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<br />D)!399 <br /> <br />CONTENTS <br /> <br />SUMMARY . <br /> <br />. . . . . . . <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />, . <br /> <br />AUTHORITY AND ORGANIZATION <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />PURPOSE AND SCOPE . <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE BASIN <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />r . <br /> <br />3 <br />3 <br />3 <br />4 <br />4 <br />8 <br />8 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />15 <br /> <br />Location and Size . . <br />Climate . . . . . . . <br />History of Settlement <br />Population <br />Soils . . r . . <br />Topography <br />Land Use, Cover Conditions and Management <br />Recreation <br />Land Status . . <br />Water Supply and Use <br />Water Rights <br /> <br />. . . <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />. . . <br /> <br />PREVIOUS STUDIES <br /> <br />16 <br /> <br />Studies by Federal Government <br />Studies by State Goverlli~ent <br /> <br />16 <br />16 <br /> <br />AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />The Resource Base . <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />GUNNISON RIVER SUBBASIN REPORTS <br /> <br />24 <br /> <br />UPPER GUNNISON SUBBASIN . <br /> <br />25 <br /> <br />Physical Description of Subbasin <br />Water Supply ..... <br />Present Water Use . . . <br />Agricultural Economy <br />Potential Water Requirement <br />Opportunities for Developments Through Watershed Protection <br />and Flood Prevention and Other USDA Authorities <br /> <br />25 <br />28 <br />31 <br />32 <br />36 <br /> <br />, 40 <br /> <br />SMITH FORK-CRYSTAL SUBBASIN . . . . <br /> <br />41 <br /> <br />Physical Description of <br />Water Supply <br />Present Water Use . . . <br /> <br />Subbasin <br /> <br />41 <br />44 <br />46 <br />