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<br />Location <br /> <br />III. SETTING <br /> <br />The Lower Gunnison Basin Unit in west central Colorado includes all or <br /> <br />major portions of Montrose, Delta, Gunnison, and Ouray counties. The area <br /> <br />consists of several intermountain valleys and mesas drained by the <br /> <br />Uncompahgre and the Gunnison rivers and their tributaries. The Continental <br /> <br />Divide through the Elk Mountains and the Cimmarron Ridge forms the area's <br /> <br />east and southeast boundary. The Grand Mesa forms the north boundary. The <br /> <br />Uncompahgre Plateau and the San Juan Mountains comprise the west and south <br /> <br />boundaries, respectively. <br /> <br />FIGURE III-I. GUNNlOON RIVER DRAI~AGE <br />LOWER GrnNlSON SALI~I'lY CXNl'ROL STIJDY, CDIORAIXl <br /> <br /> <br />I <br />t <br />I <br /> <br />o <br />o <br />:t: <t <br />;: a:: <br />:)13 <br />18 <br /> <br />COLORADO <br /> <br /> <br />Gunfll60n HI",,,, <br />O'tJlflag. <br /> <br />LOCATION MAP <br /> <br />001219 <br /> <br />III-I <br />