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<br />existing acreages and depletions. but includes also allowanoes made for
<br />the irrigable lands of existing enterprises in the Lower Basin, and for
<br />arable lands under authorized projects in the Up!06r Basin, which irriga-
<br />ble end arable lands, however. are not at present being irrigated. Colo.
<br />rado suggests that the so-called "present" data be segregated. to show
<br />(1) the actual or existing conditions. and (2) the allowanoes made for
<br />irrigab Ie and arable lands to be irrigated in the Mure by projects now
<br />authorized. under construction. 01' incompleted.
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<br />31. The following table summarizes the data of the Report, with res-
<br />pect to the existing irrigated acreage in the COlorado River Basin, as de-
<br />termined by the Bureau of Reoil.amation land classification surveys, and
<br />(for purposes of discussion) as reported in the 1940 u. S. Census-Irriga-
<br />tion, for the season of 1939.
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<br />ACRES IRRIGATED IN COlDRADO RIVER BASIN
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<br /> As Reported By
<br /> U. S. BUREAU OF RECWIATION U.S. CEnSUS
<br /> PRESENT ALLOHANCES ACTUAL BUREAU.: 1939
<br />ARIZONA 4,000 4,000 4,000
<br />COLORADO 733,700 2,000 731,700 8LJ4,494
<br />NEH MEXICO 38,000 38 ,o<x) 36;1,78
<br />UTAH 261.100 .. 261,100 305,628
<br />WYOMING 242,000 20,000 222,000 Zl3.971
<br />UPPER BASIN 1.Zl8,800 22,000 1,256,800 1.464,Zll
<br />ARIZONA 1,0'73 ,800 236,900 836,900 636,110
<br />CALIFORNIA 803,000 342,100 460~9<X) 454.768
<br />NEVADA 11,000 11.000 13.880
<br />NEW MEXI CO 18 .800 18 ~800 13~663
<br />UTAH 23,500 23;500 19~271
<br />LO\-IER BASIN 1,930.100 579,000 1.351,100 1.137,692
<br />COlCl. R. BASIN 3,208.900 601.000 2.607,900 2.601.963
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<br />Exclusive of "allov.e.noes" for acreages not yet irrigated. t~..
<br />"actual" irrigated acreages reported by the two federal agencies are hf
<br />substantial agreement for the entire Colorado River Basin. Hhen con-
<br />sidered by Upper and Lower Basins, the Report shows about 200,000 acres
<br />less in the Upper Basin. and about 200,000 acres more in the Lower Ba-
<br />sin. than y,'Bre reported by the U. S. Census Bureau. The se difference s
<br />when segregated by States are found. in the Lower Basin. in the State of
<br />Arizona. and in the Upper Be.sin. large 1y in Colorado though :tn part in
<br />Utah end Wyoming. It is not the contention of Colorado. in submitting
<br />data from reports of the U. S. census Bureau, that such ,information is
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