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<br />w <br />00 <br />CJ1 <br />W <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ColOl'ado River Basin, while the location of these lands is depicted by <br /> <br />Figure III- 6. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Rangelands in the Colorado River Basin are, in fact, put to multiple <br /> <br />uses, including grazing, recreation, wildlife, production, watershed <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />areas and others. Table llI-2 indicates the uses of rangelands in the <br /> <br />Colorado River Basin. About 92 pElrcent of the rangeland is used for cattle, <br /> <br />sheep and goat grazing. Rangeland grazing is oriented toward producing <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />animals for the feeder cattle industry rather than toward producing market <br /> <br />ready stock. Since forage growth on the rangeland depends on climate and <br /> <br />precipitation, the productivity of the range varies greatly within the <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Colorado River Bain. Some areas can tolerate grazing only in yearc of <br /> <br />high precipitation while other areas can support annual grazing. About 8 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />percent of the rangeland is not suitable for grazing. A large portion of <br /> <br />the rangeland supports wildlife to some degree. As with grazing, the degree <br /> <br />of use varies from area to area, some supporting intensive use some <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />supporting only very light use. Large pntions of rangeland are used for <br /> <br />recreation. Horseback riding, hunting, touring, camping, and visiting <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />wilderness areas, each has its place in the rangelands. <br /> <br />The whole range can be considered as a watershed but only a very <br /> <br />small portion contributes a significant amount of water. Most range contri- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />butions to the water supply are very intermittant and undependable, <br /> <br />occurring only during times of intensive precipitation. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />34 <br /> <br />. <br />