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tI" ,,",," r, ..~ .J ti 'Lt. l~j Report of the Regional Director . to the field offices of affected Federal agencies. drafts were reviewed by the two states and at field by the following agencies: The se level Department of Agriculture Forest Service Soil Conservation Service Department of the Interior Bureau of Mines Bureau of Land Management Fish and Wildlife Service Geological Survey National Park Service Department of the Armw Corps of Engineers Federal Power Commission DESCRIPTION OF AREA Physical features . 6. Two distinct areas are involved in the project. They are separated by the Continental Divide which exceeds an altitude of 12,000 feet. The Western Slope diversion area, where transmountain water would be obtained, is lo- cated in the Roaring Fork River Basin of the Colorado River Drainage. Water would be diverted from tributaries of the Fryingpan River and from Hunter Creek--both tributaries of the Roaring Fork. The diversion area is mountainous and primitive. It is located within the boundaries of the White River National Forest at elevations above 10,000 feet. Most of the 100-square mile area is accessible only by trails. 7. The Eastern Slope project area extends from the headwaters of the Arkansas River, near Leadville, to the Colorado-Kansas boundary" The upper reaches of the Arkansas Valley are as rugged as the diversion area" The Rocky Moun- tains reach their highest elevation near Leadville at Mount Elbert, 14,431 feet above sea level. Close by are Mount; Massive, 14,419 feet, and Mount Harvard, 14,399 feet. El- bert and Massive are the second and third highest peaks in the Continental United "tates. Originating high above I. R 3