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Colorado Conservation Security Program 2006 Priority Watersheds

About the Middle South Platte - Sterling Watershed

Land Use Percentage
Irrigated Cropland 13%
Non-irrigated Cropland 22%
Non-irrigated Pasture 1%
Rangeland 64%

The Middle South Platte-Sterling Watershed is located in northeastern Colorado in
portions of Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Logan, Morgan, Sedgwick, Washington, and
Weld Counties. A small portion of the watershed crosses into the state of Nebraska.
There are an estimated 1,544 farms in the watershed, covering 1,704,371 acres.
Additional data concerning this watershed can be found on the Environmental
Protection Agency's Surf Your Watershed website.

 

Middle South Platte - Sterling Watershed in Nebraska

CSP Program Tools

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

Adobe Acrobat Document Middle South Platte-Sterling Watershed Fact Sheet (140 KB)

Adobe Acrobat Document Middle South Platte-Sterling Watershed Map (279 KB)

Adobe Acrobat Document On-Line Program Self-Assessment Workbook (1 MB)

Adobe Acrobat Document Colorado 2006 Conservation Record Workbook (287 KB)

Adobe Acrobat Document Agricultural Operation Delineation Guide (263 KB) and  Adobe Acrobat Document Control of Land Certification Document (7 KB)

Microsoft Excel Document Enhancements Choice List (36 KB)

Adobe Acrobat Document Fish & Wildlife Eligibility Criteria - Eastern Plains (131 KB)

Microsoft Excel Document Irrigation Water Management Assessment Tool (725 KB)

Microsoft Word Document Water Quality Eligibility Criteria (64 KB)

Microsoft Excel Document Water Quality Eligibility Tool (160 KB)

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