Reference Evapotranspiration Maps For Colorado

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2 Reference Evapotranspiration Maps For Colorado by Luc Claessens, Luis Garcia, Robert Lange, and Marvin Jensen. Agricultural and Chemical Engineering Colorado State University January 21, 1994 Grant No G Project No.4 The research on which this report is based was financed in part by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, through the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute; and the contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the U.S. Department of the Interior, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute their endorsement by the United States Government Colorado Water Resources Research Institute Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado Robert C. Ward, Director U:L640:L O:L9696b

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5 COUNSELOR AT LAW EQUITABLE BUll-DING 1EhHtUtr. Gro10. L. W A R D B ANNISTE R S AMU EL M. J A NU A RY RAYMON D A. WAG NER H. SHIELDS M A S O N breath 'l ef t in his body. Meanwhile I am not going to borrow any trouble about it. As for the right of way provisions of the Act uph eld by the Sup reme Court, I too wish th at the. Court h ad ~ c i t e d all of the a th o r i ~ i e s ci t ed -i n our brief. Only one authority was cit ed, ~::, p u t that wa s among those cited in our brief and could not have been t aken from the brief of the Sol icitor General because the Solicitor General had no ~hing to say in either of his br i efs on the ~ questi on of the val idity of the provisions referr ed to, an d al so because the case which was cited in the opinion, n amely t.n e Ut ah Power and' Light ~ omp anyi v, United States, is cited i J the brief of the Government for a t otally di f f er en t propc sf t.l on,. n amely t h at Arizona cannot prevent t he Un i t ed States from reclaimi ng and i r r i ga t i ng its O\ffi public lands. LWB.R

6 COUNSELOR AT LAW 80t~T EQUITABLE BUILDING 3a.ctt1.ttt'. <it clc~ L. WARD BANNISTER SAMUEL M. JANUARY RAYMOND A. WAGNER H. SHIELDS MASON breath left in his body. Meanwhile I am not going to borrow any trouble about it. As for the right of way provisions of the Act upheld by the Supreme Court, I too wish that the. Court had cited all of the authorities cited in our brief. Only one authority was cited, but that was among those cited in our brief and could not have been taken from the brief of the Solicitor General because the Solicitor General had nothing to say in either of hi s briefs on t.he, lue s t i ()n of the validity of the provisions referred to, and also because the case which was cited in the opinion, namely t ~e Utah Power and Light eompanii v. United States, is cited i n the brief of the Government for a totally different proposl t.lon, namely that Arizona cannot prevent the United States from reclaiming and irrigating its own public lands. LWB.R

7 areas in impoverished countries with relatively pristine areas ofhigh degrees of biodiversity. In the United States, local chapter offices often establish and manage preserves through the use ofwilling buyer/seller markets and conservation easements. In the mid 1980s, the Colorado chapter oftnc acquired 1,700 acres ofproperty, which is part of what is known as Phantom Canyon Ranch, located approximately 30 miles northwest of Fort Collins on the North Fork ofthe Cache la Poudre River. The preserve is a steepsided canyon, roadless and verdant, in contrast with surrounding area ofarid foothills dominated by scrub and grassland (Figure 5). This isolated canyon, approximately six Figure 5 Phantom Canyon, looking south-southeast miles long, is the last remnant ofessentially undeveloped land along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado ( The river has eroded pools in the granite substrate, some pools as much as 25 feet deep. These pockets carved out ofsolid 58

8 areas in impoverished countries with relatively pristine areas of high degrees of biodiversity. In the United States, local chapter offices often establish and manage preserves through the use of willing buyer/seller markets and conservation easements. In the mid 1980s, the Colorado chapter of TNC acquired acres of property, which is part of what is known as Phantom Canyon Ranch, located approximately 30 miles northwest of Fort Collins on the orth Fork of the Cache la Poudre River. The preserve is a steep- sided canyon roadless and verdant, in contrast with surrounding area of arid foothills dominated by scrub and grassland (Figure 5). This isolated canyon, approximately six * Color scan generates background noise Figure 5 Phantom Canyon looking south-southeast miles long is the last remnant of e senti ally undeveloped land along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado ( The river has eroded pools in the grani te substrate some pools as much as 25 feet deep. These pockets carved out of solid 58

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