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Loss of spring moisture a culprit for missing water in Colorado River
sublimationevapotranspirationGunnison ValleyRocky MountainsTaylor ReservoirBlue Mesa ReservoirGothicRocky Mountain Biological LaboratoryCrested ButteWyomingUtahColorado
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Reduced spring snow and rain falling in the West explain years of missing water in the Colorado River Basin, according to new research with a genesis in the East River corridor above Crested Butte. …
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