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<br />15. SrJ..OVT surveys have DeeD mo.c.o for t~lu }?c:~st ten ye2.rs nt sixto~::i.'J.
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<br />snO\\f courSGS iL -tLc 3cu.th ~l8.ttc Ri-."'or basin '0:,/ t:-:o C. S. DOpLrtmont of
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<br />AgricEl-curc a~ld ~. '.0 Colorado "';'gricult'.1ral bX~H)rir:~ental St~tion, Ft. Collins"
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<br />Colorado, in coopc;rati(:.:t vli<.::',; other fcderc.l, stD.:~c c.nd local c.;::~Gncies. All
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<br />of thoso GUm1 coursos are L.....'bO\~G clovC'.tion s,Goa foot and cleven [).ro :;.bove
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<br />elevation 10..000 fc(:;t. Tho ten year c,vc-ro-:-:o snow' dopth ftJ"ld v;o.co1" content
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<br />on tL..o bround on i..pri 1 ls'::; i;.l the ffiC.j or ':tc. torshcds in t >10 bC.sin \-{orc computed
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<br />fron tho results of thoso surveys D.l'ld o.ro IJrvsontod in t~~,blo 5.
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<br />TABLE 5. Avoro.go snorr dO~rt.:l nnd Wo.-0Cl" contont on A~Jri 1 1.
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<br />! "bovo Don-vor 22~3 5.9
<br />, CiI:'Otl Creok 16.0 I .:.5
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<br /> Cacho lr. Poudro River .:0,9 12.6
<br /> St. Vr::tin Crocle .,,' , 1~.2
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<br /> Bouldor Crook 39~G 11~2
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<br /> Cloar Croak '~;9 .6 l~.e ,
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<br />16. Temperature. TllO SO'clth ~~'lo.tto Ri\rcr basin is chura.ctorizcd bJr D.
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<br />wide ranGe of avo rage monthly ~nd a.vora0c ~nnual tGmporuturos. Tho Qverage
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<br />DJ11'luc.l moal,s vo.ry from 51..5 F c.t Kc,ssl~r. G.olOl'ado to ,37.5 F ,,'0 "'LonGs l";'~k,
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<br />e,nd thc c:voragc monthly moans vary from 75_7 F in July to 25.2 F in ,Jr:,l1uc'.ry
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<br />at Sodgv.rick, Colorado, nnd fran :-)5.6 F in July to 22.2 F in ?o~)rua.ry ut
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<br />Long t s Peak, Colorado. For tho vrintor mont !lS, thQ C\.vcrc.go monthly moan
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<br />temperatures nro highest no~.r the Iilountr.,ins. Tc.blc G gives tho mc.ximum
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<br />and minimum rocorded, o.vcra.gc mc.ximur.l, uvoro.g'c minimum, ['..ud o.vorc.gc moan
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<br />e.n'lual temperatures for rcprosontflti-v~o viCD.thcr stc.tions in the) basin in
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