eastern Colorado

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geographical region region

Eastern Colorado is the high-plains region of the state characterized by flat to gently rolling prairie, extensive agriculture, and a semi-arid climate east of the Rocky Mountains.

Aliases (2)

Eastern Colorado ×83
Plains of eastern Colorado Territory ×1

Statements (83)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region → region →
administrativelyIncludes	Adams County (eastern parts) → Arapahoe County (eastern parts) → Baca County → Bent County → Cheyenne County → Crowley County → Elbert County (eastern parts) → Kiowa County → Kit Carson County → Lincoln County → Logan County → Morgan County → Otero County → Phillips County → Prowers County → Sedgwick County → Washington County → Weld County (eastern parts) → Yuma County →
agriculturalPractice	center-pivot irrigation →
borders	Kansas → Nebraska → Wyoming →
climateCharacteristic	frequent high winds → large temperature extremes between seasons → low annual precipitation → periodic droughts → severe thunderstorms and hail in warm season →
contains	Arkansas River valley (eastern reaches) → Front Range Urban Corridor (western edge) → Purgatoire River basin (eastern plains portion) → Republican River basin (Colorado portion) → South Platte River valley (eastern reaches) → city of Aurora (eastern portions) → city of Brush → city of Burlington → city of Denver metropolitan fringe (eastern parts) → city of Fort Morgan → city of Greeley vicinity → city of Holyoke → city of La Junta → city of Lamar → city of Limon → city of Sterling → city of Trinidad (eastern plains influence area) → city of Wray → city of Yuma →
country	United States →
elevationRange	approximately 3,300 to 6,000 feet above sea level →
hasClimate	semi-arid climate →
hasDominantLandUse	agriculture →
hasEconomicActivity	cattle feeding operations → corn production → dairy production → oil and natural gas extraction (localized) → sorghum production → wheat production →
hasLandUse	cattle ranching → dryland farming → irrigated agriculture →
hasTerrain	flat prairie → gently rolling prairie →
hasTransportationCorridor	Interstate 70 NERFINISHED → Interstate 76 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 287 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 385 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 50 NERFINISHED →
hasVegetation	mixed-grass prairie → shortgrass prairie →
historicalRegionOf	Dust Bowl (1930s impacts) →
locatedEastOf	Rocky Mountains →
locatedIn	Colorado →
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone (small eastern portions, de facto usage varies) → Mountain Time Zone →
locatedOn	Great Plains → High Plains →
partOf	State of Colorado →
waterSource	Arkansas River → Ogallala Aquifer (in southeastern and eastern portions) → Republican River → South Platte River →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Great Plains →	countrySubdivision
Colorado War ("Plains of eastern Colorado Territory") →	majorTheater
Smoky Hill River →	sourceLocation