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CO - Durango, Durango-La Plata County Airport

Broken clouds
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  • Temperature: 77 °F
  • Wind: Variable from North to South-Southwest, 8.1 mph
  • Pressure: 767 mmHg
  • Rel. Humidity: 30 %
  • Visibility: 10 mi
  • Sunrise: 11:51am GMT
  • Sunset: 2:33am GMT
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CO - Cortez, Cortez-Montezuma County Airport

Clear sky
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  • Temperature: 82.4 °F
  • Wind: Southeast, 19.6 mph, gusts up to 28.8 mph
  • Pressure: 765 mmHg
  • Rel. Humidity: 20 %
  • Visibility: 10 mi
  • Sunrise: 11:54am GMT
  • Sunset: 2:37am GMT
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CO - Pagosa Springs, Wolf Creek Pass

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  • Temperature: 51.8 °F
  • Pressure: 776 mmHg
  • Rel. Humidity: 50 %
  • Visibility: 10 mi
  • Sunrise: 11:46am GMT
  • Sunset: 2:30am GMT
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CO - Telluride, Telluride Regional Airport

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  • Temperature: 69.8 °F
  • Wind: East-Northeast, 5.8 mph
  • Pressure: 769 mmHg
  • Rel. Humidity: 20 %
  • Visibility: 10 mi
  • Sunrise: 11:49am GMT
  • Sunset: 2:36am GMT
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Wolford Mountain Reservoir

June 16, 2012--Scrambling to sustain Colorado River flows (Summit Voice)

With some of the lowest stream flows on record for this time of year, Colorado water managers are wrangling every last drop and trying to make them all count. Upstream storage and diversions have exacerbated the low flows resulting from a meager snowpack and early runoff.


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April 1, 2009--Endangered fish recovery effort could benefit Grand County reach of Colorado River (Grand County Sky-Hi Daily News)

The effort to recover endangered fish near Grand Junction could benefit Colorado River conditions closer to home.

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