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<br />FieJ.4 iupec:ti- haw shaw>>. that cJ..ear1Dg of trees lU1d b1"\1Sll <br />is be1De: aecalllpl1a:beil 'by 1Bd1:rt""..1 fa1mers. ~ .......11 amounts of <br />glXlwth are be:l>>8 left for }l8Sture shll.dl! alOllg the streambaak. <br /> <br />Local interests Mve suggested that the Rio Gru.4e e'h....-l <br />misht be degraUdp '!11th a cClIIUequent lawerhg of 10_ groUDd water tabJ.e, <br />b7 J.owerhg of volea1e extrwsiou fo_i~g s1lls :in the bed of the Rio <br />Grande downstream fraa La Sauaes. The 1110 Grande """,-eJ. was iupected <br />over about a 3-mile reach fraa Were it enters the first ~ section <br />south of I.a Sauaes to the state 1I1ghwa,. 142 bridge aeroe' the Rie' Grude . <br />nere are several. sills of V01.........ic material &ad two tributary deJ.tu ' <br />aeting as grade, coatrols 1n the reach. An ~is of the a'VailabJ.e <br />topographic uta :indicated there was very li ttJ.e ..n....ge, &ad llOssibly a <br />flatt-i...g :in grade Were the Bio Grude enters the ~ sectilm. It <br />'Wall concJ.wied :from tlle 8.lJI&lyIJis of the riwr gradients that degr.ulli.,gof <br />the river ....'h~...l,8lll.d lowrhg of thegz.........t water tabie bT 1'ellIO'Val.ot <br />s:Uls f':nlm. the rher ..:m......e1 was :1nteasible. SaJ:vage in the tJ.ood :p11"'f.D <br />is also coaaidered uxmeeeu&ry at this tme as U4ivi"-1 fa1mers are <br />cJ.eariDg trees &ad brash fraa IIlUCli of the area. Areas are q1ti te otten <br />, utillzed as hay IIle84cIws follO'lf1iag cleariJlg, and ci.:nW3age preposalll 1lOl:IJ.4 <br />be vigorously opposed. ' <br /> <br />~~es Biver <br /> <br />All '!11th the Bio G1"lJ.1:1de, SClllle J.ccaJ. interests haw nqeste4 <br />that t:b.eCoueJos eJ3amael. ~tbe ~d aad t:b.e ~ water table <br />J.owe%ed b,. lowerhg tlle volcanic is:Uls :in the streambed.. F1'llIll an <br />iupect:ton of "the river ..'h....el. &ad au a.1Il&lyais of ri'Ver gradieats, it <br />was eoncJJi:ded that decr-;H~g of the riwr el)"zme1 Bad. ~ of tbe <br />~ watertabJ.e by'reIIIOwJ. ofs1lls fraa the river c.....-eJ. wasiBtea- <br />l!l11Ll.9.. The overall IlJ.ope of the CoueJOIl Riwr lI;ystem between 10M foo't- <br />'hi 1". and "t:b.e r:l. 'Vel' IlIOUth islimi ted by t:b.e eJ.e'Va-tion of "11M Rio Grade <br />chamtel.. CJ.ear:l.ng of trees lU1d b1'll$l1 :in 10M CoujOll :f'J.oo&p1.1.D is <br />also beiltg aeeClll.pllshed. by 1nd1 vi4uaJ. fa1mers 1ri1o likewise :lmmeiia.tely <br />utillzeclea.red areas as hay llIe3&n.ns . .Arq draiDage PJ,'OpesaJ. would <br />eJ:lCOU!l.ter be&T,f local oppol!lition fraa izl.dividuaJ. :I.a1ldewDen. <br /> <br />San Antenio Biver <br /> <br />The SaD AntQnio R:Lwr :f'l.ows northeas"t aerou the sout1l.weste_ <br />part of "the San Luis Valley Jo1'1'li'l:lg the Conejotl Riwreas"t Of':M........si!J., <br />CloJ.orado. ' <br /> <br />The watenhed of the ri WI' has B J.ower B"Vl!rlI/,p eJ.e'Va"tion 'tlI8.n <br />other streams eJ:lter1ng t:b.e SaD Luis Talley &ad. as meJ."t:i.Dg snow is the <br />principaJ.. source of water lIUppl;ypthe flow of the riwr peaks out abou"t <br />2 'Weeks earlier tllan the CoaejOl!l R:Lwr. <br /> <br />Allow its eODf'luenee With the Conejos R:Lwr, the ".........e1 of <br />the San An'tonio has deteriorated. uatU$ on the T :8one lIaDcb.$ east of <br />An'tonito, no defined clWmel exil!lts ae1'O$s the ha,. meadows. c:'~ ~ '; J <br /> <br />36 <br /> <br />{," <br />