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Mancos Watershed - 14080107 <br />sub-alpine, and spnlcd fu forests. <br />The T_Tpper plateau and canyon reacher, 6endrally hetZ`ddll 700-~~~Ot:? ft., are «-here the major tributaries <br />of the 1\Iancos fol-ln cledp canyons that cut tltroll~h relativdly flat plateaus. The canvoll t~-alls and stddp, <br />often forntin~ cliffs, and the bottoms arz rdlativdly flat. The cutvons pro~~ressi~-ely ~vicldn as and moves <br />fllrtlidr dOlv11St1'ealll. The Stl'dalll cllallllel telld~ t0 bd Clddpdr tllall 1'daC11dS fllftlldr llpstrdalll, a1Hl the <br />bottom and balil~s are comprisdd primarily of cobble and lar~~dr material that has been hashed <br />0101`-11Sfrda111 frolll the lllOlilltalllti. Ill SOllle casdS, tlld cllalllldl also dTlllbltS 111111tdCl 111da11Cldrti. Tlld <br />sluroundin~~ vd~~etation is primarily southdrn Rocky 1\Iountain misdd colufdr and Douglas fir fordsts at <br />the lusher elevations, and ponderosa pine at the to«-er elevations, although nlanv different species of <br />coltifdr occur tonethdr j`-ithin the canyons thdnlsdlves. Riparian species include ~`-illolvs, aspdn and <br />llal'rOZ`--loaf cott0111`-00d. <br />The 1\Iancos ti'alldy (6100-7~OU ft.) is <br />relativdly flat and the river in this section <br />has a ntddiunt gradidnt. The flood plain is <br />relatl~°dly «-lcle, partlclllal'ly 111 tlid 11llClClle <br />sections of the valley. l\Iost of the river in <br />this section has bedll cllaluldlizecl, ailcl there <br />arz mane levies along Olid Or both balil;s. <br />Rdnmant flue-ial lulclfolins in the flood <br />plain indicate that there «-ere originally <br />1111111drO11S 111da11ddrS 111 t11d past, pr101' t0 <br />channelizatioll. The bottom of the channel <br />is primarily ludclilun to lard cobble that <br />has bezn jvaslldcl clown from the <br />5u1'1'OU11C1111$ 11101111ta111S; 1)dCallSd tlld <br />Cobble "ar1110rF" the bott0111 tlidrd 11x5 <br />bedll llttld dOjv11-Cllttlll~ Of the rl~ dr 111 <br />this section. In a fd~v arias, particularly <br />in the lojver parts of the valley-, the <br />channel ruts on bdclrocl~, including the <br />1\Iancos Shale formation. The <br />surrounding soils in the valldv are <br />composed primarily of gravdls and <br />alluvial deposits. The ~~"alldv is 1>+sdd at <br />tlid prdShclt tlllld prllllarlly f01' aarlCilltllyd, <br />although the nunil)er of houses in the <br />town of 1\Iancos and dlsdlvhere is rapidly <br />i1lCrdasin~~. There is also a large amount <br />of a~nreaatd milun~ in the valley because <br />of the gavel and alluvial deposits. <br />Vegetation <br />COLORADO - CVCP <br />No Data <br />Agriculture Land <br />Alpine Meadow <br />Aspen <br />® Barren Land <br /> Douglas Fir <br /> Englemann SprucelFir Mix <br />d~ GambelOak <br /> GrasslForb Rangeland <br />Greasewood <br />Mesic Mountain Shrub Mix <br />P. Pine/Gambel Oak Mix <br />~ Pinon-Juniper <br /> Ponderosa Pine <br /> RabbitbrushlGrass Mix <br /> Riparian <br /> Rock <br /> Sagebrush Community <br /> Sagebrush/Grass Mix <br /> Saltbush Community <br /> Sparse PJIShrub/Rock Mix <br /> Spruce/FirlAspen Mix <br /> Talus Slopes & Rock Outcrops <br />~ Upland Willow/Shruh Mix <br />The original ~,-dgetation t~-as probabh" <br />primarily piiion-juniper t`-ooclland j`-ith <br />scattered nativd ~rasslutds. Riparian <br />~-d~~etat1011111 tills SdCtlOll lllcludds llarrOl`-ldaf allcl FredlllOllt COtt011~`-OOCIS. Tllel'e and 1111111erollS jvlllO~~-s <br />1114 buffel0 bd1TV 111 the lOlvdl' pa1'ts Of rile valldv, hilt 1110St Of the llatl~-d rlparlall Slll"llb COlllllllllilty that <br />l~-cold be e~pdctdd to occur at this eldvation is absdnt. <br />The low-dr mdse and canyon areas comprise of dldvations bdh~~ den X300-6100 ft. this section consists of <br />