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<br />fhoo Crystal River Basin is locatea in 'o'/('st central Colorado. The Crystal
<br />'.jj ver is a tributary of tn!' Roaring Fork ~i ver neor Car"on<lal e. The Roaring
<br />Fan is a tributary of the ColoradO Ri~er ~t Slenwood Springs as shown in
<br />Fi ~ur.. 1. The taUI dr,linage area of the Crystol Ri ver 3asin is 3b4 5qua,.e
<br />mi \~<;. TIle Crystal Ri ver nJ5 its headwater, in tne Elk Mountains and is
<br />ollu'lded ~y Ua.' Gunni son Ri ver ilas; n t(1 th~ "outh, the ~(),'ril") Fork Rivl>r
<br />~,'si n to tile edst ~"d north, and small tributarie, of th,> ColoradO Ri ver ~()
<br />the W(OS t. Elc~ati ons "ong(> from about b ,iJUU feet to over 14,IJUiJ Feet.
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<br />"iust of the ldnd in the Crystal R'iver drainage Dasin is governillent owned
<br />{~). Large portiorls of this government ldnd are in the '.'hite Ri ver National
<br />F ores t wi tll d slndll e r all.oun t adm i n i s te red DJ the Ilu rea u ol La nd ~Ia roa ger;ren tin
<br />the ~icinity ot Carbondale, fhe largest p<lrtion at privately awned hna 15
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