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<br />Fish Creek Reservoir Expansion EIS <br />:r,:.{>>>:<;:W-A~~;:;:;:;~";':;:::';'3S'l::~~~~~&::::."%~~'?<:::;.';.;~::;w~~;::::::s.'3Zt::::;.>>;:.;:;:;~;:;:;&;::;.;:;.::.o::::~:;:.;:m:y'~~~.$%..:W::;::~;:::- <br /> <br />The road would cross the existing meadow, contrasting with its form, line, and texture, and thus <br />would not meet the "partial retention" VQO. It is possible that the Road Corridor Option 3 access <br />route would be visible from this viewpoint, but it would be farther away than Road Corridor <br />Option 3, and thus not as visually apparent. <br /> <br />Viewpoint E Impacts - This viewpoint is located at the existing campground access road looking <br />towards Campground Relocation Site 1. Section 4-9 describes the facilities to be constructed. As <br />with viewpoint A, this viewpoint would be submerged by the reservoir expansion, but provides an <br />idea of what the campground would look like from the reservoir (Figure 4-5). The middleground <br />trees would provide screening, although some trees would most likely be removed to construct the <br />campground or to utilize the borrow area. A narrow strip of borrow area, approximately 20-30 feet <br />wide, would be visible along the shoreline in front of the campground. <br /> <br />The campground would need to meet the "partial retention" visual quality objective, because it is <br />close to the FOR 310 corridor. The campground itself would meet this objective, because it would <br />remain visually subordinate to the surrounding landscape and would repeat natural form, line, color, <br />and texture. This assumes that the campground composting toilet is designed in such a way to fit <br />in with its surroundings. When the campground is fully occupied with tents and vehicles, however, <br />it would be much more apparent as an introduced facility. The 10-12 car parking lot, the <br />campground access road, and the boat ramp would also be readily apparent, as they would create <br />contrast in terms of color and texture. The expanded campground and the facilities for vehicles <br />would result in a less remote atmosphere at the reservoir by attracting more visitors and vehicles to <br />the site. H the eight future campsites are developed, the uncrowded quality would be further <br />reduced. <br /> <br />Viewpoint F ImDacts - Viewpoint F is located on the north shore of the reservoir looking towards <br />the proposed saddle dam (Figure 4-6). This viewpoint would also "be submerged by the expanded <br />reservoir. Figure 4-6 shows approximately how it would appear from the water surface after <br />construction. The dam's height above normal water surface level would be the same as under <br />existing conditions. The length of the saddle dam would increase from 400 to 1060 feet. The CUt <br />slope on the spillway's east side would most likely be the only aspect of the spillway visible from <br />Viewpoint F. From the middleground view, the slope would be obviously man-made, but the <br />existing rock outcroppings above the spillway would help blend the slope in with the background. <br />The City plans to relocate the existing maintenance shed, since it is situated under the proposed dam. <br /> <br />Other Direct ImDacts - The project would have a number of other direct visual impacts, in addition <br />to the viewpoint impacts discussed above. One such impact would be the power cubicles located <br />every 1,250 feet along the proposed underground powerline (Figure 2-5). The boxes would be visible <br />along FDR 310 from its intersection with the Hayden-Cheyenne powerline to a point approximately <br />one-half mile north of the reservoir access road. The boxes would not meet the "partial retention" <br />objective established for the FDR 310 corridor, due to their contrast with natural form, line, and <br />texture. A power cubicle would also be visible along each of the dams and from the reservoir <br />shoreline, which would meet the "modification" VQO for the reservoir, since their small size would <br />allow them to remain visually subordinate. Since most of the power line itself would be installed <br />within existing roadways, vegetation disturbance would be limited to the 2,300-foot portion not <br />located within existing roadways, of which approximately one-half would be visible from the <br />shoreline. <br /> <br />The views from Puppy Dog Lake and the Middle Fork of Fish Creek, looking upstream towards <br />the saddle and main dams, respectively, would be altered as the dams increase in length and height. <br /> <br />~:*?-:<B>>f..:~w..mww.<<m$-):;m~Y~;;;.,**~;&..'%;.~~~:~~;;::-:;:;""~~~~~"$$<f.";.;"W>~.:~:';~..<ryi.....~.m:;q;:;:;1~.::;.1i,:;.m~p.~%mm..\'i1'::'$)"J:-sm.@.~..;m,;:;::$r:::tili: <br /> <br />Pagt 4.43 <br /> <br />Septtmbtr 1993 <br />