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<br />ACKNOWLEDGEMENT <br /> <br />The Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Commission wishes to thank all those who <br />supplied data, suggestions and other assistance in the preparation of this report. <br />Agencies and departments who contributed included: - <br /> <br />FEDERAL: <br />Department of Agriculture <br />Soil Conservation Service <br />Economic Research Service <br />Forest Service <br /> <br />Department of Commerce <br />Environmental Science Services Administration <br /> <br />Department of Defense <br />Corps of Engineers <br /> <br />Department of Health, Education and Welfare <br />Department of Interior <br />Bureau of Reclamation <br />Fish and Wildlife Service <br />Bureau of Outdoor Recreation <br />Federal Water Pollution Control Administration <br />Geological Survey <br /> <br />STATE: <br />Department of Health <br />Department of Water Resources <br />Game and Parks Commission <br />University of Nebraska <br />Conservation and Survey Division <br />Agricultural Extension Service <br /> <br />LOCAL: <br />Blue River Watershed Planning Board <br />Soil and Water Conservation Districts <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br /> <br />, <br />----.----.---.-.-- <br /> <br />RESOURCES <br /> <br />The Big Blue River Basin of Nebraska has large acreages of deep productive soils; highly <br />variable but generally adequate rainfall; and somewhat erratic :streamflow. The major industry <br />in the basin is diversified agriculture and related agriculturally oriented enterprises. This area is <br />predominantly agricultural in nature and has experienced a declining population similar to the <br />national trend of farm population. <br /> <br />3 <br />