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c ,... '- ~ - > c: BUREAU OF RECLAMATION REPORT Introduction The La Barge project is planned to divert water from the Green River, principal tributary of the Colorado River, for the irrigation of desert lands in southwestern WYoming. The project is among the first developments recommended by States of the Upper Colorado River Basin for participation in the benefits and revenues of the Colorado River storage project, the master project in a broad plan to obtain the fullest possible development of the land and water resources in the Upper Colorado River Basin. Additional information on the relation of the La Barge project to the storage project and over-all basin devel- opment is given in the Bureau of Reclamation report of December 1950, entitled Colorado River Storage Project ~ Participating Projects. The La Barge project investigations have been sponsored by the Bureau of Reclamation. The Fish and Wildlife Service cooperated in the investigations and is preparing a report on its findings. The National P~rk Service also participated in the investigations and submitted the attached memorandum. During the course of project investigations, helpful data and services were provided by the Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Geological Survey, wYoming State Engineer, wYoming State Planning and Water Conservation Board, and the University of wYoming. Individual farmers in neighboring irrigated areas also contributed helpful information. Free use was made of information in previous reports related to the project area. Authority to make this report and supporting investigations is provided in the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 3BB, and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, particularly the Boulder Canyon Project Act, '45 Stat. 1057~ and the Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act, '54 Stat. 744). General Discussions The La Barge project area, including an irrigable area of 7,970 acres, is in the Upper Green River Basin. The southern tip of the area is in Lincoln County, wYo., and the remainder is in Sublette County, wYo. The project lands are situated along the west side of the Green River in a long, narrow strip, about 30 miles long and with an average width of 1.5 miles. The lands are at an average elevation of about 6,700 feet above sea level. They are si too ted between South Piney Creek and La Barge Creek, tributaries of the Green River.