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<br />002419T. h . bl . .. . . .. f '1' . <br />. e main pro ems are managing Irrigation water, maintaining ertllty, and controlling <br /> <br />erosion on the steeper slopes. <br /> <br />Land Cover <br /> <br />The land cover in the watershed is estimated in Table A: <br /> <br />Table A - Land Cover <br /> <br />Land Cover Percent Acres <br />Crooland 67 59,700 <br />RanQeland 30 26,850 <br />Other 3 3,100 <br />Total 100 89,650 <br /> <br />The crops being grown on the irrigated cropland are estimated in Table B: <br /> <br />Table B - Cropland distribution <br /> <br />Croo 1 percent I Acres <br />Alfalfa 125 ! 15,000 <br />I-c-.-....-.... 136 <br />r.~!.ain _Corn I 21,500 <br />i 2 , 1,200 <br />~l3.in$o..!ghum , ! <br />Small Grain ! 2 I 7,150 <br />~.c.__.__. 120 <br />~~_grop_s A ! 11,950 <br />Misc. other croos and fallow ! 5 1 2,900 <br />Total 1100 159,700 <br /> <br />No land can be converted to irrigation in the future. No land use and cropland <br /> <br />distribution change is anticipated in the future. 98% of land in the watershed is <br /> <br />privately owned and 2% is state land. <br /> <br />A Includes melons, onions, tomatoes, and watermelon as well as asparagus. parsnip lettuce, cucumbers, <br />peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, beans, and sweet com. <br />2ll~ <br />