How the National Forests Protect Domestic 

 Water Supplies 



Top. — Intake of the water system for the city of Portland, 

 Oreg. The water for the city comes from the Bull Run 

 Watershed, which is entirely within and protected by the 

 Oregon National Forest, under a special cooperative 

 agreement between the city and the Forest Service. 



Middle. — Lake Cheesman, in the heart of the Pike National 

 Forest, Colo. This lake, with a storage capacity of 

 about 26,000,000,000 gallons, forms the main reservoir 

 for the water-supply system for the city of Denver. 



Bottom. — Street drinking fountain in Portland, Oreg. The 

 water comes directly from the Oregon National Forest, 

 which insures both its purity and abundance. 



