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<br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />From this tank the supply source continues up Raton Creek <br />along the railroad tracks to the Confluence of Clear Creek, see <br />Figure 2 and 3. At the Clear Creek junction, a valve house and <br />a 196,000 gallon storage tank was installed by the town. In <br />addition, a well was dug within about 20 feet of this storage tank <br />to an approximate depth of 140 feet. It is reported this well <br />pumps about 6 gpm when used in the operation of the system. <br /> <br />I <br />, <br />~ <br /> <br />The collection line continues up Clear Creek for about 4 <br />miles to the Marion Flat Spring. The collecting line is 4 inch <br />cast iron pipe with leaded joints. <br /> <br />i <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />CLIMATE <br /> <br />The climate in Starkville is comparable to Trinidad which <br />shows an annual mean temperature of 51.70 F; growing season of <br />about 216 frost-free days; annual rainfall of 13 inches, with <br />average snowfall of about 39 inches. <br /> <br />Data obtained from the U.S. Weather Bureau in Denver. <br /> <br />~ <br />- <br />. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />= <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />6 <br />