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<br />1.1 ~I <br /> <br />GllIlERAL DESC!UFrIDI 01' fHB AliEA <br /> <br />Looated 1D the &O\lthern ba11' ct Colorado, tM tJ:Jt1re Gunnlaoo- <br /> <br />Arkalual Project ar... .n.OOllpl.... owr 25 percetlt ot the ~'tate" area <br /> <br />aud oould ..Iily cOI:l.ta1n 10m Stat.. ot Comeotlcut, Delawa,.., .......obu.. <br /> <br />Mtt., .... Jer8f11. ..Dd Rho::1, I. land. The katefA $lope proj.ct "rM <br /> <br />1nclude. all or part. or 18 oouut1e. on both .ld.. or thl ArItu... Rl....r. <br /> <br /> <br />Six or tho.. countle. along the mal11 stea o! tho rlwr oontails nearly <br /> <br /> <br />1S percent at the urlp.t.d lfU1d am ~uld beu.tlt d.lreotly tram. the <br /> <br /> <br />Dported water. The remaining 12 oOWJt;1e. are 0110...1" ln the bead.tare <br /> <br /> <br />or adjacerrt to too ma1n ste.oount1e.. 1'b" Ea.-teru Slope pl"ojeat ana <br /> <br /> <br />ooataJ..oo 28,150 .quaro .UII in a 8.0_11. by 17D-to11. lrror;ular17- <br /> <br /> <br />.!aped block. <br /> <br />The A.rkaDaa. Rl.,.r rl... b1&b above timberline on the Ban.ra <br /> <br />Slope ot the a:aow-oapped Rocky kowJta1n. near Le&d.rllle, at .1IV&t.ioll' <br /> <br />or 10,500 t.ot to 14,400 teet. 'tbu river tlow. tbrouCb 10bt moUlltaln. <br /> <br />in .. .outhorl;y dlreotlou to a po1ut; juat beyoD:l $alJda, wtwr. 110 turDl <br />. <br /> <br />.artara into a catIYo.D, fla... thl'~ 10bl deep, 1011110 Royal Gor,., <br /> <br />ADd ..rge 1ntlo tl:e foothill. 128 IIlile. below lte hoad.-.ter.. 'l~ <br /> <br /> <br />rher aaten the g..atq roll1..ac l'11p plaln. region 11I.10 Pueblo and <br /> <br />aont1.n~ 110. eaater~v oou.rse to 10 be Colorado-lansal bou.rxlary whe" it <br /> <br />leavo. tlw projeot area at elevati01\ 3,360 teet. IumaI'OUI atre.... <br /> <br />add to the now oE pr1l101pal 1orlbutarl.. or the Arkan... klW1I'. r. <br /> <br />larcellt are t7Ploa1 ne.p moul1tain torrent.. Other., loc&ted tor the <br /> <br />.ollt part in the foothills aM b1eh pla103 repOl1. are !atemitt.at, <br /> <br /> <br />lloo4-produo1>>g nr... whioh &re allo he...,. sed1ment carrler.. <br /> <br />u <br />