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<br />2830 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />GEOLOGY AND AVAILABILITY OF GROUND WATER ON THE UTE MOUNTAIN <br />INDIAN RESERVATION, COLOR~O AND NEW MEXICO <br />By <br /> <br />James H. Irwin <br /> <br />ABSTRACT <br /> <br />The geology and availability of ground water on the <br /> <br /> <br />Ute Mountain Indian Reservation were studied to determine <br /> <br />the possibility of developing additional water for domestic <br /> <br /> <br />and stock purposes. The reservation is in the southwest <br /> <br />corner of Colorado and a part of northwestern New Mexico; <br /> <br />. it has an area of about 900 square miles and includes part <br /> <br />of Mesa Verde and the laccolithic Ute Mountains. The <br /> <br />climate is semiarid, and the average annual precipitation <br /> <br /> <br />ranges from less than 10 to more than 15 inches. The <br /> <br /> <br />streams are tributary to the San Juan River; the Mancos <br /> <br /> <br />River is the main tributary. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />i <br />