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