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<br />altitude and relatively short growing season, agriculture in the area <br /> <br /> <br />surrounding Pagosa Springs is limited to hay crops and livestock pro- <br /> <br /> <br />duction. Development trend on private land is from agriculture to guest <br /> <br /> <br />ranches, summer homes, and subdivisions oriented towards year-round <br /> <br /> <br />recreation facilities. In 1970 the total county population was 2,733 <br /> <br /> <br />people with 1,360 of those people living in Pagosa Springs, the only <br /> <br /> <br />incorporated town in the county. pagosa Springs Is famous for its <br /> <br /> <br />natural hot mineral springs which are used for tourist attractions and <br /> <br /> <br />for heating buildings. <br /> <br />The study area begins on the San Juan River near the southern limits of <br /> <br /> <br />Pagosa Springs and extends upstream for a distance of about 10.2 miles. <br /> <br />The study area on McCabe Creek begins at the river confluence, near the <br /> <br /> <br />center of town, and extends upstream 1.3 miles. Two small unnamed <br /> <br /> <br />tributaries to McCabe Creek are also included in the study area. For <br /> <br /> <br />study purposes, those tributaries have been designated as the "~est <br /> <br /> <br />Fork" and "North Fork." The respective reach distances are 0.3 and 0.2 <br /> <br /> <br />miles. Total distance of the study area for the San Juan River, McCabe <br /> <br /> <br />Creek and tributaries, is 12.0 miles. A map showing the flood hazard <br /> <br /> <br />study area follows page ~. <br /> <br />Most of the flood plain in the study area is used for agricultural <br /> <br /> <br />purposes, however, the flood plains extend through parts of the resi- <br /> <br /> <br />dential and business districts in Pagosa Springs. The flood plain <br /> <br /> <br />varies in width from 50-500 feet on McCabe Creek and its tributaries, <br />and from 200-1,100 feet on the San Juan River. <br /> <br />- 6 - <br />