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Project Water Supply

Normal

12.54 in  

Maximum  -  1985

21.76 in  

Minimum   -  1962

7.96 in  

Rifle, Colorado 1961-1990

  

      Temperature

Mean Annual

47.6 °F 

Daily Maximum  -  07/26/1929

104 °F 

Daily Minimum   -  01/12/1963

-38 °F 

Rifle, Colorado 1910-1996

 

Growing Season

160-165 days 

Elevation of irrigable area

5,500 - 6,000 ft 

      Rifle Creek

Drainage area at Rifle Gap Dam

142 mi2   

Annual discharge

  

   Maximum

acre-ft   

   Minimum

acre-ft   

   Average

acre-ft   

                         Streamflows:  Rifle Creek near Rifle, Colorado (USGS)

Project Water Quality
 

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