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includes riparian vegetation surveys, cross section surveys of the channel/floodplain, and photo
<br />point comparisons of the pre and post project conditions. Data was collected that is
<br />representative ofpre-project conditions and post implementation conditions.
<br />Watershed History
<br />The Alamosa River Watershed is located in Conejos County, in south-central Colorado, and
<br />encompasses 127,000 acres (See Figure 1). The Alamosa River is approximately 72 miles long,
<br />beginning at the Continental Divide in the San Juan Mountains and ending in wetlands adjoining
<br />the Rio Grande. Approximately 50,000 acres of the San Luis Valley are irrigated from the
<br />Alamosa River (See Figure 2, Watershed Map). Conejos County is considered the second
<br />poorest county in Colorado, with 45.4 percent of the population living below the national poverty
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