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<br />OUO:) '.n <br /> <br />VEGETATION <br /> <br />(~ra"" wa~ tht' nali\'!: \'cgl'l,lIiun of the upbnds ;Ift'a <.Iml Ift't'," wen' I'ft'''t'nl <lIon!! <br />tltt' Slft',Wl valleys. Timber rl>llltings wefe introdUCl'J in Ihe uplands hy Iht' L';jrly <br />settlers ;md adJitional ..Iwllt'r ol'lh ba\'l;' hl't'll aJdeJ in mort' ft't't'nl Yt'ars. <br /> <br />Somt' /-i() perCt'nl of tilt" basin is in t:ropland thus rt'ducing the natural \'l'!!l'tatin.' <br />cover. Farmt'f" in lite basin llsin~ good lilbgl' practices k'an' mOst of tht' crop r<.:sidut' <br />on or Ill'ar Ihe surfacl' providing good cover ;,:onuiliuns. On stet'pt'r. less ft'rtik and <br />mort' droughty ..oib. cror growth frl.'qut'lllly is no! Ut'nSt' ellllllgh [0 produI.:e an <br />adequate amuunt of crop ft'sidu(' 10 make good \'egetatiw con'f. Onl~ ,lbollt thrt'l' <br />perCt'lll of the I;md in tIlt" basin b of Ihis tYPl". but tht'sl" land.. often lit' in Chht' <br />proximily 10 streams and watl"n.:Ollrses making them major st'dimt'nt contributors. <br /> <br />:\early t'very farm contains small tra.:!s of pa.,turt' and rangdand. An incrt';bt' in <br />undl"sirabk annu;J1 gr:ISSl'S and wl"eds has ft'sullt'd from tht' O\l.'flllilit<ltion of many of <br />tht'St' grating art'as, Aho\lt .,i.xty pt'n.:enl of thl.' ~r:l:>>:>>blld in tht' ha.,in ha:>> fair to poor <br />rainfall ft'tention charal.:tl.'ristks. <br /> <br />Woodl:mds \...ittlin tlw basin vary widl.'ly in 1.'00'l.'r and hydrologic characteristks. <br />The rr:lctit'e of woodland gra....illg. normally reduct's the ahility of sllch land:>> 10 r~'lain <br />prt'cipitafion. \l11Ch of the woodland and Vt'g~'tation :ldjacl'nt to thl' str~'al1l cr~'att'S <br />d~bris whkh partially blocl\s strl'ams and in\,:r~'asI'S l100Jing during pt'rinds of high <br />nows. <br /> <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />, <br /> <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />!l! <br /> <br /> <br />13 <br />