WSP12078

• File Number: 8541
• Description: San Luis Valley Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Water Division: 3
• Date: 5/1/1951
• Title: Rio Grande Division Appendix D: Land
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

RINI'h 1lft.tt
f... 1951

it~ly laM down Be,lu"atel,. fNIliI1lhe hna and of an \lmtt,..~
a1tf'eraftt na1mre. This latter tnl -.dotl hl depth fl"ea 30 tt:l
W"obably 60 t'Qe't. Aotll8Uy the lilUrl'aO'$ d.~QI'i'blll tu"0 not lAf,n.viM.

but.. far .Ul i..1"ir,$.1d.0lIl b ~~d. the ana has certain definite.

ol'lfWaotttrlstifM that ""1'llItar to be due to f!ru, tmdel"lyh1f~ 'll\OtUJvine

bee..

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~orTent1Al ~h \Wend. In 'this period tM 'llllU'ious .t.....1l'lI aut
ehA\.~la uroolil ths fantr. and striDgS of finer aUuvial depositlJ 81:;111

llllI:r'lr the old abandoned IIt"_ COW'S"..

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110'1'1' 1:10111(; aet1_1y !"9..worked or add" to. OM.. ~attl1y north of
"',......... 1. do~o$it'ed ~1" th~ :!A6'tIII'triftO fel'lll/ll.ti~. the othw. alone

:Rook ad Spl"mg ~k1I. 111 d.~dwd _the llan.
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lI.l<:mg t'lte river bM:;tm'!'JJ of tbe Pio '!nm.ie.. Above DellTorte th$ del'06its

an a omibilll!i:trl_ of aUmri_ rr_ tn..b 1'1...r. alluvi_ from the

ahort dde .~1l'!l. ud sUde of'f'ec1ls rr_ tlnG nearby lite." hl1laidell..

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... '9'lIl1'y l'.lomm!tO'tlll.. l''&lIt oJ." the fau. When they Are loeatM M th$

laauetrine fo1"li'\lttiona. ~n an 1IIOr0 and h1r,h~1" (In:ncant!'ll.otlotlll of'

a1llal1nity ud salil'.lity..

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t._ ',. -.l<._'i ~ 0
Sell }l'onllCl..UOUI So11 fOrll'llltian in tho VlII.lley began _91"

eaturatad oanditlona ad a oold, fit 011.-.te. It has oontinued thrbtl!th

reeeut t:bl.e. mider 11 oold dry 011_1-J6 with 'mUeh of." tha Mil flub.1eftliHl to

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