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o ~.:) N o (0 "'"" Problem Area 12 contributed in 1975 $195,411,923, which is twenty- one percent of the state total. Trout fisheries that have been developed below the dams on the White and North Fork Rivers are a valuable resource. Trout fishing is estimated to generate approximately $25 million dollars annually, statewide; of this total about eighty percent or $20 million is produced in this Problem Area. The White River trout fishing provides $1.3 million angler- hours of fishing annually and an annual harvest of 330,861 pounds. Water Use (mgd) 1975 1985 2000 Total 82.3 90.6 104.6 Groundwater 48.6 52.4 58.9 Surface water 33.7 38.2 45.7 2. Ozarks Area, ASA 1104. comprise this area. Washington tributaries of the Grand Neosho Arkans8s River; most streams in River. The total area of P. A. Washington and Benton Counties County is primarily drained by River, which discharges into the Benton County drain into the White 2 is 1849 square miles. Approximately two-thirds of the area is within the Ozark Pla- teaus Province. Terrain in this section is hilly but with exl.en- sive level areas occurring in both counties. Elevation range" from 500 to 1500 feet. Local relief seldom exceeds 300 feet. Approximately half of Washington County is within the Bo,ton Mountains. The area is characterized by flat-topped summit ridges wi th steep sides. Elevation ranges from 1500 to 2500 feet wi 1.h local relief occasionally exceeding 1600 feet. Climate is essentially the same as described in P. A. 1. Most recent estimates of population in this area indicate that the only available projections are too small. Population 1970 census 1975 projected 1985 2000 127,846 146,653 194,077 290,579 Earnings 1967 dollars (thousands) 1975 18,469 90,~28 1985 18 , 512 155,340 2000 20,597 272,124 Agriculture Manuf ac tur ing Livestock and poultry account for most of the agriculture earn- ings, but a large amount of vegetables are also grown. For example, 12 ~ I I I I I I II I I, I I I I I :1 I I _I