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<br />,h <br /> <br />. \y~ <br />().~~Y\\ <br />.)t.fj" <br />. o6~ <br />. <br /> <br />., <br />, <br />'. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />PART III <br /> <br />COLORADO RIVER BASIN <br /> <br />\. " <br /> <br />4- LAND USE <br /> <br />Almost every acre of land in the Colorado River Basin is <br /> <br />presently used for some activity, and in most areas there are <br /> <br />several concurrent uses. ~e 899tisR sa ~egeta1 Qe7eF gi~ea ~ <br /> <br />g8R9ral QusQriptiQa sf tAg mapa iE.teRsi1. e tl~e.a ~f l~~a. CGtl1.B.l) <br />jJredom;rionL for~sls. Yt1f1ge, cY"'l'lonrl, ~ <br />,.0"ellhp.si-'1l uses includel/general wildlife habitat, recreation, mineral <br /> <br />production, military and related uses, classified water sheds, <br /> <br />.transportation and utilities, and wilderness areas. <br /> <br />, <br />:-- .~ <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Irrigated Cropland <br /> <br />I / r"_"-~~: <br />..;--~ - <br />, +'.--. <br /> <br />Jt.,,' <br />./1 JL...... "t" <br />'. ~ "";-' <br />~. ,~. r _ - - ~ - <br />for .,1.."......._ ., ~>, in the Colorado River Basin tot'a/.s <br />/~Y/9-:'-r-/'N <br /> <br />Land presently used <br />~ 7~ ()Od <br />~ 9l~,OOO'acres. <br /> <br />" \ <br /> <br />Dry Cropland <br /> <br />O'l,,/yerol.s 060u/ <br />cropland ~~40,000 acres. <br /> <br />,/ <br /> <br />Land presently used for dry <br /> <br />Livestock Grazing <br /> <br />The acres of land used for grazing are about 5,799,000. This <br /> <br />includes meadow and irrigated pasture land. <br /> <br />Timber ProGuction <br /> <br />At present, the extent of land in the Colorado River Basin <br /> <br />,(..rJ } <br />QC.' '-.0-1 e <br />h!"r"t.- <br /> <br />used for timber production is not known. <br /> <br />Urban Industrial and Military <br /> <br />The extent of land used for urban and industrial purposes is <br /> <br />-; <br /> <br />minor in the Basin. <br /> <br />The major concentration of such land is found <br /> <br />in the GrW1d Junction area. <br /> <br />Acreage figures are not blOwn. <br /> <br />Military <br /> <br />and naval reserves occupy 118,777 acres within the Colorado River Basin. <br /> <br />illl!,YMt1;'1S!fm- /<,1(.,000 <br />.5o.t1-Ju,ov..-(% - 1D::;,OC)o <br />Uf'1.r.1IA ,flU',... - I ""1...0,c)(Jo <br /> <br />~~\.\\ <br /> <br />--:.~ '-"..Q <br />~ ~L/ <br /> <br />/</ <br />