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<br /> <br />o. <br /> <br />the reservoir site has steep wooded slopes extending into the <br />reservoir area whereas the seotion nearest the dam site oonsists <br />of barren and preoipitous rook. Areas of or opland are found near <br />irrigation water supplies. The streams are bordered with thin <br />fringes of alder and willow. Soils are mostly sandy loams of <br />alluvial and talus slope origin. Above South Fork the Rio Grande <br />is bordered with brush and aspen thiokets while below this tributar;y <br />the river is flanked by oottonwood groves. Ths all uvial bottom-land <br />soils are fertile, but the talus slopes sustain only gras. and <br />soattered growths of timber. There is a distinot dU'terenoe beween <br />the vegetation of the .outh and north slopes ot the valley w1th <br />heavier .tlI.nds of timber on the north-faoing slop.. and gran and <br />mnall brush OClllDllon to most of the south-faoing elop.. (Plate 6). <br />Oover types of Wagon Wheel ~p ReuM'01r dte are eham in Table 6. <br /> <br />'>;0.. <br /> <br />1160 <br /> <br />28 <br /> <br />