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Show Salt Lake City Watershed Management Plan ' 99 K. LAND OWNERSHIP STATUS Land ownership in the Salt Lake City Watershed Management Plan area is divided principally among the United States ( Forest Service management), Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, and private interests. The pattern of ownership distribution is not consistent throughout the plan area. Salt Lake City is a major landowner in the northern canyons and the Forest Service is the dominant landowner in the southern canyons. This section describes the distribution of ownership in the plan area by canyon. The land ownership map at the end of this chapter displays this information. Table 10 Area- wide Ownership Owner Acreage Percentage Forest Service 78,893 62% Private 24,589 19.3% Salt Lake City 23,773 18.6% Salt Lake County 268 < 1.0% Total 127,522 100% 1. City Creek Canyon Salt Lake City is the dominant landholder in City Creek Canyon. This is the result of aggressive land acquisition efforts to assure an adequate water supply from settlement to the early twentieth century. The Forest Service also has substantial canyon land holdings that are distributed in a checkerboard fashion. Smaller private land holdings are located at the mouth of the canyon and along ridge lines. Page 45 |