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Show inent to the list of river 101 characteristics ( against against- against ) navigability . Ice ( -As As ) is usual in localities where temperatures are below freezing for considerable periods in the . winter , ice forms on the river . As shown by the ( Geo- Geo ) logical Survey records of daily discharge ( Compl . . Exhibit 94 ) for Green River at Green River , ( Utah TJtali ) , , ice is present on the river in sufficient quantities ( to- to ) affect the relation between stage and ( discharge- discharge ) usually from the latter part of December to the ( middle- middle ) of February ; Colorado River near Cisco ( Compl . . Exhibit 89 ) , for slightly longer periods , generally from , the middle of December to the latter part of ( Febru- Febru ) ary ; Colorado River at Lees Ferry , for much shorter periods , ranging from only a few days during 1922 to over a month ( December 24 , 1924 , to February 6r 1925 , Compl . Exhibit 90 ) , during the winter season 1924-25 . LaRue , Water Supply Paper 556 ( Compl . Exhibit 62 , pages 12-13 ) , notes minimum temperatures of -32 ° F . at Greenriver , Utah , + 70 F . at Hite , and an average of 102 days with temperatures below freezing . During January , 1878 , LaRue records ( Compl . , Exhibit 62 , pages 12-13 ) the crossing of the Colorado . River at Lees Ferry of loaded wagons and during January , 1886 , the crossing of stock . On January 15 ) 1925 , the ice at Lees Ferry was thick enough to support loaded animals . The Master found ( M . R . page 81 , Exception 22 ) , that ice was no serious impediment to navigation . . . 35623-31-8 |
