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<br />IRRIGATIONl.1EQUIREiJENTSIN THE SAN
<br />JUAN BASIN FOR, THE NAVAJO D1D1ANS
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<br />'. 'Un<iou~t~dly th~ Qld~st as w~ll as the most ~xtensive of' I
<br />' t~e prehis,orio :rndianagriQultureon the ,North Amerioan .con-,
<br />ttne~t took place within the Basinpf ,the Colorado. River., .' ,
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<br />'i, MaIl.V r;uins of a prehhtoric oivilhation based upon agri-'
<br />, o~~tl;lrellr~ found in the SanJue,n River Blj,sin.No desoe.ndants
<br />oftj1ese people remain in the Basin, but the Na'Vll.jo IndianS
<br />h4ve sinoemadeuse of' ~ pf the anoi,ent f'arm areas' 'AuthQr-
<br />itie$ beUl!Ve that the Navajo Indiansollllle to the SanJuan
<br />R~ve* Val1~y in the late 15thQr early 16th oentury- and11lade
<br />',U!fEi Qf 1;t;s ;watersf'or agrioultural purposes. statements from
<br />a.'d{tlaVs;j<<>;Indians indioate that these Indians oultivat~d
<br />l~dlj on ~th sides of'the San Jue,n Ri veras far upstrelllll as
<br />. 't;U~ m,ou't;h o.i' the Nayajo. River, as well as lands on the tribu-
<br />t~#ies oi' the San Juanl:lelowthe NaVajo River.
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<br />j ,.,More r;~oent dev~lopntents Py the IndianSernoe inolude
<br />tf{eIjogbaokiProjeot, begun in 1894. ,the Fl'ui tland Projeot,
<br />tllG J1a1l.V Fa:,rms Projeotand ~'small~r on~s..
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<br />..,Th~. prlls~nt ,and propos~dd~v~lopm~nts of' ar~as and wa-
<br />t~ ~s~s'byi states ar~ as followsr '
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<br />I :iM!IZON~1 On the Nf!,Ta:jo R~s~rvation within th~ state of'
<br />,Mp..,ZQUa. F.',. ~l about 45smil.11 i.' '.l.'l.'ig, atio~.,.,d~,velopm~nts, ag,gl.'~g. at-
<br />ing. :t3.1/,!Oaores. Tw~nty of these units, totalling about
<br />5(poQ aores, li~ within th~ ~ittl~ColOradoRiver waterShed,
<br />'anji g5~itll, with an area of' lj,bQut8,740 acres, . are Wit.hin
<br />t,~ S~n JuaIi River Basin. It is planned to, provide irriga-
<br />tipn '~aoili~iesfQr an additional ;1,5;0 aores. whioh will
<br />m4~it~,ultim:ate irrigable area within Arizona approxiniate-
<br />~J45j,270 o.*res, about 23,265 ,acres of' ,whioh will De in tho
<br />L:I.~tl:~ Colo-\,ado River watershed, e,nd22,005 aorell in th~,
<br />. 'SaJv Juan wa'\lersh~d. ,The water supply issel'ured by direot
<br />,dit~r)ion flfommisoellaneoullstr~s.rb.s and the present ~ual
<br />'d;l.t,r~ion ill e'stima'\;ed at 68,100f'~~t,of:whioh 25,OOOa.o/.'EI
<br />f'a.'\; ~refrom tributaries of' the 'Little ColoradoRiv~r. and
<br />4;Jtoo aoref'eet from tributar~es Qi' the San Juan. The
<br />aYiht;s,anIl\!al diversion requirements f''or the ultimatea.rea
<br />:I.a)+stima'ted at 226,350 acre feet, of: whiohlJ,6,;25 acl's '
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