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1 <br /> <br /> ditches (due to leakage). This situation is shown on the <br />' lower alluvial cross-section for Ward Creek in Figure 7 - <br /> Cross-Section of Alluvial Water Table. (It should be noted <br /> l <br />k <br />i <br />i <br />h <br />h <br />l <br />t <br />d <br /> eve <br />measuremen <br />s were ta <br />en <br />ur <br />ng spr <br />ng <br />at t <br />ese water <br />t <br />' runoff when influent stream conditions may well exist.) <br /> However, the upper alluival cross-section of Figure 7 <br />' depicts a condition where Ward Creek appears isolated from <br /> the alluvial water table. <br />' In general, the available ground water elevation data <br />' suggest that subirrigation (when considering the height of <br /> the capillary zone) may be occurring immediately adjacent to <br />' the streams. However, as noted above, the only vegetative <br /> species which appears to take advantage of this shallow <br />' water to any extent are hardwoods (which have limited <br /> agricultural significance to the area). <br />' <br /> Agricultural Practices. The current agricultural <br />' activities practiced in the Ward Creek and Williams Creek <br /> valleys have been described to some extent in the flood <br />' irrigation and subirrigation (including vegetation) <br /> discussions given above. Based on field observations and <br /> i <br />i <br />l <br />i <br /> l Conservation Serv <br />ce <br />n De <br />ta, <br />discussions with the So <br />' Colorado (U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1982), the <br /> agricultural practices of these two valleys are <br /> predominantly native pasture and hay for stock. There are <br /> also some apple orchards in the area and some fields in <br />' <br /> small grains (e.g., wheat, oats, and barley). The pasture <br />1 <br />88 <br />1 <br /> <br />