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<br />:'\.11 "'\"'11 b,Id..t,~bad dfoughl ye:lr'
<br />,',wld I..""P th,'lll ;lI\ay
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<br />Lll...; PtI...hl,llll:IV h;l\l: I<.':>s \\;H<:r Ih;.ltl
<br />II", ,'\,'f had. blltll-still ha' rklH) 10
<br />"""r it lh.... ,t;lt.'\ IlWsl rOrUbf n'<.'r<.'-
<br />;lll\lI1)il<.'.
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<br />'I'hi, ~\'af, more than I.J million re~l-
<br />pI.- \i,iled \h.. PlIebh, Slale R,'cr,'.lIion
<br />,\r"';1 a IJ.(lOll-plthil<.'TC par~ thaI fca-
<br />tm"'llwrn;I"i\l:-f.h(lO,urfa<.'c_a,'r,',r.".
<br />....noir
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<br />Wink Ihal Iigurc ,!tplX'd by 95_0{)(I
<br />\i'llors from th.' \l'ilr h.:f,)r,'. "\\<.' had a
<br />blls~ 'Umllll.'r:' n:pIHI.'J Park .\1anag.'r
<br />.\Iike Fl'.'Il,..h.
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<br />\lPI",' Importarll, rrelldl il,kkd. rc\c-
<br />!lU,' \\01' lip !~lr lh.... 1 <Jll:')-')O li-,cll y.',lr
<br />whidl.:rllkd ill Junt',
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<br />"We ilre running more ...mci,'ntly," h.'
<br />',lid. "We h;l\e an RO-r"ll.'n:ent r,"\:o\...ry
<br />r:lle ", f<lr as \\ hill \\e 'p',:lId. Tlk- )",lr
<br />b.:fllfl:. il "as 7N pl:l'('l'nl.
<br />"The proj.:t"t i, doing "hal it \\;rs 'IIP-
<br />po~d tll," f-'relll"h said.
<br />A pari oflh.. FrYlIlg Pan Ark:lnsa,
<br />\\'ata StOf::lge Projl.,:I, Ihe Lake Pilch.
<br />lo's prilll;Lry funClion is 10 supply supple.
<br />Ill<.'nwl irrigati(ln water for 2XO,6(10 acre,
<br />,11' farllll:1nd ill the L'lw<.'r Arkan'ils
<br />Valk')'. The proje'Ct al,o providl'S nnod
<br />l',lntrol, Willn to I'uehlo, Colorado
<br />Srring~ and other area lllunkipalitic, ",
<br />v_l'll a, rts recrealioll u';lge,
<br />h~hin,g ,'Olllinu.,:, to he th... re,ervoir'"
<br />mo~t POPUlilf attf<ldi.m. ~l,)re than h;llf
<br />the \hitlll's Ol-f,lt-f) had iI pol.: in hand
<br />"hen th..:y <lrri\cd.
<br />W<lrlll anJ eokJ-w;lll'r 'pt.....;e' of tlsh
<br />:If<.' slod_.'I1 in I.ake PUdlhl. Th.' rl."..'f-
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<br />\'Ilir is fa,t huilding a reput.alion iI' a
<br />(j.;,he-ry for qu;tlity siA-d walleye, tar!!e
<br />;rnd '1ll,lllmouth ba~, and hybrid" iJX'rs.
<br />"We ;11\0 h;l\e a g{"IIld f"lIlpuJ;l\ion of
<br />tmut," French said,
<br />Another .12KOO(J hrou~ht a tHxll
<br />along. "h...ther it wa~ mOlori7l.-d, ',III or
<br />simply a \;lilhoard.
<br />HOilling probably h.., lX'I.'n alli.'Ckd
<br />mOst by rc'><.'noir'~ drop in "al('r 1..-\.:1.
<br />But ('\,\'11 a~ lhe re'....rvoir neared Its nllni-
<br />mum pool. "it didn't hurt a \\hol.... 101:'
<br />~:lid h..neh. "I'eopll: ~liJl rcari/c w(' h.ne
<br />" lot of "ater. 1\1 a ght.'n day,"e can
<br />h'IV'(' 400 (0 50U lx)al<.'fS out Ihae.
<br />"We h;l\e' islanJs coming up that \\e'
<br />haven't ~e.'n since \\e ,tal'1('d litting tll.'
<br />lake, 'll \\e If) to ~trc.;,~ to people thaI
<br />the I.lkI.: ("an chang.; l'\("ry Jay:'
<br />The higgc'l jump ill u<.age W'lS allhe
<br />par~'s R(ld; C;U1)'llIl o.:<I('h, a 9-,ll'r.'
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<br />Ruedi Reservoir drmvs visitors.fi'om wide area
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<br />u~ L\fUn LOI'rz
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<br />Even drought can't hurt Lake Pueblo's popularity
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<br />Ruedl Re~noir, .;,itting lJ mik,.....hl
<br />,ll U;h.lfl, is [h" We'lcfll Slope'.;, "-m"
<br />link tl) th\.' I"ryrngpan ,'rlan'>.I" \V;Il,,'r
<br />Slor,'gc I'roje~t.
