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Water Supply Protection
File Number
8407.500
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Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications - Missouri River
State
CO
Basin
South Platte
Water Division
1
Date
12/1/1971
Author
Missouri Basin Inter
Title
Missouri River Basin Comprehensive Framework Study-Volume VII-Plan of Development and Management-Appendix
Water Supply Pro - Doc Type
Report/Study
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<br />UI..lL i~j: <br /> <br />Within thc "pri\'Jt<."Cl)Ullty,sIJte" (ategory. with <br />~6 pcr~'ent of all lands Jnd waters. private indi\'iduals are <br />the lar~est land own<,rs. This indudes Ihe stale-owned <br />l:inds repre,;erllcd largely as s.:hool grants wlu..:h COI11- <br />pri~ 4 pel cent 01 the bJSlll totJ! Jnd l:ir!!-ely are ka~d <br />by fJrmers Jnd rJochers for Jg.ri..:ultufal use. Over <br />b5 per.:ent 01 the FederJI bnd IS admlrllsten.'d by the <br />Fores! Servke and Burl.'Ju of Land \lallagerneTlt in Jbout <br />e-qua] proportions. The proportion 01 pm'ate land \'Jrles <br />Jrnong the subbasin:>, bein!!- smalll'st rn the wcstefl) <br />subbasins. with IJrge public land au.';!s. J.nd brge~t rn the <br />CJ:>tcrrr subbaslIls. <br /> <br />Mineral Resources <br /> <br />The basll1 IS well endllwed wllh J nnety of milll'ral <br />rt~SllUr'...s ~'olllprlsin~ lIl...tJIli..:s, 1I0n-11l...ta]!l.:s. J.nJ fuds. <br />parli,:u]Jrl) 111 the lIloulltainous afe;!, Jlld Ihei, peri. <br />phl'ra] outwash plallls. Total minerJ] produ":ll<ln ill 1l}1l0 <br />Jnd ca.:h ,ub,;equt"1l1 year has bl....n v:ilu<'d a( OVCI one <br />billioll dullars. <br />.\kla]h..: llllrll'rJI rcsuurcl', arc roulld in slglllll.:anl <br />qUanlltles 1II areJ, <If \Iontana. WYllming. Culorado. and <br />in the Black llilh uf Suulh [)akulJ.. Gold. siher. ":l)pper. <br />lead. Jud zinc llres ha\'l' been e\tra..:ll'd then: in large <br />qU:.Illlitie-s :.Illd \"nllwll rc"'-.r....c~ e.xisl h:rr<l<lUll)'S and <br />olher minor metah slI.:h J.S IUngslell, ~'alladllllll, duo- <br />miulIl. tll.'rv]hum. and lithium have bl'en prndu.:ed <br />periodl':Jlly from lo..'JIiI~'d Ole d~'p<lsih. Currently. the <br />sprawhnf' la~'onile. low.gradl' illlll ore. opl'n-pil llpera. <br />[ion neJr AlIJllti.: City. Wyo.. Jlld the larger, but nol y...t <br />.:omph:ld) defllled. nwlyhdenulll ore b<ld) being <br />dl.....l'],'ped Ilear I:mplte-. 1..'010.. llwrshadow olher mctJ.l <br />flIlIIlrIg a":\lVllle~, A numbcr of low-grade iron deposits <br />exist 1Il Slluth DakotJ Jnd Wyur11lng. Areas llf IlJ\\-grade <br />..:hromlUllI 1ll1lll'rali/JtluIl afl' known. and rc'enl ":llpper <br />and molybdenum C\ploralions ]uw been IllJ.,k altll1!! the <br />COT1lillemal Dintk. O~)t'II.pil Ut;!lliUlll ml1l"'~ Jfe IIp...ra- <br />ling in W~ol1lmg. <br />~\lIHlIetalhc l1uncrJIs or the b:.lslll mdude a blllad <br />ana) 01 ,u..:h ..:unslru..:tion malerlals JS sJnd. grJvel. <br />sl.