WSP08184

• File Number: 8200.765
• Description: White River General
• State: CO
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 11/1/1966
• Author: USFS
• Title: Water and Related Land Resources - White River Basin in Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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WATER AND RELATED LAND RESOURCES

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WHITE RIVER BASIN IN COLORADO

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AUTHORITY AND ORGANIZATION

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This report presents information on water and related land resources
of the White River Basin in the State of Colorado. It is based on a
cooperative study by the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the
United States Department of Agriculture.

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Participation of the United States Department of Agriculture was
authorized under provisions of Section 6 of the Watershed Protection
and Flood Prevention Act (Public Law 566), 83rd Congress, as amended
and supplemented. This authorizes the Department to cooperate with
other Federal, State, and local agencies in making investigations
and surveys of watersheds of rivers as a basis for development of
coordinated programs.

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Survey work by the United States Department of Agriculture was carried
out by technicians of the Soil Conservation Service, Forest Service,
and Economic Research Service under the direction of a USDA Field
Advisory Committee, Colorado Basins, composed of representatives of
these agencies.

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PURPOSE AND SCOPE

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Information is presented about water and related land resource use and
management which provides a basis for coordinating USDA programs of
watershed protection, flood prevention, land and water management, and
recreation with related activities of local, State and other Federal
agencies. Information is also presented which will provide a basis for
development of projects under the Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention Act, Public Law 566, as amended.

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This is one of a series of cooperative river basin surveys being
conducted on the western slope of Colorado by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture and the Colorado Water Conservation Board. Previous
studies resulted in reports on Water and Related Land Resources of
the Gunnison River Basin (1962) and the Colorado River Basin in Colorado
(1965). Similar studies are scheduled for the Yampa, Dolores, and San
Juan River Basins.

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This study utilized applicable data from previous investigations wherever
possible. The report is developed from field surveys and analysis of
material collected from many sources. It is presented in the form of
an inventory or information document rather than as an action or author-
izing report.

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