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2Ge +) <br />li Ono <br />L� <br />,Q 000 Fr <br />t� <br />eF <br />90n0 �� <br />` Pv <br />„( /PLIED <br />F F,SF4V0lR <br />1000 <br />6000 <br />a�veRSlaN_ �) <br />BASIN; <br />ANNUAL <br />RRFCIpI TAT ION�,� <br />35-40 n'. <br />aIVERSKIN <br />rUNNei <br />Pie's to rn Slope <br />I V E RSION AREA- Pop.238 <br />F7 <br />u1 <br />W � <br />h ? <br />2 ❑ <br />U' <br />l <br />The sparsely populated diversion <br />basin lies within the boundaries <br />of the White River National For- <br />est, principally in Pitkin County <br />above the altitude of 10,000 <br />feet. It is a remote, isolated, <br />primitive area accessible only by <br />trail, Because of the high alti- <br />tude, there is no farming in the <br />basin, but some cattle are graz- <br />ed. The diversion will riot affect <br />graying conditions. <br />The principal industries of the <br />region are livestock ranching and <br />recreation. The prior rights of <br />water users in the area are pro- <br />tected by the "Operating Prin- <br />ciples" which provide for the <br />construction of a storage reser- <br />voir just above the town of Ba- <br />salt. The recreational values are <br />protected by the recommenda- <br />tions of the Colorado Game and <br />Fish Department and the U. S. <br />Fish and Wildlife Service. <br />PRO i FC7_ -. AR_ EA <br />Semi Arid Zone <br />AREA BENEFITED BY PROJECT - -- Pop, 340,69:, <br />The Arkansas Valley extends 340 miles from the head1 <br />waters of the Arkansas River just above Leadville to the <br />Colorado= Kansas boundary. It embraces some 26,000 <br />square miles. About 38`?/0 of the area is below 5,000 ft. <br />altitude with an average of 163 frost -free days. Of the <br />230,600 acres of irrigated land to be benefitted by the <br />Project 268,000 acres are rated as Class 1 and 2 . high <br />to medium productive capacity by Bureau of Recla- <br />n-tation standards. Crops vary with the elevation and <br />consist mainly of hay, st -nall grains, fruits, vine and truck <br />crops, alfalfa, sugar Deets, grain sorghum, dry beans, <br />general irrigated crops and specialty crops such as <br />cantaloupes, onions, cucumbers, pickles, fomatoes and <br />others. The principal industries of the region are farm <br />ing, livestock ranching, rninitlg, recreation, manufactur- <br />ing and processing. Most of the Industrial activity is <br />centered in the Pueblo area- <br />POPULATION ION CHANGES (t) � 1950 I 1960 + % INCREASE <br />Diversion Area (2) <br />Project Area(') <br />,646 1 2,381 1 45% <br />245,368 1 340,693 1 39% <br />(I) U. S. Census (2) Pitkin County (3) Counties of Cbaffee, Fr;mont, Pueblo, P,'l Paso. Crowiey. Otero, Kiowa, (Ea.ds oniy) <br />(lent and PYowers. <br />A n Uol <br />PrEcipiiotion <br />,• <br />1 <br />15Inche <, <br />- <br />- -- -- <br />- -- -- <br />NORMAL ANNUAL PRECIPITA< <br />TION IN U. S. CITIES <br />(inehe <br />s ) <br />Seattle ... ..,.,. ..31.92 <br />Ft Worth . _... ..32.29 <br />Pk la Jelphia ....... <br />41.13 <br />.�',...;, <br />Columbus ..................37.68 <br />Ne York .. ...................40.36 <br />" - <br />St. Louis ... .............36.73 <br />-.. - <br />Ne Orlaans ... ......._.......59.65 <br />�. <br />> <br />Des ... <br />Meinas ..............30.74 <br />Atlanta ....... ..............49.16 <br />Washington .... , <br />40.46 <br />Chi... - ...... ......... <br />32.72 <br />COLO. 1rni.ns -- <br />5 F a di , ................... <br />1743 <br />(U. S. Weather Bureau) <br />�o <br />�G <br />4�? <br />C OS ie rr <br />Slope <br />A�pf.F <br />P <br />rTp - <br />AREA BENEFITED BY PROJECT - -- Pop, 340,69:, <br />The Arkansas Valley extends 340 miles from the head1 <br />waters of the Arkansas River just above Leadville to the <br />Colorado= Kansas boundary. It embraces some 26,000 <br />square miles. About 38`?/0 of the area is below 5,000 ft. <br />altitude with an average of 163 frost -free days. Of the <br />230,600 acres of irrigated land to be benefitted by the <br />Project 268,000 acres are rated as Class 1 and 2 . high <br />to medium productive capacity by Bureau of Recla- <br />n-tation standards. Crops vary with the elevation and <br />consist mainly of hay, st -nall grains, fruits, vine and truck <br />crops, alfalfa, sugar Deets, grain sorghum, dry beans, <br />general irrigated crops and specialty crops such as <br />cantaloupes, onions, cucumbers, pickles, fomatoes and <br />others. The principal industries of the region are farm <br />ing, livestock ranching, rninitlg, recreation, manufactur- <br />ing and processing. Most of the Industrial activity is <br />centered in the Pueblo area- <br />POPULATION ION CHANGES (t) � 1950 I 1960 + % INCREASE <br />Diversion Area (2) <br />Project Area(') <br />,646 1 2,381 1 45% <br />245,368 1 340,693 1 39% <br />(I) U. S. Census (2) Pitkin County (3) Counties of Cbaffee, Fr;mont, Pueblo, P,'l Paso. Crowiey. Otero, Kiowa, (Ea.ds oniy) <br />(lent and PYowers. <br />