feet m.s.l. at tho confluence with the South Platte
<br />River. Ve~et"tion is mostly p~sture grass ilnd "l1ricultural crops
<br />..i tll SOme forested ,,~"il5 in the loothi II s portion 01 the bas I n.
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<br />per mile. FrnmL"keGulchtodpolnt2mlless-outholFranktown,
<br />Cha~~y Cree~ Passes through a na~~o", stllop~".llled canyon, drop-
<br />ping 400 leet In about 5 miles, In thO) vicl n i ty of Fr"n~-rown,
<br />Cherry Creek ente~s a broad, "v"-shapod v,llley "bout thr..e-
<br />lou~ths ot a mi Ie wldn, From Franktown to tn<l C~erry Crenk
<br />Reservoir, the stream ch~nnel average5 200 fp,at wide and ranqes
<br />from 2 to 10 leet deep. The bed ha5 an av~raqo slop~ 01 25 feet
<br />permllQ. Thochannol Isalluvial,llatbotlomod,dndlollowsa
<br />meand~rlng cours~.
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<br />The Che~ry Creek bas In 1s semi <I~id. W"rm Summers <Ind
<br />mild To cold ~ i ntn~., occur. Intense thllnderstorm r<linf<lll, snme-
<br />times 01 cloudburst intAnslty, occurS durlnq the su.."ar months.
<br />Th<l following t"blc gives cl l"'atoIOQIc~ I (lat<l for tho> Ch"rry Crao>k
<br />basin vicinity,
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<br />Cherry Cronk 8~~i~ Vicinity Cllmataloqlc~1
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<br />The reach af Cher~y Creek stud led in this ro~o~t bell In.,
<br />"pprox i"",tely 2.5 miles upstream Ir"," Franktown nea~ the U, S.
<br />Geological Survey strea~ ga<1lng ~tatlon located In CBnt~~1 Sectio~
<br />IS, T, 8 S" r,. &; '". The study ~e<lch !)lId, "bout I mi Ie do"nstr"~,,,
<br />from Calo~~do 5t~.t(l Hi,!hway 88 (Arap"hoe ~aadl. Flqur", thrO'lqh
<br />9 ;ho" c~i5ting conditions along the stud'f rMC~, Flqu!"O;
<br />th~"ugh 3 were photoqr"phed In J<lnuary I q)(,. ,i~ur..s ~ thrOl"1h 9
<br />w"'~'" r~()t()grilrn"'1 i n ~"g,,~t 1076.
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<br /> ""., Annual JulvMoan Jaouarvflean
<br />location r>~ocl~lt~tlof1 TBmoo~"tu~1l Tt)'l1per<lture
<br /> (i""has) (OF) IOn
<br />9 ~,II I a s ~a s t () I
<br />Par~or , Colo~ado 13,4 70.3 27.5
<br />Kassler. ColoradO 15,7 70,7 28.6
<br />Colorado Sprln~s,
<br />c;"l"r"dn 17.fI 75,4 32.5
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<br />DEVElOPtIENT ON TilE rLOOO I'LAIi,
<br />wOvclopm"nt on t~e Chorry Creek f I cod ~ I~ In with;n th"
<br />study reac~ is relatively sparse. The most common torm 01 dnvel~
<br />opment i ~ that assocl<lted wi th l~rmste"d5 ~nd an ~qrlcultur" I
<br />arO<l. At p~()sent, the more COf1gast"d d"v"lopmo~t as~oclated wi th
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<br />w~b~'! ~~<:o~s ~eM~' ~~ e,~te~~~ I +" th~ . I ""'~ ~ I ~ i ~ ~~ i n'J I ,:>>;~+.,.,!
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<br />1/ Thl s do1ta was campi 1,,<1 Imm Ndtl<>n..1 Weat~er Se~vir;e records
<br />for 1941-1970.
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<br />"S5"nti~lly on th~ hills ~~d rollinq cou~trysld" ~dj"c"n~ to nil
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<br />~t~oa'" "~lley.
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<br />Umrry Creek is lo~med by the conllunnce 01 East Ch<Jrry
<br />(1nd ""st Ch"rry Cr"llks ,1bout il miles upstream f~OI"' Fr"nktown.
<br />i rom thn conI I "enCB 01 Edst C~erry and ',,'est Ch()~~y Crook<. to lilke
<br />GulCh. :hnr~v Creek '!as M av'';,''I'" str""m '1r"di"nt of I()(l I....t
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