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Colorado Conservation Security Program 2005 Priority Watersheds

About the Arikaree Watershed

Land Use Acres
Irrigated Cropland 99,400
Non-irrigated Cropland 305,000
Rangeland 499,100
Pastureland 10,700

The Arikaree Watershed is located in Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Washington, and Yuma counties. A small portion of the watershed also crosses into the state of Kansas. The watershed includes approximately 540 farms on 918,678 acres of land. In Colorado, the watershed is in an area which yields dry beans, grains, and pumpkins; as well as a large percentage of Colorado's animal feeding operations including hogs, poultry, sheep, and lamb, horses and goats. Additional data concerning this watershed can be found on the Environmental Protection Agency's Surf Your Watershed website.

Complete the Colorado 2005 CSP Initial Questionnaire to learn if you may be eligible for CSP, attend a public meeting to learn more about CSP, and/or view cost lists and stewardship payment data for the Arikaree watershed.

These documents may require Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentArikaree Watershed Fact Sheet (133 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentArikaree Watershed Map (3365 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentAg Operation Delineation Fact Sheet (263 KB) NEW
Adobe Acrobat DocumentControl Certification Document (7 KB) NEW
Adobe Acrobat DocumentColorado CSP Fact Sheet (132 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentColorado CSP Priority Watershed Map (336 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentColorado CSP Initial Questionnaire (26 KB)
 Adobe Acrobat DocumentColorado's Conservation Record Workbook (847 KB) NEW
 Adobe Acrobat DocumentColorado CSP Talking Points (21 KB)
Additional information about this new conservation program, as well as the CSP Self-Assessment Workbook, can be found on the National NRCS website.

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