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<br />20~ TranBPo~tation faoilltie~~__Railroad and highway faoilities in the
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<br />Fortification Creek >>aeln are adequate for existing development.
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<br />The western
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<br />terminus of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Ra.l1road is in the southern
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<br />part. of Craig, Highway U S llO, a tranecontinental highWay, passe. through
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<br />the center of Cral.g, Colorado State Highway 13. a paved highway. passes
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<br />through Oraig, COIl. t1nU8s northward al ong Fortiftcatlon C;o:oeek, and extends
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<br />A munioipal airport, which is now (1948) under development
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<br />acrose Yampa River from Craig. will provide facilities for the landing of
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<br />large oommeroial planes.
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<br />CLIlUTOLOGY
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<br />21. General,__~he climate cf the Fortification Creek Basin is temperate
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<br />and generally semiarid... Beoause the paths Qf most winter etorms in the
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<br />regio!]. are north of the basin, the weather dhanga8 10. the basin during the
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<br />winter are rarely sudden or severSg Thaws during the winter seldom last
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<br />overnight because of the relatively low nighttimB temperatureso For an
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<br />II-year period at Oraig, the average annual extremes 10. temperature were
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<br />waB 42.20 above zero.. !(Ihe averB&B leDgth of the annual frost-free period
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<br />220 Preolpl tattoD and temperature records._The oniy ava1.1able pre_
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<br />those for the station at Craig. Colo. This station has been in operation
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<br />o1nce 1936: a recording rain l!M;e was installed at this station in 19l1o..
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<br />1891: and the earliest reoord 10 for Lay, ColO...where records were obtained
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