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来自水之旅的快照：Niver Creek
最近的3月风暴送了雪花越来越小，郊区溪流 - 即使径流离开地铁区，也可以帮助丹佛水。
丹佛周围的城市和郊区，山麓和平原都受益于过去几周的多汁，潮流暴风雪。事实上，3月2021年3月几乎达到了雪纪录。
一种nd while Denver Water often focuses on the importance of snowfall up in the high country — and rightly so, since that is where several of Colorado’s big water utilities collect and store so much water — these sloppy, wet storms that fall at lower elevations have their own set of benefits to Denver Water and its supplies.
这是因为这些风暴，具有沉重的水分含量，帮助灌溉水库进一步沿着南普拉特河进一步。
反过来，意味着丹佛水不需要在下游的水中通过，以满足那些年龄较大的“高级”水权。相反，该效用可以在自己的水库中坚持水，以获得客户的利益。
并且这也意味着在西坡上留下更多的水库。
一系列潮湿的风暴在3月份击中山麓和较低的海拔后，丹佛水暂时降低了它通过罗伯茨隧道向前范围从狄龙水库移动到前方的水量。
That’s why the sight of a small suburban stream, Niver Creek, running fast with melt-off from the big, mid-March storm, the fourth-largest in Denver’s history, was a happy sight, even for utilities that maintain large reservoirs in the high country.
“它可能看起来不太多，但这是丹佛这些大风暴的好处之一，”丹佛水的供水经理Nathan Elder说。“这个径流下游，帮助灌溉者，并意味着我们可以持有更多的水上游。每一点都有所帮助。“
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