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EEPORT UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 



At the forks of the Little Dolores there is an area of about 30 square 

 miles of good land. 



Profile of the Grand Eiver. — (Hay den.) 



From mouth. 



Elevation. 



Fall per 

 mile. 



Miles. 



Feet. 



Feet. 



348 



8,153 





344 



8,123 



5.0 



320 



7,715 



7.0 



302 



7,180 



30.0 



295 



7,000 



25.7 



228 



6,125 



13.1 



209 



5,743 



20.1 



188 



5,645 



13.3 



152 



5,100 



9.6 



120 



4,523 



18.0 



104 



4,500 



1.4 



70 



4,300 



5.9 



52 



4,250 



2.8 







3,900 



6.7 



Gr.ind Lake, Middle Park 



Forks 



Hot Springs 



Mouth of Muddy Creek 



Foot of cafion iij Park Eange . 



Mouth of Eagle Eiver 



Mouth of Koaring Fork 



Moutli of North Mam Creek . . 



Moui h of Eoan Creek 



Mouth of Gunnisou Eiver 



Head of Low Caiion 



Horseshoe Bend 



Mouth of Dolores Eiver 



Mouth 



!NoTE. — All elevations are barometric. 

 Profile of the Eagle Biver.^(llayden.) 





From mouth. 



Elevation. 



Fall per 

 mile. 





Miles. 

 62 

 50 

 45 

 41 

 29 

 



Feet. 

 10,418 

 8,693 

 7,856 

 7,700 

 7,065 

 6,125 



Feet. 



Mouth of Homt stake Creek 



144 





167 





39 





53 





32 







Note. — All elevations are barometric. 

 Profile of the Eoaring ForTc. — (Hayden.) 





From mouth. 



Elevation. 



Fall per 

 mile. 



Head 



Miles. 

 64 

 55 

 48 

 43 

 25 

 12 

 



Feet. 

 11,676 

 9,400 

 8,241 

 7, 942 

 6,626 

 6,000 

 5,743 



Feet. 



Month of Rimt.fir'a HrfPik , , , , . , 



225 



Mouth of Difficult Creek 



166 



Month of Castlfi r,pfiot ,..,.., 



60 



Mouth of Frving-pan Creek 



73 





48 



Mouth 



21 







Note— -All elevations are barometric. 

 Profile of the Gunnison Eiver. — {Hayden.) 





From mouth. 



Elevation. 



Fall per 

 mile. 



Head 



Miles. 



200 



185 



173 



157 



141 



130 



123 



112 



97 



f.2 



45 



40 







Feet. 

 11, 000 

 9,869 

 9,576 

 8,176 

 7,725 

 7,638 

 7,450 

 7,213 

 6,800 

 5, 405 

 5.101 

 4,925 

 4, 523 



Feet. 



Mouth of Pass Creek 



75.4 



Head of Upper Caiion 



32.6 



Mouth of Slate River 



73.7 





28.2 





7.9 



Mouth of "White Earth Eiver 



26.9 



Mouth of Lake Fork 



21.5 



Moat h of C ebolla C reek 



27.5 



Mouth of North Fork 



39.9 





17.9 



Mouth of Eoubideau'e Creek 



35.0 



Mouth 



10.0 







Note— All elevations are barometric. 



