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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TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Supporting Appendix Reports. .
List of Ta.bles . . . . . .. . . . . .. .
List of Exhibits . .. ...........

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CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION

General Conditions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. ..
Land Classification Standards. . . . . .

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CHAPTER, II. INVENTORY OF PHYSICAL FMTORS
Land Classification Description for Initial Development. . . . .
Leadville to 5alidn area. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. ..
Soils~ .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... ..........
Topography ...... .. .. .. . .. .. .. .... ..........
Drainage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. it .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. ..
Salinity Wld aikalinity. .. .. ... ........... ..
Land classification. .. .. ... ., ... .. . .. . .
Canon Ci ty-Pe nrose area.. .. . . ~ . ; . ~ . "';;
Soils. · ~ ~ . · . ; . . . . . · " .~: ~ tff!.\. ..
Topogra.phy . .... . . . 5~t' .~. . \ .
Drainage . . . . . . .. . ~ ~ .@). ~ .
Salinity llIld alklllinity. . . . . ~ . @;. ~ ~. .
Specinl problems" . . .. .. .. .. . . ~.' ~.ffiiJ ~.~. . .
Lan:! Clllssifica tion. . .. ..,...~ ~,,~ ~ . .
Fountain Vo.lley c.reo.. . .. . . .. .. . ~ ~ .~. ~-.. .. ..
Pueblo to Holly irrigo.ted. area. . .:if. ~~J' tt'!-9 J:!?. .
Bessemer Ditch und Collier Di~ ~~ ~. . . .

Soils.. .. . .. . . .. . .~. ~-::::J ~ .~. . . .. .
Top~grllphy. . . . . . gjj ~"",':"(:~ ~ . . . . .
Dro.~mge. . . . . . .~.~:/ f[;j .~. . . . . .
Salini ty und nlklllinOO .~~. ,~. lj . . . . . .
Special problems. . ~ . . ~i'!,. %. . . . . . .
Colorlldo. Booth-Orchard ~~o.~li~ior
Canals Buoorea.. . . . . .~. . . ~ " " . . . . .
Soils " . . . . . . . . . ~ ~. . . . . . . .
T, opogrD..phy. . . . . . . .Jt~' . . . . . . . . . .
Drainage. . . . . . . . .~. . . . . . '" . . . .
Salinity o.nd alknlinity . . . . . . ." ..."
Specia.l problems. . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . .. "
Bob Croek to South Side of Meredith Hill subnren . . .

Soils . . . -. . . . e e . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Topography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dro.ina.ge. . " . . . " . . . . . . " . " . . " . .
Salinity Utld alkalinity. . e . .. ..."."
South Side Cnnals Ellst of Huerfnno River to East
Side of La Junto. .surereC'.. . . . . . . . . . . .
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