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<br />""'::') <br /> <br />...-I <br />M <br />L!? <br /> <br />~rowing in the shallower portions of the <br /> <br />reservoir. Their decomposition would be <br /> <br />malodorous at the time, but could con- <br /> <br />tribute to a higher overall nutrient <br /> <br />level the following spring, which could <br /> <br />result in increased productivity of the <br /> <br />entire shore ecosystem. Since water would <br /> <br />be used only during periods of low flow in <br /> <br />the Yampa River, this release would help <br /> <br />to maintain the fishery in a segment of <br /> <br />the Yampa by stabilizing flows between <br /> <br />Elkhead Creek and the power plant site. <br /> <br />The waters of the reservoir will be <br /> <br />moderately turbid by, reason of turbid <br />inflow from the sparsely-vegetated <br /> <br />lands surrounding it, and the tendency <br /> <br />for waves near the shore to keep clay <br /> <br />particles in suspension. Because of <br /> <br />the ability of the suspended solids in <br /> <br />the water to absorb and reradiate heat, <br /> <br />the water may be somewhat elevated in <br /> <br />temperature. <br /> <br />The waters are expected to be deep <br /> <br />enough to permit thermal stratification <br /> <br />-152- <br />