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Kannah Creek is a watershed that descends from the top of the Grand Mesa west southwest, where it meets the Gunnison River about 25 miles south of Grand Junction, Colorado. [1] It offers many recreational opportunities, irrigation , and is an important source of drinking water for Grand Junction.
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This growth resulted in additional evacuation orders in Garfield County for residents east of Highway 139 and closures of 639,111 acres (258,639 ha) of BLM land north of Loma, Fruita, Grand Junction and Palisade. [20] [21] [22] By August 24, the Pine Gulch Fire was 44 percent contained. [23] Two days later, on August 26, Highway 139 reopened. [24]
The James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park is a Colorado State Park along the Colorado River in Mesa County near Grand Junction, Colorado. The 890-acre (3.6 km 2) park established in 1994 has five distinct sections providing access to the river. The Island Acres segment has campsites and a swim beach. The Fruita segment also has campsites.
Get the Grand Junction, CO local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... 9PM 20 ° F-7 ° C 0% ; 10PM 18 ° F ... a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across ...
Clifton is in central Mesa County, bordered to the west by the city of Grand Junction and to the northwest by unincorporated Fruitvale. The Colorado River forms the southern edge of the community. U.S. Route 6 passes through the center of Clifton, leading west 6 miles (10 km) to the center of Grand Junction and east the same distance to Palisade.
The functional Government High Line Canal, also known as the Grand Valley Project, runs along the settled northern edge of the Grand Valley near Grand Junction, Colorado. The canal was built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and is owned by the federal government, through authorization of the 1902 Reclamation Act.
A trailer was lifted about 15 feet (4.6 m) and thrown into a light pole, but it landed back on its wheels with minimal damage. A 15 by 20 feet (4.6 by 6.1 m) aluminum door was blown out of a garage at the dealership and ceiling tiles were lifted from the dealership. Two pine trees were downed before the tornado dissipated.