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<br />(3) HERE IS A VIEW OF THE SAN JUAN r~OUNTAINS~ THE HEAD- <br />WATER AREA OF EAST DALLAS CREEK~ A PART OF THE UNCOMPAHGRE <br />RIVER DRAIrJAGE. THESE MOUNTAINS SERVE AS A STORAGE AREA FOR <br />WINTER SNOIIS. THE SPRING RUNOFF FROM THE SNOWPACKS COULD BE <br />CONTROLLED TO BENEFIT IT'S MANY USERS. <br />(4) FOLLOWING EAST DALLAS CREEK DOWNSTREAM WE COME TO ITS <br />CONFLUENCE WITH THE IJEST FORK AND A VIEW OF THE MAIN DALLAS <br />CREEK VALLEY. THE LAND IN THIS AREA HAS A GOOD WATER SUPPLY <br />BUT CERTAIIJ OWNERS COULD USE ADDITIONAL IRRIGATION WATER. <br />(5) HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK OF THE STREAN BELO\~ THE CON- <br />FLUENCE OF THE EAST AND WEST FORKS, <br />(6) HERE IS A VIEW OF PLEASANT VALLEY CREEK~ A TRIBUTARY <br />OF DALLAS CREEK~ THAT FLOWS IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION TOWARDS <br />r~IDGWAY FROM THE UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU. NOST IRRIGATED LANDS <br />ALONG THIS LOW YIELDING STREAM COULD BENEFIT FROM AN INCREASED <br />WATER SUPPLY~ PARTICULARLY DURING LATE JULY AND AUGUST. <br />U) THE TOm~ OF RIDGI'iAY AND TIlE UPPER UNCOMPAHGRE VALLEY <br />IS JUST EAST OF DALLAS CREEK AS ILLUSTRATED IN THIS SLIDE WITH <br />THE FAMILIAR SM JUAN MOUNTAINS IN THE BACKGROUND. U.S. HIGHWAY <br />550~ SERVI NG THE AREA SOUTH OF [.10NTROSE AND THE UtICCWAHGRE t{IVER <br />CURVE THROUGH THE PI CTWRE. <br /> <br />(J) FROl'l HIDGWAY~ THE UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER ENTERS A fMRRO\~ <br />CANYOI~ AND IS JO I NED BY DALLAS CREEK FRor.1 THE WEST. A COUNTY <br />ROAD PARALLELS THE STREMl FOR PART OF THE WAY THEN CROSSES THE <br />~ <br />RIVER TO MEET HIGHWAY 550. <br /> <br />2 <br />