WSPC01494

• File Number: 8064.100
• Description: Ute Tribes
• State: CO
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 12/1/1986
• Author: Boyle Engineering
• Title: Southern Ute and Ute Mountain - Ute Indian Reservations - Agronomy Study - Sections 1-5
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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SECTION 2
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AREA

2.1 PROJECT LOCATION

The Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Indian reservations are located

in the southwest corner of the State of Colorado. The geographical

relationships are shown on the Vicinity Map, Figure 2.1.

The Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation is located adjacent to and

west of the Southern Ute Reservation. The state boundaries between

Colorado-Utah and Colorado-New Mexico form the western and southern

boundaries, respectively. The northern boundary follows an

irregular path around Sleeping Ute Mountain south of the City of
Cortez extending eastward towards Mesa Verde National Monument which
is located near the northeast corner of the reservation. The

eastern reservation boundary forms the western boundary of the

Southern Ute Indian Reservation and is located approximately 40
miles east of the Colorado-Utah state line. Towac, located about 16

miles southwest of Cortez, is the site of Ute Mountain Ute tribal

headquarters and facilities. The total area of the Ute Mountain Ute

Indian Reservation encompassed by the exterior reservation boundary
is about 415,000 acres.

The Southern Ute Indian Reservation is located adjacent to and east
of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation. The eastern boundary of

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