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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />082198 <br /> <br />ent1y irrigated is estimated to average 74,800 acre feet per <br />year. The stream depletion anticipated from expanded irriga- <br />tion would be an additional 81,200 acre feet, making a total <br />anticipated stream depletion, from irrigation use, of 156,000 <br /> <br />acre feet. <br /> <br />The following two tables summarize the present and <br /> <br /> <br />the projected irrigated land acreage and the estimated stream <br /> <br />depletion resulting from irrigation use of the basin water <br /> <br />supply: <br /> <br />Summary of Irrigated Land Acreage - Units-Acres <br />Subbasin 1937 1964 Projected Total <br />USBR Study Study of New Land Irrigated <br /> of Irrigated Irrigation Land <br /> Irrigated Land <br /> Land <br />Upper Yampa 56,260 70,600 41,720 112,320 <br />Little Snake 6,150 7,500 15,200 22,700 <br />Lower Yampa 3.410 4.500 10.700 15.200 <br />Sub-total 65,820 82,600 67,620 150,220 <br /> <br />Loss of irrigated land to recreation, industry, <br />residential use and rights of way for roads, <br />reservoirs, etc. <br /> <br />8.220 <br />142,000 <br /> <br />Total ultimate irrigated land <br /> <br />Summary of Irrigation Stream Depletion - Units-Acre Feet <br /> <br /> Present Projected Total <br /> Time New Ultimate <br />Upper Yampa 63,400 51,300 114,700 <br />Little Snake 8,100 16,400 24,500 <br />Lower Yampa 3.300 13.500 16.800 <br />Total 74,800 81,200 156,000 <br /> <br />20 <br /> <br />, 41. <br />