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from about 3,980 feet to 5,400 feet. The soils in the basin are mostly barns and clay <br /> loams, with sandstone, shale, and siltstone outcroppings. Land use consists of open range <br /> land and a significant amount of irrigated cropland in the lower part of the basin. Several <br /> major and many minor irrigation canals and ditches cross the study area, generally <br /> flowing parallel to the South Platte River. Significant among the canals are the Pawnee <br /> Ditch, Springdale Ditch, and the Sterling No. 1 Ditch. <br />