WSP10718

• File Number: 8220.102.01.I
• Description: Colorado River Water Projects - Aspinall Storage Unit - General - Environmental Studies
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 4/17/2001
• Author: DOI-NPS
• Title: Curecanti National Recreation Area - Resource Protection Study - Newsletter Number 1 - Spring 2001
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Nt~/ilfL( #1
!:P""'l 2001

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As part ofCurecanti's RPS and Gunnison
County'!; CACP. a few mcmhl'rs urlhe Gun-
nisbn and ~1ontrosc conunupities were askl:'d
to take pictun:s in and around Cllrccanli 10
help identify. R'sourceS thaI should he pro-
tect...d today and inro th... fulUre. The study
team ~l ""llh n:sidems of ~Ionlrose' on.5cp-
I~mbcr ~b. and v.ith residents ofGunniSoIl on
OclOber 4 to initiate the photographic as~)~-
memo Participants were c3.ch gi....en a roll of
film and asked to take pictures reprc:scming
one or morl" of seven calegories. Thcy W('Te
also asked to fill out logs thin descriht-d
where each pictun= was taken, why.iL was
considered imponanl. and what categoryi!
repre~med. Photographs and logs fTUrn
ck'vcn pt.'opk. totaling ::!81 pictures and de-
~criplions. were relUmed. Follo\\;ng is a de-
scripiilln of thc catcgories and. the number of
phot~)s talo;l'n III cach cakgory.

. Culo'gc'rv J, lbe mo~t scenic view~ from the:
highways awund Cur~'I;anli. 1ll~luding US 50.
CO Q1, CO J~4. and ~ide road~ in the \'H:inity
l\f Hlu<, r-.k~a L.:lk 175 photos - ~7.~)
C{l.ff'.K"~':': .~a-~ thaI <lTC: mO.~1 appropriate
and/{lr Iea.<t 3.f1P1Vpri:lle fOf fmure lk\'dop-
mc,.nl 135 rhotos - 11%)
. CllIo'gmy.l: Buildings Of other.structure:s lhal
. you lhink arc 3Cc~at>le or unacl-ept.able on
tt!.: b;l.~i~ of \'isuaI intn.I-~ion or other raclor~
(JQ'phoIOS-I~%1 .
. CaUXQn' 4: Cntical resources or :trea.s 10
PfOlcc'C1 i~ l.-nns such as landfurms, Wgc:[a-
li(ln, wellands. or wlldhfc bahltat i.w pholo~'
16'\01
Clltc'~(lry 5: Are:u)'oo consider rmpunanl to
plC',;.el"..e for recrealionaru.'Ie, and ....hat .~pc-
cuicuseorUO;CSl-l7phoIOs-17%l
. C.Ut'g(lr~' 6: Ptw.ltos that I:>e-st represent Gun.
nison County's and ~lontrOse County's image:
in the Cum:anli :m:a'{17phmo\ -tl%1
Cur..gon'i: Anyotht.'f issa....... areas or {'on.
le:\l_ "ou w,1uld like 10 iIIu~lrale. and plea'le
e\plain (2-1 phOIO< - 8~ 1

The Pholo AS<.c.'ssment shows whal: residenls
Ihin!': is impon:ml aboullht" Curt"canti area.
It \\itl aid Ihe study (e.1m in Il."'Commend.ing
e:ot.1.:tl.. whal areas sooukl be prol~"""1ed. and.
for what rl":lwnS, Scenes thai recej"ed SPC:4
~'ial allenoon by th~ photographers include;

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Hills 10 the sou!h of COO~'T Ranch
Lake CilY Bndge at l:asl ..nd of Blue' ~Iesa
Lake
Beach 1.0 ....ater on Blue; Me-s3 Lake from
Hwy 14Q bricl~e
Cliffs on north ~ide of Bluc Mesa Lake t>e-.
Iw('('n windsurfing area and Middk Hridgc
Cel:>oUa Ba-'in and Middle Bridge
DillonPiI)nades
Soap Cn'ek
Blue Me.,a Lake trom the Jam
MOTTow Pomt N.eStc'r".oir from Blue Me-sa
d,m
'CanY\1n and mcSl\.s from o\'erlook north of
n.1fTO.....son H",'y9:!
Cunxanll Needle
Curecantl'cret'~
Visla.s froffi Hwy 91 easl of Deadm.an' S
Curve ,
LillJe'Cimarron Valle)' adJacenllo US 50

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PiC1llTCS of and. comments .on land oulsid.e
Ihe Curecanli bc.lUnd.ary suggeslt.-d places
w'hcre more cmphasis should. t><= placed. 0'0
resource prolection. Scem's indud...:

. :\IUacl1\'.. natural or a~rarian lands.;:apes 10
prnte<.:t from visually intru~i\e dt!velol'mcnt
or'Udverse landu.o;e:
Nl1rth side of Hwy 50 3t :-'kCabd In.
Hills 10 the south of CI.XIpCT Ranch
Area along, Itwy I-IQ paSllola. iI1dudlDg
BI.une ROo.k, a~~nfrom Blue !\ksa
Lake-
Open bluth and ,-icwsheJ.s nonh of Blue
Mesa 31 Ea.sl Elk Creek
Soulh side of Blue :-'les.a Lake a.s <;('en
from Ba~' of Cllickem ....i'ildsur1ing area
LanJ 10 the- ~ou[h of Middle Bndge
Land t>elv.'~n Lake Cil)' CuloiT R03.d.
and Saplflt'ro
. . Sapim;,TO M...S3 "'~I into Lake Forl Can-
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'Lake CilY CUloff Road pasl Uk' ~11D ete
trihall;md
l..:utd near and 10 the 'IOllth of Rluc \1<.'<;01
dam. a.~ sc>en from Blue Mesa Lal.~
Soap MCS3 plah"'JU, irom and Induding
Cot!onwoo;j Gulch aJl."3 to Pioneer Poml'

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