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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />/- <br /> <br />Irrigation water is primarily obtained from gravity flow diverted <br />out of Saguache Creek and its tributaries. This direct flow right is <br />supplemented in the lower watershed by irrigation wells pumping from <br />relatively shallow depths. <br /> <br />Distribution of Crops in the Floodplain and Irrigated area <br /> Acres Percent <br /> Upper Lower Upper Lower <br /> Saguache Saguache Saguache Saguache <br />Item Cr>!ek Creek Total Creek Creek Total <br />Irrigated <br />Hay 900 22,1150 23,350 2.1 52.0 5'1.1 <br />Pasture 8,650 8,650 20.0 20.0 <br />Total 900 31,100 32,000 2.1 72.0 74.1 <br />Range <br />Grassland 11,200 11,200 25.9 25.9 <br />Total 900 112,300, 113,200 2.1 97.9 100.0 <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />The vegetative cover above structures evaluated for soil-vegetation <br />complexes ranges from very poor to good as shown in the follo\ling table, <br />prepared by the Forest Service and Soil Conservation Service. <br /> <br />Evaluation of Soil-Vegetation Complexes <br /> <br />Item <br /> <br />Land Use <br /> <br />R\!Iloff <br />CuX'v.a No. <br /> <br />Sheep Creek Dam <br />80~ National Forest <br />20t Pvt. and BLM loot Range, <br />Composite RCN II <br /> <br />87% Forest <br />13t Range <br />Poor & V. P. <br /> <br />59 <br />72 <br />74 <br />63' <br /> <br />Middle Creek Dam <br />75% National Forest <br /> <br />25t Pvt. and BLM <br /> <br />811% Forest <br />16% Range. Rock <br />50% FONlst <br />sot Range <br /> <br />59 <br />59 <br />59 <br />74 <br />60 <br /> <br />Composite RCN II <br /> <br />Upper Saguache Creek <br />95% National Forest <br /> <br />5% Pvt. <br /> <br />72% Forest <br />28t Range <br />50% FONlst <br />50% Range <br /> <br />59 <br />71 <br />59 <br />74 <br />63 <br /> <br />Composite RCN II <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />0680 <br /> <br />