\I1e, :.Ind dJY. ,,<:wfal lenililer minerals. ;md nUllll'rous <br />lllltlerJls Illr ..:l1eIl1l(::.I1 and uther lI1h,ellanc<.lus uses. <br />Almosl <'I'cry ..:\lUllty rn till' b:ism Ii;JS re':lltJl'd Ihe <br />annual produ..:tion llf non'rl1<'I:.Ilh..:s. pml1arily III meet <br />IO":J.l Cl'n,trul'llIll1 mduslrY needs. The lIlore ralUJb]e <br />..:he1ll1':JI and feflililef milleral, ale pro..:essed 10"::.Ill~ and <br />lIlJ.rketed regrunall)-. naliunally. and, 1II J tew lIhtanres. <br />wllrld\\lde. Bellhmile ..:by producllOlllll Wyommg, used <br />eXlenslld) III 011 well dulling. phosphate Ie-sour.:es a]ong <br />Ihe weslelll edge of the bJSIll. .md gyp:>ulIl :.Ind ..:cment <br />minerals III many ,edilllls llt" th(' ba~m a(c: Sl)Ill~ \)f lhe <br />T1oll.meIJIli..: 11111lerals that haw promise f~l( rutu((' <br />dewlopme-nt. <br />\linerJls luel, a, a <br />minerJ] fe-source 1l0V. <br /> <br />group .:unslitule Ihe grl'Jlest <br />III productIOn III the basin. <br /> <br />Currently. the allllUa] 011 and !!JS pwdUdioll a.:..:ounh <br />for ;!bout m'o.thlrds of Ihe total value' ofmilleral outpul <br />1Il the h;!Slll. Baslllwlde produ..:tlon of the petroleum <br />Illdu:>try has 1ll~'reJ>;t'J slll..:e WorlJ War II. pJrJllding a <br />natluna] trend. PW\'l:n re~rv~s III .\1<lIltalla, Wyoming, <br />Co]oradu. South Dakol;J. ;\ebraskJ, and h:allS;JS Jpproxi- <br />male J 10- 10 1~-ye;J( supply at Ihe .:urrent rJte uf <br />produ<.:tioll and uSJ~e. <br />For all pra.:tiral purposcs. ':l'al r~;;erve:> III Ihe bJsin <br />..He almost illfinllc. Th(' \Iiss~mri Basin SIJtes hav.: more <br />Ih,m 450 billion tons <.)f re,()\"crable ..:val reserves. or <br />abuut 55 percetl! of rill' ~.l!lon'<; 10tJ] known r,:,:o\'er- <br />Jble rescn't"~. The upP"'r haslIl Slales of ;\orlh DakotJ, <br />\IOIllJ.lla. Jnd WYOllllllg possess the bulk of lhe fe....rves. <br />wllh J[ leasr 350 billiun tons ~lf re-..:merable rUJI. <br />lIowl'\er. With Ihe e.\..:epllon of ~ebrJsb and the small <br />suuthweslern :><:rtllll1 llf \llllnesota, JII bJsin stales hare <br />subslallllalwa]reserlies. <br /> <br />Forest Resources <br /> <br />While mu.:h 01 Ihe baslll IS !lut ..:ondu.:jlie tll timbe-r <br />growlh. abuut 30 millillll acres. or 10 perl'enl of the <br />l;lIld, supports :>uft"io.:i,'nl ":lIVt'r (0 be da,silled as fore-sl. <br />01 Ihis total. 73 rerrl'nt is in Ihe Ro.:ky .\lnunlall1s Jlld <br />Bla.:k lIills whlrh mpport timber sl:illds of L'1Jgepole <br /> <br /> <br />"-bile O:lk is Found in Ihe Olark Plaleau Area <br />utthe &.sin <br /> <br />" <br />
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