A Characterization of the Status and Impacts of Peat Excavation in the State of Colorado February 1990

• Description: Report for a study on commercial peat extraction in Colorado, and the characteristics of Colorado Peat.
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 2/1/1990
• Author: Stevens, Josephy; Doerfer, John; Humphries, Bruce
• Title: A Characterization of the Status and Impacts of Peat Excavation in the State of Colorado February 1990
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1
Boundary of the Peat Producing Region and
Location of Major Land Resource Areas 48a,
48b, and 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Figure 2
Completed Soil Survey Areas and Un- Mapped
Areas within the Peat Producing Region . . .
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Figure 3
The relation of hydraulic conductivity (Y) to
un- rubbed fiber content (X1) ( >0.1 mm) and
bulk density (X2) (Boelter 1969) . . . . . .
. 35
Figure 4
The relation of water content at four water
tensions to un- rubbed fiber content ( >0.1
mm), and bulk density (Boelter 1969). . . .
. 36
Figure 5
Location of Carpenter Site. (Fairplay West
quad, R78W, T9S, Sec. 26.) . . . . . . . .
B(ii)
Figure 6
Location of Sacramento site. (Fairplay West
quad, R78W, T9S, Sec. 28.) . . . . . . . .
B(v)
Figure 7
Location of MacMasters Site. (Fairplay West
quad., R78W, T9S, Sec. 26.) . . . . . . . B(viii)
Figure 8
Location of Windmill Site. (Garo quad.,
R77W, T11S, Sec. 14.) . . . . . . . . . .
B(xi)
Figure 9
Subterranean Portion of High Creek and the
Windmill Fen Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . B(xiii)
Figure 10
Figure 11
Figure 12
Figure 13
Figure 14
Figure 15
Location of High Creek Fen. (Garo quad.,
R76W, T11S, Sec. 28.) . . . . . . . . . . B(xiv)
Location of Universal Site 1. (Milligan
Lakes quad., R76W, TBS, Sec. 10, 11.) . . B(xvii)
Location of Universal Sites 2 and 3.
(Jefferson quad.: R75W, T7S, Sec.31, 32;
R76W, T7S, Sec.36.) . . . . . . . . . . B(xix)
Location of Eureka Gulch Site. (Central City
quad., R73W, T3S, Sec.10.) . . . . . . . . B(xxi)
Location of Johnson Site. (Central City
quad., R73W, T3S, Sec.3.) . . . . . . . B(xxiii)
Location of Jacobson Site. (Blackhawk quad.,
R72W, T2S, Sec.16.) . . . . . . . . B(xxv)
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