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Continental Divide


Following Water in the Rocky Mountains

July 20, 2016 Thomas C. Brown, Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S. Forest Service

In cycling the Continental Divide in Colorado, you get a vivid picture of where much of our water comes from. During my long bike rides up there, I commonly find snow still melting in June. This snowmelt adds to streamflow that becomes our renewable water supply and my drinking water supply. The...

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