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<br />~ <br />M <br />lJ? <br /> <br />2.3 Ecological Impacts <br />2.3.1 Aquatic Ecosystem <br /> <br />The major impact of the proposed project <br /> <br />in the aquatic ecosystem will arise from <br /> <br />the additional storage capacity added to <br /> <br />the Elkhead Creek Reservoir. The reservoi~, <br /> <br />which would be built by the Colorado <br /> <br />Division of Wildlife regardless of the <br /> <br />Yampa Project, will add new lacustrine <br /> <br />habitat in an area where none exists now. <br /> <br />The reservoir will be stocked with <br /> <br />coldwater fish such as trout and a <br /> <br />recreational fishery maintained. <br /> <br />The principal impact of the additional <br />capacity requirement of the Yampa Project <br /> <br />will be to flood relatively flat areas <br />upstream of the original shoreline (see <br />Figure 22). These areas will be rela- <br />tively shallow, and it is expected that <br /> <br />plants such as cattail and sedges will <br /> <br />establish themselves there, together <br /> <br />with various emergent and aquatic plants. <br /> <br />This kind of vegetation will provide <br /> <br />habitat for some songbirds, such as the <br /> <br />-155- <br />