WSP02873

• File Number: 8147
• Description: Gunnison-Arkansas Project
• State: CO
• Water Division: 4
• Date: 6/1/1948
• Author: US DoI BoR
• Title: Interim Report Gunnison-Arkansas Project Colorado Appendix E Irrigation
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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1649

(projoot lands)

Table 4.--L~nd cl~ssification:
Lc~dville-Salidc aroa
(,,-crosj

Clo.ss 0 t~Ocol1l1~is::;r..nco
0 Irr isatod Eonirrigntod
1 0 2,024 227
2 0 9,30l 1,384
3 0 9,8l4 4,962
6 0 0 209,301
Total 0 21,139 2l5,874

Totul

2,25l
10,685
14,776
209,30l

237,Ol3

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--- -:-This_aroa inclu:dos--tho -irrigatod- -land north and ollst-of-C:anoiiO:C1ty.
All of tho aroa is north of tho Arkllnsas River and wost of tho Pueblo
County lino.

Because of fo.voro.blo air drainllgo and ~bsonce of Into spring frosts
tho ureo. is suitublo for oommoroio.l production of apples, ohorrios, llnd
sm~ll fruits. Produetion of thoso fruits has boon suecossful in tho ~roo.
for many years.
Soils
Tho C~non City o.roa is underlain by Piorro shale. which oxtonds to
the vicinity of Eight !.iilo Crook. Tho;; teopuos, typic"-l of tho Piorro
shalo formation, uro not us cloarly dofinod in this ::>.roo. ~s in similar
o.roas in Puoblo Count~.. Tho soil is mostl~' cla.y, as indic,,-tod by lln
oxamination of oight soil profiles; sovon profilos showed 0. clay or
ol~y loam soil, and ono profile showod 0. loam surf~co soil with 0. clay
loam subsoil.

Most of tho Ponroso district is undorl~in by Timpo.s limostono.
The soil is principally silt loam. Eight soil profilos shov,od liGht
silt loo.m soil and four profilos sh""od 0. heavy silt lo~m soil. Tho
limo contont of tho soil in this district is high, ofton giving tho
soil 0. whitish appoaranco. Considorablo o.roas of shallow soil, l2 to
36 inchos doep, uro found in tho Ponroso district.

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