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Water Supply Protection
File Number
8147
Description
Gunnison-Arkansas Project
State
CO
Water Division
4
Date
6/1/1948
Author
US DoI BoR
Title
Interim Report Gunnison-Arkansas Project Colorado Appendix I Drainage
Water Supply Pro - Doc Type
Report/Study
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<br />1965 <br /> <br />-. <br /> <br />(Inventory of physical factors) <br /> <br />This area <br />inntely 15.000 <br />at pre sent. <br /> <br />has not boon classifiod, but it i. ostimatod thut approx- <br />aoros ot land are irrigated in tho Fountain River Valley <br /> <br />Pueblo to Holly irrij!;:J.tad areo. <br /> <br />~~-- <br />- ----. --- -- <br /> <br />The location of this area is sho\vn on exhibits 3. 4. 5, and 6 on <br />pages 28 to 31. This area includes D.ll land under the present oanAls <br />whieh divert wator from the ll\D.in ste,f; of the Arknnso.s River betwoon tho <br />hoadgato of tho Bessomer CanD.l and the Colorado-Kanscs Sto.te line. <br />BoundllI'ies are tormed by the highest irrigation ocml on oo.ch sido of <br />tho, ri'!or. 'rho o.roo. is o.bout 140 milos in length and varies in width <br />"from:tos's tho.n onomile to O:bCl1.lt'U20'~los. Tho o.roo. has be ort-c overed' <br />viith, O:csomidoto.iied survoy exOopt' for;~a~small nonirrigctod ar!l!l,'J>o:tII1oon <br />thoccHo!,br,ook Canal c.nd tho For,t Lyon, Cc,I1o.1 in To, 22 ~., Rs. 55, a'ncL5_6 W.. <br />wni~h-was ,eoverod with a roconnr.issnncc survey. ' ,---~-~-~- - <br /> <br />- <br />_ _ _n_ __ <br /> <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />For tho purposo of cl~.rification. tho area has beon brokon-into <br />subllI'oas. o:J.ch of which is described separatoly. <br /> <br />Bessemer Ditch and Collier Ditch subo.roa <br /> <br />Tho Arknnsas Rivor is tho north boumo.ry, tho Huorfc.no River is tho <br />oast boundary, an:! too Bessemer Ditch is tho south boundary. The he['.d- <br />go.tc of tho Bossemer Ditch is o.t tho westorn extremity of the subcroo.. <br />Tho subnrea is abeut 25 milea long am npproxim.'\ toly 4-1/2 milo s wide <br />at the widost point. Location of the subaroa is shovm on exhibi t 3. <br />pago 28. <br /> <br />Tho Collier Ditch irrigates 0. sm.~l amount of rivor bottomland be- <br />twoon tho river end tho high torro.co deposit irrigo.tod by tho Bessemer <br />Ditoh. Tho hoadgato of the Collier Ditch is north of Avondo.1e. This <br />ditch runs enstwnrd for about 4 milos to ['. point near tho Huerfo.no River. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Tho Bessomer Ditch land con~es one of tho bettor irrigo.tcd <br />c.roas in the Upper Arkarulas RiveY- drain.".ge basin. A combina.tion of <br />good lund, good draino.ge, a.nd one of tho eldest wcter rights hns ro_ <br />sul tad in hi ghly producti vo fo.rms. <br /> <br />"-- .----- - -- <br /> <br />11 <br />
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