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C"': -- ~ - (~:.'f/"~-':':' ~,. -.' BUREAU OF RECLAMATION REPORT Introduction - " ." The Seedskadee project is planned to divert water from the Green River, principal tributary of the Colorado River, for the irrigation of desert lands in southwestern Wyoming, The project is among the first developments recommended by the Upper Colorado River Commission for par- ticipation in the benefits and revenues of the Colorado River Storage project, the master project in a broad plan to obtain the fullest possible development of the. land and water resources in the upper basin. Addi- tional information on the relation of the Seedskadee project to the stor- age project is given in the Bureau of Reclamation report of September 1950, entitled Colorado River Storage Project ~ Participating Projects. The Seedskadee project investigations have been sponsored by the Bureau of Reclamation. Cooperative investigations have been made by the Fish and Wildlife Service) National Park Service, and Public Health Service. Findings of these agencies are Summarized in reports accompany- ing this report. Other Federal agencies, including the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Mines, Federal Power Com- mission, Corps of Engineers, and Soil Conservation Service, have reviewed the project plan and have offered to cooperate in carrying out the plan or have disclaimed interest in the development. During the course of project investigations helpful data and services were provided by the Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Geological Survey, Wyoming State Engineer, Wyoming State Planning and Water Conservation Board, and the University of Wyoming. Individual farmers in neighboring irrigated areas also contributed helpful information. Free use was made of applicable information in previous reports and investi- gations related to the project area, Authority to make this report and supporting investigations is pro- vided in the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388), and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, particularly the Boulder Canyon Project Act (45 Stat. 1057) and the Boulder canyon Project Adjustment Act (54 stat. 744). General Discussions The Seedekadee project area is in the Upper Green River Basin. A small portion of the project is in Lincoln County, Wyo., and the remain- der is in Sweetwater County, Wyo. The lands lie from 6,200 to 6,500 feet above sea level. They are situated along both sides of Green River between the mouths of Fontenelle Creek and Bitter Creek and on both sides of Big Sandy Creek near the creek's confluence with Green River.