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<br />. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />0:1747 <br /> <br />,- 7 - <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Water Uses and Sources,- Water for livestock use is obtained <br />principally from numerous small ponds located throughout the rangeland <br />area, Several shallow wells in this area also provide water for <br />li vestock. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Most of the water used for domestic and commercial purposes in <br />the watershed is supplied by the Limon water system. which obtains water <br />from 7 wells on the south side of Big Sandy Creek. These wells are <br />in alluvial valley fill of Big Sandy Creek. The capacity of the <br />system is 9.86 million gallons per day. <br /> <br />The irrigated cropland in the watershed is served by a pumping <br />plant obtaining water from a sump along Big Sandy Creak. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Economic Data <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />The first permanent settlers arrived in the Limon area during <br />the early 1860's, At this time, Lake Station located three miles <br />southeast of the present site of Limon was a principal point on the <br />Smoley Hill trail and the Butterfield Stage route between St. Joseph, <br />Hissouri, and Denver. In 1870 the Kansas Pacific Railroad (now <br />Union Pacific) was built through the area and terminated at Denver, <br />With the railroad carne a new wave of settlers, and extensive <br />cattle and sheep grazing operations were organized, In 1888 the <br />Rock Island Railroad was completed through the area to Colorado <br />Springs. About this time a station, Limon's junction, was established <br />at the point where the two railroads crossed, The Town of Limon <br />was incorporated in 1909. <br /> <br />"~I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Limon, with a population of 1,811 (1960 census), is the <br />principal trade center for eastern Elbert County and northern <br />Lincoln County, as well as for portions of adjacent counties. Cash- <br />grain fanning and livestock ranching are the major enterprises <br />in these areas. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Livestock production, particularly cattle ranching, dominates <br />the agricultural economy in the watershed. There are portions of <br />eight ranch units in the watershed and all are o,mer-operated. Two <br />operators in the watershed have a total of 136 acres in wheat <br />and grain sorghum, of which 86 acres are irrigated, One operator <br />has 80 acres in the Conservation Reserve Program, These 80 acres <br />have been planted to grass, The remainder of the watershed, except <br />for the Town of Limon, is native grass land. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />'- <br />