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<br />, <br /> <br />,co <br />w <br />C'\ <br />C\l <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />"-'ill, <br />:;{{~ <br /> <br />and recreation lake by the Colotado Dlvisiull of Gnme, l~igi, <br /> <br />1:] "" <br /> <br />The present water storage and conservat.ion fl"!-;lctions ()r t-h,-: '''"i:::;'~,y'''::' <br /> <br />'\:Jould be transferred to an,t preformed hy th6 potential T11<:.;-r; -;-:lr,:)'i. <br /> <br />Reservoir. Releases from the latter rcsc.t'vo-ir would be fl':nd.c rc, <br /> <br />enhnnce the fishing in Axi,~l Rescrvo:.:C. Th[.~:;(~_ r(;lcases ;"lo:>ld [l'U,'; <br /> <br />sustain ~lt;y stream fishing in Milk Ccc-'('k bC'.lClv! Thornb\.j:~-'g",'i, ;.:: .,I;'r~}{: i.. <br /> <br />The degree or work prngr8.med by ::::;-i'-' St.:J.te in arrl an:J!..1;".._\ ;..:hr~ C'l <br /> <br />, T"'" <br />,..16 <br /> <br />resf~rvoir 1.s not avai.lable .:J.t this t :i:iii~~. <br /> <br />Canals and laterals <br /> <br />Four canals <1nd a multitude of l.:lterals compose. the c'-.I1.1cction <br /> <br />and distribution systems for the project. The b.;1sic d.P,ti~ I:(ir the <br /> <br />canals and laterals i.s lisl:t.:d in the t:tbl.e: en the rolle-hd..,:, ~ >;'igC. <br /> <br />Spoil banks and excavat ion <1reas wou"Ld ~'rc:i-!~u..:::e only short .: ~nll <br /> <br />effects as these areas would be resh.::~pc(i and smoothed ~:)l.1J,,,;,i.ng <br /> <br />construction. Game and li"'lcstock croBsing::: ;:~nQ t:;scape X'G\.\tes <br /> <br />wouid be provided in selected reachei-t (If -::11c r:-tajOJ: canal.s ~ <br /> <br />The contractors will be required to follow the sume rif,icl <br /> <br />specificationr,as those discussed for the project reservoirs, <br /> <br />A brief description of the canal alignments and vegetative <br /> <br />conditions is as.follows: <br /> <br />Lost Creek Feeder CanaJ.--This can"l cn'Bses the dj.vidc <br /> <br />between the Yampa and ~fuite River Drn:1.nages a.t an elevati.ori of flU\)tl~: <br /> <br />3,500 feet. Host of the t'crrain is rough "'ad the humid cJ.;':1ote j,; <br /> <br />cxtcemely cold. The initi"l 3 mHes of the ulnal is mnst" :'.- .7~;?C" <br /> <br />country with some spruce, brush, and grG._~~s a "..-e as . The lat;~cr p,r.t~ <br /> <br />of the canal has mostly open grass and scatt'ered sagebrullh vcget,-,ti" <br /> <br />cover. <br />