<br />Ku.-di, Ihe ,malk'l of lhe four fl''>l,.'r-
<br />\oir.. neal.'d or .'nbrged by th(' federal
<br />"at..r pmj.'et, ...:ncs more lh.llllh.' rcll.
<br />pl<.' of [he We..t Slo('ll:, though.
<br />Stratt'gic:llly ItK<lted. Ru('dl )early fe-
<br />,--ci\'Co; il wid"spread of vi~rtors among the
<br />mor.. Ihan ~).OOO people \\ho yeilrly 1I~
<br />lhl're~noir'sfeen:alion arl'a.
<br />George King. a rl"Cre<ltion te'ChnidJn
<br />\\ith th.. U,S. Fore~1 Scrvi('C, e~[imiltes
<br />th,lI 30 percent of the Ruo:di visitors arc
<br />101:<11 outdoors enthusiasts. He ~lid an-
<br />other JQ percent eome from the De-mer
<br />;.Iud ~urrounding Ille-tro area and 30 per-
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<br />..:en! <Ire out-of-~ta[(' visitors.
<br />Ruo:di Dam wa.. buill .KhlS'> lh...
<br />Fryingpan Rin'r, The ....ater "as .,lored
<br />;1l1J l'hannded to tho: E;hl<.'rn Slope
<br />[hruugh <llunnd, then rckaseJ into the
<br />h...auwatcrs of the ^rkan';.Ls Ri\er to
<br />lxll.ht the .....aler supply of South"',htern
<br />CoJoraJ..).
<br />A ..pinnfT of Ihe proj('cl W:tS Ihe multi.
<br />lude of recre,llional opportunitIes.
<br />Th.... area ofTers outdoor activilies
<br />ranging from lhhing and boating 10
<br />(:ross-country skiing and scuba diving.
<br />The arc<l oilers fouf de....dop.-d camp.
<br />grounds wilh 80 camp..ites, "The' busiesl
<br />time of the year is July and AugU'I."
<br />King reponed.
<br />Most come for ,I combination of
<br />camping. fishing and boating, "Our
<br />u~ge is slanted toward the boal
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<br />crowd to camp and bual:' h:lI1g S<lid.
<br />The lake's primar) fi~h is lrout. "lb-
<br />.;,k,llly. w(;" h;l\c rain!ww trout in Ihe 1.2-
<br />lI1eh, J-pound si.....:. King s.aiJ. "Bulthl'
<br />mal'kina" (lake \rUUl) ha.s \tan,'d 10 pit'k
<br />up 4uite a bit. We have some going O\W
<br />.10 in.:hes and 10 pounds"-
<br />Buating, in particul.lr, h;i\ !!ro"-n I~
<br />past four or lh<.' years, ;K(ording 10
<br />Killg,
<br />"We've hccn real fonunal...." he ~tid.
<br />"We've had more wat.'r in Ihere than Ihe
<br />pa~l four or five years.
<br />"It has been my obscrv;t1ion thai use
<br />on the surfiJl'C of the water has gro"n
<br />noticeably in the last four year<;. Even
<br />lhoug.h uS(' of tOlal recreation was down
<br />a li1tlc bil, Ihe use on the rcscn'oir has
<br />gone LIp.
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<br />swim af.'a that bmught III nearly 7X,OOn
<br />s\\ immel'S. TIn- )'C<lr hefore, \()l1le )6.000
<br />p..:ople u~ed lhe \\Ioimming lake,
<br />"Cl'rtainl)', Ihe "ater ,lide hit' l'llIl-
<br />Irihule.! In Ihal:' l'r..lleh ",;1I.'1 h.. ..Iide
<br />revenue Inore Ihan quadrupled in a
<br />)ear', lime 10 SIJ.-47X for I'JS9-90.
<br />T"h..re is lleiUly ,IS mud1 ,iI.",ivity glllllg
<br />on a\loay from Ihe "'-ater.
<br />An l-'limated J2J,OO(J rcnplc enlered
<br />Ih.: p<lrk J(lr the mere plca<;ur(;" of Sit!ll.
<br />,,,'t,:in~. ,'nulh"r fl6,OOO ""nl,'d III piclllC
<br />.:.In.! 42,7KO vi,ilors campt-d O\crnighl
<br />"Ollr C<lmp,,-iles (214 with full.S(.'r\'K'C
<br />Illlllkup, alld )-4(, picnic <;itc,).,rr full \.'V-
<br />cr)' wl'Cknd of th..: "Ulnmcr"- rrl'lllh re-
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<br />Becau,e {If lh.. limit.:J Ilumber of
<br />eamp"ite.. .lIld high demand, Ihe par!..
<br />u~ <L rl"icn<llimt s}\lern fur its ,';unp.
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<br />Congratulations
<br />To
<br />THE FRYINGP AN
<br />ARKANSAS
<br />PROJECT
<br />Water Is One Of Our
<br />Most Important Resources
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<br />JOHN BALLAS
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<br />214 NORTH MAlfll STREET
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