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<br />total area of 19 square miles or 12,000 acres, all de- <br /> <br /> <br />veloped and producing hay land valued at :ii50.00 per acre <br /> <br /> <br />average, or a total of: $600,000 value of producing land <br />menaced by uncontrolled flood waters. <br /> <br />The precipitation of the headwaters of the Yarnpa <br /> <br /> <br />and Elk Rivers within Routt County in the form of stored <br /> <br /> <br />snew hax an average water content of about 25 inches. <br /> <br /> <br />Runoff therefrom occurs mostly during the period May 15th <br /> <br /> <br />to June 15th or an approxin~te 30 days, during which stor- <br /> <br /> <br />age for flood regulation and the conservation of water <br /> <br /> <br />for irrigation and power would occur. <br /> <br />On plate # A are shown the location of stream gaging <br /> <br /> <br />stations. (Note: Plate "A" is drainage map of Irrigation <br /> <br /> <br />Divjsion No.6) <br /> <br /> <br />No.1 The Yampa River at Maybell has a drainage <br /> <br /> <br />area of 3670 square niles. <br /> <br /> <br />No. 2 The Yampa River at Steamboat Springs, <br /> <br /> <br />500 square miles. <br /> <br /> <br />No.3 The Elk River at Trull, 415 square miles. <br />Total No. s 2 and 3-----915 square miles. <br />or 25% of the drainage area at Maybel~ <br /> <br />The average maximum flow for 24 hour periods at the <br />above mentioned stations for the months of 1~y and June, <br />1917, 1918, 1921 and 1922 are herein tabulated to illmstrate <br /> <br />comparative results of run off with respect to drainage areas. <br /> <br />,. <br />