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<br />apportion. the watere of tho Rio Grande betw.en the thpse <br />.tat... After it beoame .trestive the Bureau ot Reclama- <br />tion ...d.. 1M "port on. the San Lute Valle7 ProjllUlt tth1eb <br />hi pubUsh.tul ae flown, Th:ieU1l'lent $$115. 76th CongH... Sl"d <br /> <br />Se..lon. <br /> <br />DESt'lRIl'TION OF SAN WIll VALLEY <br />!he San Luta Vaney 1.a a pain approximately 90 iii le. <br />trolll north to .outb an4 5.0 m11.o. tr_ ....t to ...t. 'rhe <br />uilt tude of the valley floor 1"Ilnc.. f1'om ., ,440 reet On the <br />eouth to 8,000 te.t a1'OWl4 it. rim. 'Phe .lU'l"Olmding llIount..Ina <br />attaln .1tItwha r"._ 10,000 to 14,000 'nt. 'lhe V..lley <br />1. 4....1n.d by ~. Bio (}pan48, an 1ntel"a.Ulte and 1ntfJ1'n&tIona,1 <br />atpsalll arldq in Golop.do, flowing aouthW1U'4 fo!' _1'. than <br />400 ml1e. aOl'llllta litw ..xieo and then 1'o,..1nl\$ the ~u.ndfU'J' <br />bet.en '!'.xa.. and 24edoo for about 1,.00 IItl1e. "l'oH 41.- <br />eba"'lllng into tbe Gult of "'-del/,le 'fhe Cone JOB !live.. 1. th. <br />pplndpal tl"lbuUJ"1 of' the R10 Grande in Co10r..40. '1'hia <br />.\1".... 1'10". nenheUt.eJ"ly .tP0l1l i ta .~u.rc. in the high 1II\0\m- <br />tain... '1'be elevaUon of the lands 1n tbe Con.jo. D1vhion <br />11 7,700 r..t al:lClve .... Ienl. fh(I land. in the Wagon Wheel <br />Gap ~lv181oD a~ at a slIghtly higher altitude. <br />"l'he eli_tie eontUticm. or the ar... aH 1il'I..racteri..4 <br /> <br />Q'f meager "iniall, a lIhOl"t 1>81"10<1 bet..en killing t'ro.te, I\n4 <br />lIU\ abl"U'Pt tran.i tlon tl'Olll .....on to .....on. The 1'%'O.t fl'8e <br />'Pel'i 0<< and ilhe P'Ow1nl; ....on both average about 100 ...,... The <br />following table give. al@Dlflcant atati.tles .. to the clImate <br /> <br />in the San Luis Valle,.. <br /> <br />. 10 . <br /> <br />r "' '" """ "" <br />" ., ," c.~v <br />