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Miller Mesa waterfowl area is on the west shore of the Navajo Reservoir just south of the Colorado-New Mexico State line. A small reservoir and two terrace ponds have been completed and are full. About 170 acres of agricultural land have been planted for wildl ife management purposes to barley, oats, wheat, and alfalfa. Waterfowl use patterns indicate that birds from other agri- cultural and resting areas in the San Juan Valley are using the Miller Mesa site with increasing frequency. Desert Lake waterfowl management area comprises 2,480 acres of acquired and public domain land in eastern Utah near Huntington North Reservoir. Administered by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources since January 1968, the area's contribution to waterfowl resources management was significantiy increased by rehabilitation of 18 Fish and Wildlife the historic Desert Lake dike and the com- pletion of five additional diked areas below the existing impoundment. These structures are all filled and the lakes are used by resident and game bird populations and migrant waterfowl. During the past year, a pipeline was completed to assure an ade- quate water supply to the area. Three projects have been completed to mitigate fishery and big game losses caused by the construction of CRSP features: Curecanti Unit, Colorado-The Dome Lake Reservoir, located southeast of Gunnison, Colo., has been blanketed with heavy soil material to prevent leakage. This will pro- vide a stable fishing lake to mitigate fishery losses above Blue Mesa Reservoir. Emery County Project, Utah-Six small lakes above Joes Valley Reservoir have been stabilized to mitigate fishery losses at the Emery County Project. Starvation Reservoir, Central Utah Project, Utah-The Bureau purchased 1,500 acres of land near the Starvation Reservoir as part of a joint effort with the State of Utah to mitigate big game habitat losses in connec- tion with the construction of Starvation Reservoir. The State purchased a tract of land of about equal acreage. Fish shocking for biological resources inventory, Upper Provo River.