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<br />2. PURPOSE AND SCOPE <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />The Rio Grande in the state of Colorado, flows for a distance of 180 miles <br />to the Colorado-New Mexico state line. The northern portion of the Rio Grande <br />basin is the San Luis Closed Basin which has an area of approximately 1,300 <br />square miles. The Bureau of Relamation has made an extensive study of the San <br />Luis Closed Basin and is currently implementing their recommended water <br />management plan. In southern Colorado, the Rio Grande and its major <br />tributary, the Conejos River, pass through the large San Luis Valley where <br />approximately 620 thousand acres of land are irrigated. The valley is a broad <br />plain of smooth topography, surrounded by mountains except on the south near <br />the Colorado-New Mexico state line, where the Rio Grande enters a rocky <br />canyon. The valley floor ranges in altitude from 7,400 to 8,000 feet and the <br />surrounding mountains from 10,000 to more than 14,000 feet. <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />Within this area four locations have been identified as having a potential <br />for Corps of Engineers involvement. Three communities; Alamosa, Del Norte and <br />Monte Vista are being investigated for possible local protection projects. A <br />channel on the Conejos River, in the area of Antonito to the Rio Grande is <br />being analyzed as a potential flood control and water salvage project. <br /> <br />This status report will present the results from preliminary studies for <br />Alamosa and serve as a first draft of the feasibility report for the Alamosa <br />segment. In September 1987 another status report will be submitted for Monte <br />Vista and the Conejos River. In May 1988 a final feasibility report for the <br />entire Remainder Colorado Interim will be submitted. <br /> <br />2 <br />