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<br />;j$-", <br />t:~:", , <br />'<'%::-" <br /> <br />C) <br />C\l <br />I.") <br /> <br />rlra\;rlown of the reservoir might be <br /> <br />required more frequently. <br /> <br />Some environmental effects will result <br /> <br />from increasing the reservoir size and <br /> <br />from the fluctuating water level when <br /> <br />water is withdrawn for plant operation. <br /> <br />The higher dam will create a reservoir <br /> <br />with a 440-acre surface area when filled, <br />compared with 262 acres for the smaller <br /> <br />dam originally proposed. This increased <br /> <br />volume of water will inundate more lands <br /> <br />in the higher slopes of the valley and, <br /> <br />in the upstream portion of the reservoir <br /> <br />(see Figure 22). The effects of this <br /> <br />increase on wildlife in the area are <br /> <br />expected to be minimal. Deer presently <br /> <br />utilize the valley bottom, which will be <br /> <br />inundated by a reservoir of any size <br /> <br />at this location. Game birds in this <br /> <br />area are generally found in upland <br /> <br />habitats which will remain above the <br /> <br />high water level. Some additional loss <br /> <br />of habitat for songbirds and small mammals <br /> <br />will result from increasing the reservoir <br /> <br />size. Flooding of shallower upstream areas <br /> <br />-149- <br />