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<br />varies in the higher mountains from a minimum of 20 feet per mile thrOU[;;l
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<br />the South Park area to over 1,000 feet por mile noo,r its source. ;,11 tho
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<br />Front Range tributarios have procipitous slopos similar to the mountc.in portion
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<br />of the main stem. Tho plains tributarios havo fairly censtcmt slopcc,'rry"
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<br />ing from 7:0 feet por milo noccr their nources to about 14 feot por mile noc.r
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<br />their mouths. Tho profiles of the South l'latto Ri vor and its m[Cj or tribu-
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<br />to.rios arc shown on plates 3 and 4, thoir river mileages, drainage o.rcC1.s1
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<br />elevations and strawn slopes arc prosented in table 1.
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<br />TABLE 1. Rivor mileages, dr",LlO.go arene;, cho.nnol elove.tions nnd slOI~(:2.
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<br />Location
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<br />Niles above
<br />mou th of
<br />South P la tta
<br />River
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<br />Mnin storn of South Plnttc
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<br />I
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<br />I Source -
<br />.2airplay, Colorado
<br />: j,louth of South Pork
<br />jMouth of Tarrya11 Creck
<br />iSouth Platte, Colorado
<br />i~aterton, Colorado (gage)
<br />Chatfield damsito
<br />Littleten, Colorado (g",go)
<br />Denver, Colorado (l9th ~.c.
<br />Handerson, Colorado (gnge)
<br />1Ft. IMpton, Colorado (gago)
<br />End of proposod 1eveo systom
<br />(noar mouth St. Vr~in Crook)
<br />Kersoy, Colorado (gago)
<br />Sublotta, Colorado (gage)
<br />Narro'V{s dams it 0
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<br />Fort Morgan damsi to
<br />B~lz~c, Colorado (gago)
<br />Ovid, Colorado (gage)
<br />Mouth
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<br />I
<br />!
<br />gc./,;o)
<br />
<br />442.2
<br />423.8
<br />402.3
<br />3G3~'l
<br />.'335.6
<br />:327~4
<br />320.6
<br />314.4
<br />302.3
<br />286.7
<br />2'12.2
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<br />2.52.1
<br />231.9
<br />210.0
<br />192~5
<br />187.3
<br />164.1
<br />90.2
<br />0.0
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<br />i
<br />I
<br />Tributary
<br />
<br />streams
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<br />South l?ork
<br />Souroo
<br />Above Lake Antcro
<br />Mouth
<br />
<br />435.3
<br />415.0
<br />402.3
<br />
<br />I
<br />iTarryall Creek
<br />I
<br />I Souroe
<br />I Mouth
<br />!
<br />
<br />412.1
<br />363.,7
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<br />.
<br />,
<br />
<br />II~3
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<br />Eleva.tions ! Slopc'#j
<br />..'..-'..--- ---- '~I-'..-'.." ""
<br />foot o.'JOVC I ,feot
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<br />Drainr.ge
<br />I'
<br />ureD. I
<br />.. ..--..- . - .
<br />square
<br />miles :
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<br />Rivor -!
<br />I
<br />I
<br />I
<br />
<br />83
<br />
<br />2,550
<br />2;1311
<br />2,988
<br />3;090
<br />3;840
<br />4,792
<br />5,108
<br />
<br />9,500
<br />12,269
<br />13.397
<br />14,894
<br />17,194
<br />
<br />24,030
<br />
<br />225
<br />
<br />460
<br />
<br />monn SGa
<br />laval
<br />
<br />13; 300
<br />9;900
<br />8; 980
<br />7.-110
<br />6,078
<br />5~484
<br />5,388
<br />5,305
<br />5;162
<br />5.005
<br />4,889
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<br />por
<br />'1
<br />r:1l..l..0
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<br />I
<br />I.
<br />I.
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<br />18.1~8
<br />42.8
<br />40.7
<br />47;4
<br />72.4
<br />, 14.1
<br />13~4
<br />11.8
<br />10.1
<br />8.0
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<br />4;727 8.1
<br />4,5c15 '1.5
<br />4,420 7.1
<br />4..310 6.3
<br />4;274 6.9
<br />4;090 '7.9
<br />3;502 8.0
<br />2,790 '1.9
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<br />139.9
<br />13.3
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<br />93.8
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<br />11;900
<br />9;060
<br />8,980
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<br />11; 950
<br />7,410
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