WSP05125

• 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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1971

(Invent ary of physiocl fa.otors)

Bob Crook to South Side of Morodi th Hill subo.reu

This subnroa., shONn on oxhibit 4, pc.go 29, extends freD tho outlet
CMo.l of L"\ko lioredith on tho west to tho Holbrook Co.n.."'.l on tho o::'.st,
o.nd is bounded on the north by a. str::'.ight ea.st-wost line 2 Milos south
of the lino bo~.eon T. 21 S. und T. 22 S., und on tho south by tho Hol_
brook c.nd Fort Lyon Stora.go Cun::'.ls. The urea. lies cbout 5 "ulos north.
oa.st of Rooky Ford Md about 2 mles northwest of Choraw. This subaroa
consists of nonirrigc.ted po.sturo lend.

Soil s

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Mos,t ofo,thocsoil,i.s formd fro", tho'lf.i.obritrn group. There is-'~e.'
eutcrop of rock or she.lo in tho irriGcble ::'.rec.. A typioal prorilc.-,=n.
looa.tod in soci 1~.T.,.22 S., R., 55 Vi!: shows n olo.y 100,'" soiLto-o. C:',
depth of 5 feo~ . Anotlier prefilo loc::'.ted in soo. 28. To 22 S., R.-55 W.
shows a. topsoil of S::'.llcy 10= cnd a subsoil of sandy olcy lo~ followod
by ola.y 10=. J. "eto.ilod survoy would prooc.b1y shCJl'f soils ro.nging froD
sundy 10= to c1::'.y 10= over the a.reo. C1::'.C30c'. C.S irrigo.blo. ,io.ter-hold_
ing ca.paoity o.na pcrooo.bility vo.rios fren fo.ir to good, depending upon
80il texture.

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Tho westorn po.rt of the subo.reo. which consists krg01y of so.m
dunos, proba.bly u r~nt of tho Ognllo.la. forna.tion, hus been clo.ssqd
a.s nonirrignblo.

Topo/!;ra.phy

The topogrc.phy of the irrigo.ble o.rea. is rclllti voly snooth with a.
gentlo slope well suited to irrigation. So.nd dunes in tho western pnrt
of tho ereo. o.re cla.ssod o.s nonirrigablo because tho dunes ::'.rc too l::'.rgo
a.nd rough' to bJ lovolod ut u cost cOI:1l1lonsuro.to with the benefits.

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