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Colorado Conservation Security Program 2006 Priority Watersheds

About the Upper Arkansas-John Martin Reservoir Watershed

Land Use Percentage
Irrigated Cropland 9%
Non-irrigated Cropland 19%
Rangeland 72%

The Upper Arkansas-John Martin Reservoir Watershed encompasses approximately 2,456,473 acres of land in portions of Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, Lincoln, and Prowers counties. A small portion of the watershed crosses into southwestern Kansas. The watershed includes 846 farms on 1,925,255 acres. Additional data concerning this watershed
can be found on the Environmental Protection Agency's Surf Your Watershed website.
 

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

Adobe Acrobat DocumentUpper Arkansas-John Martin Reservoir Fact Sheet
Adobe Acrobat DocumentUpper Arkansas-John Martin Reservoir Map


Additional information about this conservation program can be found on the National NRCS website.

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