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<br />o <br />en <br />w <br />1'\.") <br /> <br />SYliOPS IS <br /> <br /><It <br /> <br />J1 The Purgatoire River rises in south-oan-tral Colorado at the <br />Continental DividB. apprOldmately 4,0 miles west of the City of Trinidad" <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />at an elew.tion of 13.000 .feet, dropping to 60000 i'aet above moan sea <br />level at Trinidad. The upper reaoh is a typi~l mountain stream carrying <br /> <br />water :!'rom mel't;ing snows and s_r rainS With U-ril9'tion d1v6rsiona and <br /> <br />storage. llIIi:l.nly in the vicinity of TrinidadJ flow in the lower reach is, <br /> <br />in the main, fram 9UlllIIlar' storms. with little 1.t' any of the snow water <br /> <br />rOll ching the Arkansas Valley. <br /> <br />Thu watershed above Trinidad is subjeot to frequent and intense <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />storms which oontinually h/lrass irrl@Jl-tors with destru l!I:lon to canal <br />intakes and diversion dams. Notable were those of 1904. 1925 and 1942. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />whioh reBulted in damages of $55,000 - &70.000 and e<l15,Ooa rellpectively~ <br /> <br />in ths vaI1BY in and nea.r Trinidad. ViM!.. thelie three t'1oods have caused <br /> <br />extrSllle damage, leaaGr floods occuring at t'requenl; interw.ls. repeatedly <br />lbm.age 1rri~ti(m systemll and publio improvements. Thelle !'lnah flaws <br />proceed to ths lower rQll.ohes generally in such quantities ll.S to lIltlke them <br />UDllvoidable to irrlgo.tllrS below in any great alllount ainoo they oombine with <br /> <br />flood flows there. <br /> <br />Early direCll; flow rights provide enough water supply for about <br /> <br />5. 700 a~83. but with the proposed dam. an additional 2,100 atres cOUld <br />be adaqul'otely irrigated. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The grOl'ling season ranges tram 130 to 194 frost free days. aver- <br />aging 163 dtlya. The mean iLIlIl\Jll.1 temperature is 52 degreeo. ranging from <br />26 <:\e~e"B below sero to 99 abov\t. This clilllll.'\;e is adapted to the growing <br />of all eropa common to the area.. ooneiSting in the win of alf\ll1'a. wheat~ <br />