WSP10878

• File Number: 8200.760
• Description: Yampa River General
• State: CO
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 1/1/1964
• Author: Clifford H Jex Engin
• Title: Report on Water Runoff and Stream Depletion of the Yampa River in Colorado - 1964
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Land Ownership In Wyoming
Public Land
National Forest 160,100 Acres EL9 Percent
Bureau of Land Management 1.183.100 " ~ "
Total Federal Land 1,343,200 Acres 74.7 Percent
State & Local Government 97.500 " 86:~ "
Total Public Land 1,440,700 Acres Percent
Private Land
Irrigated 17,600 Acres 1.0 Percent
Grazing & Dry Farmed 340.700 " 18.9 "
Total Private Land 358,300 Acres 19.9 Percent
Basin Total 1,799,000 Acres 100.0 Percent
Land Ownership For Entire Basin
Public Land
National Forest 931,000 Acres 15.3 Percent
Bureau of Land Management 2,541,800 " 41.7 "
National Park 146.500 " ~ "
Total Federal Land 3,619,300 Acres 59.4 Percent
State & Local Government 358.~00 " 6~:j "
Total Public Land 3,977, 00 Acres Percent
Pri vate Land
Irrigated 100,200 Acres 1.6 Percent
Grazing & Dry Farmed 2.021.000 " 33.1 "
Total Private Land 2,121,200 Acres 34.7 Percent
Basin Total 6,099,000 Acres 100.0 Percent

Water Runoff
The annual historic runoff of the Yampa River at the
u. S. Geological Survey Maybell gaging station for the 18-year
period of study 1943-1960 averaged 1,061,900 acre feet. The
annual historic runoff of the Little Snake River at the U. S.
Geological Survey Lily gaging station for the same period
averaged 379,300 acre feet. Of this Little Snake River runoff,
it is estimated that 177,700 acre feet originated on watershed
located in Colorado and 201,600 acre feet originated on water-

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