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<br />0015-9 <br /> <br />Looation of area <br /> <br />\', <br /> <br />Ohalk Oreek is a tributary of the upper Arkans.as Riv:er in <br />Ohaffee County. arising at the Oontinental Pivide to the west and <br />flowing prinoipally in an easterly direotion to its oonfluenoe with <br />the Arkansas River in the vioini-by of Nathrop. aboul; 20 miles north <br />of Sal14a. The total dra:lnage area of Ohalk Oreek oonstitul;es; <br />approximately 100 square miles. <br />Lands irrigated frOll1 rights deoreed oul; ef Ohalk Oreek <br />lie in a oOlllparatively DarrOW1 belt aleBg the Arkansas River ranging <br />from the river banks to about five miles ill width and ten miles in <br />length. All of the lands are on the west side ef the Arkansas <br />River from the oanfluenoe of Ohalk Oreek llown to Brown's Oanyon. <br /> <br />. I <br /> <br />Lands irrigated ~ land use <br /> <br />v.; <br /> <br />The total acreage reported by the County Agent as <br />inoluded in farmlF and ranches within the area is 20.101 aores. <br />Lands subjeot to irrigation total 4.439 acres. Souroe of in- <br />formatiGn is from data taken under the agrioultural eons ervatiou <br />prcgr8lll. The Oounty Agent asserts that he believes the acreages <br />reported subject to irrigation are reliable because each field had <br />been oarefully checked. <br />The 4.439 &Ores subjeot to irrigation is; probably the <br />maximum that could be irrigated under existing ditohes it' water <br />supplies were available. The irrigated acreage has probably been <br /> <br />"', <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />- <br />