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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I, <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />1855 <br /> <br />the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation forms the western boundary of the <br /> <br />Southern Ute Reservation. The southern reservation boundary <br /> <br />follows the Colorado-New Mexico state line. The northern <br /> <br />reservation boundary follows an irregular path south of the cities of <br /> <br />Durango and Bayfield. The eastern reservation boundary is located <br /> <br />about 70 miles from the western boundary directly south of the city of <br />Pagosa Springs. Ignacio, located about 22 miles southeast of <br />Durango is the site of Southern Ute tribal headquarters and <br />facilities including the local Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) <br />office. The total area of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation <br />encompassed by the exterior reservation boundary is about 600,000 <br />acres. However, in the late 1800's parts of the reservation were <br />declared public domain and opened for homesteading. Much of the <br />land located in proximity to existing water supplies was thus <br />obtained by non-Indians. The total area inclusive within the <br /> <br /> <br />reservation boundaries as shown on Figure 2.1 overstates the actual <br /> <br /> <br />reservation acreage. The actual reservation area is about 315,000 <br /> <br /> <br />acres. <br /> <br />Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Reservation lands are further <br /> <br />located within the watershed of the Mancos, La Plata, Animas, <br /> <br />Florida, Los Pinos, Piedra, and San Juan rivers. These rivers <br />generally flow in a southerly or southwesterly direction across <br />reservation lands. The rivers that flow across the reservations <br /> <br />flow into the San Juan River. The San Juan River enters the Southern <br /> <br />Ute Reservation in the vicinity of Pagosa Springs near the northeast <br /> <br />2- 3 <br />