The Fork ran at 842 cfs or 200% of average on June 23 at Stillwater before dropping to 559 cfs or 138% of average on June 25. Lake Powell's elevation went from 3,576.2 feet on June 16 to 3,581.4 feet on June 25. High air temperatures reached 80°F on June 22, or about four degrees above normal.
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Colorado Highway 133 reopened to traffic Monday morning after crews successfully installed a temporary bridge, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced in a Tuesday news release. CDOT said the reopening took place 10 days ahead.
State officials facing an “emergency need” to reopen Colorado 133 the McClure Pass linking Glenwood Springs with Paonia and Montrose are building a temporary bridge.
Colorado Department of Transportation is fast-tracking a temporary bridge over a large washout that closed Colorado Highway 133 in late April. However, numerous businesses in the North Fork and Roaring Fork Valleys continue to feel the economic impact just as the summer season is fully underway.