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<br />'iohw,. 1;s 11'1,'OcI'1'\<:dJ>rlt d,tre~t Uo.! "i",1'.Ol1' i~ 'i.hl} loll Pln'tg ,U"",.. for ,,,,,It:l.'Ixl.(!/d
<br />land&> :U\ Nt" M(l.r:tco:ln:d.1'lg dry y-e\'1l"D or Y'3'.1nl N~ 1(1'1 run~n. ..>>,1 g."norally .
<br />f.\ uhoJ"tttg" C>ClC\lll'S .in, ordtm,,'Y l1f3!'lrz during tllt'l :(X}!';I.(ld or Jur.e ],;.; to August l.5.
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<br />Hou.l\'kil!'; ilnd u",,,ally el.'~lta<) flO;'l'l;',- April, lhy 01" Jell'll:',. It,(l no."
<br />charnctol"io'UC'" ani ,,);I1\:)J.ar t~ tltheF ()ol.ol'\~d(! ;mnl!lhil'l ;tt~(l!<lB .ion 1.liat '10;'
<br />of HIC 'm1l1.ml nil''' \)!lC1.Ir"J in tll,r'It,~ It(>llth,,; vh" AprU, lIt'-lJ' (',I'ld. .hIM. with
<br />P. lIl,')~li;i-G flew i!m'J.ns in", r'5'tlr"lin1ng r~n+.1la <'If th<i 111'U.'. :!ell graph, f.>age II.
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<br />(3) Xu:i; IlIlNJ!Ii>J. ye..r the annual. l'!ll'i.""ll(f of il'l.e Li!t Put!). RhoI' at
<br />H.s"'r"ll"H~ nHr.r:.h", b.."lG$ of th~ 1llQU1I.tai1!l<i l>l:lr), Il.t <.11" JJiIl!'ld or tb$ l!'l':.gJ.tlld area
<br />11)"prox:l~tea .i;;,.OOO a.oro-t~ (~:rNci~, fll'r ,.b~iI'il!.O\'l$ tc 'J'iIl)lJ.r'ltllll Park,
<br />Iltll'lin CrG@!I:. otc), ~.'o t.hiiJ ~hlffi.l.r.l b() <<tMt!ld 'ltooO &.oni>-fe~t (aprra:d.llnie.)
<br />,ror nu..-oft fr!}h1 h("",j~/a't-ol'l!l of Cberry Grell-k. In addition the high pla:teeu
<br />Slraa pbrcoo by Al!lt\U CAlle1l. Hay Gulch and l.ons Hollow. add:; U lll$ll, un-
<br />known lllllO.mi. In 1:"(l~lmi flgl.u'<I$ ih$1tI., ti,>.{l ClIll,>.rw.lo ant;. pl'fldlul1lS 00,(1).."> aore-
<br />i'o..,t o.rl1lUally in ay,:u'ar,o yel/i:r&.
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<br />(.10) '!'he Now <{llx1011 lU'eI' .fJ'l>d\\itlliS It very 10.. :l'\lW"llff, 'Iltnlally (1)no...t1trated
<br />:htt/i petak !low" (flashy tloodll) frolll tllJ'l'ltntial. ~ai.M 111 tho llrt/Jl Il\UIl\'l\IIIrand
<br />tnll. l:lIl't. littl0 or thJ.lJ \iratiu' 1.. ava:l.l~bl:'l tl>r N~w !l&x:!.llo ltmd" 61Me I'$ller-
<br />voll'iJ hllV" ft(\'t. b</lon o\lcMt:ructed. Until raa.rvo1I'8 are ccmatnicted He'.~. :ibJtleo
<br />\1Iill be practically dep8lll.'lent uJIOn the Colorado J'I.Ul"Ol)tt :i'or irrig3Uon. New
<br />Meneo nO";J raot>ii/'Qll froN! Cftlora<!Q ana th$ :peak tl1.l11(i" fI'l)lI1 mel:t.il!g 1.1$'(/. 1mill""'
<br />tOOl' rain. 'aM th$ residvl. (ul'Iuall,. a tlt<i MeOnct-fa.n) from irrigation on Fort
<br />Lewil!l 14,,". Banlng OlttI'<~'IlifJly dry )i'('jaF.!, appl'(lximately 20,000 tll 40.000 !\1)r4il-
<br />teat of flooQ and l'lOn-irrigat1eJl UalI\}13 flowe plilHI ammallf fl"tll\! the La 1"lntCl
<br />!3u>:l:hl to ill'li' San Juan lli.,&I'. In G'xt:ro1OO1] dry )"e.u'3, Uk-.s 1913, tla !low to
<br />tho San Juan a'l>I'l'Ol<1llInt~J S;ooo acro-feat. :fu ths abs~n(l'" of speoific dflta
<br />the n_ !MuC!) run-otl" b e,lttiantM as 10 ,000 l4e1'6-1$$t. 1l'lfOll'llg9 YM:l'il.
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<br />(5) The tDtal ar'fllll lnigatM in th.. fA P:J.l~to. BtUJ,!n ~",.lll't$ to 22.000
<br />acNe, III whillh 11l.OOC,) .~1'911 lie :l.ft CollJr",do, tl..'1d. rQul.hly, <tr.~OO l!\ItNS in
<br />N",,~ Ml).ll1110. Ths Add:l.U'iJud r.u-..", of goo<:1 liU'allltl l.cmlls tl<\l\t. eapalllf.l of iT"
<br />l"~eat1tll'l. apP1'9:cbnuB 4",000 MNtI in Colorado, and 12,000 acrns in )1$~:
<br />r.ll.,;deo (8,000 /ill"1I "r 11"d@lobla laM lie jus'~ ,,1:,1"000 i\: l~;; dlvUIll Ol'Illth-
<br />II/$st of' La Plata. New Y;,lI!co. in tho ~'" J~n Ii;t':i\:l,:mge). U!ling thoa aOll".
<br />fi@l's~ WeMV$ '5""" j .",,,.,....
<br />" 'W':~OO" 30;" of tot;l,l,&~11l i~'d<;;,,\'t6d in C(lurado,
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<br />^ (6) Irrigati1ll'l cOl'>1m<.u1C$d dmliG,neolltl)ly in th~ two .et.rtes, ~ uexico
<br />L'19, Colomdo 1800. 'l'hll !law lfedcQ I.i.i;l;ch(j~. hll'l/OVlir. aN> domir.atlt 1..'1 time
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