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<br />j <br />I <br /> <br />Enhan~eDlent <br />of Fish and <br />Wildlife <br /> <br />27 <br /> <br />Upper Basin <br /> <br />Lower Basin <br /> <br />For the benefit of fish habitat, the <br />interim operating rules for Fan- <br />tenelle Reservoir provide a con- <br />tinuou, flow of at least 300 ft'/. <br />in the channel immediately below <br />F ontenelle Dam. During water <br />year 1975, releases for power pro- <br />duction and other purposes pro- <br />vided flows in excess of 600 ft' / s. <br /> <br />Fishing below Flaming Gorge <br />Darn has been enhanced by main- <br />taining a minimum of 800 ft' /. <br />in the river. <br /> <br />A release of at least 61 ft'1s <br />throughout the winter 1974-75 <br />assured good fish habitat in the <br />river between Taylor Park and <br />Blue l\:lesa Reservoirs. Coordinat- <br />ed operation between Taylor Park <br />and Blue Mes-a Reservoirs in <br />delivering irrigation water to the <br />Uncompahgre project provided <br />ad::litional fishery and recreational <br />opportunities between the two <br />reservoirs. The interim operating <br />rules specify a minimum of 200 <br />ft3/s to maintain fish habitat <br />below Morrow Point Dam and <br />below the Gunnison Tunnel. <br /> <br />A continuous flow of at least <br />400 h8js was maintained immedi- <br />ately below Navajo Dam for fish <br />propagation. <br /> <br />Gear water and a minimum re- <br />lease of 1,000 ft' / s provided good <br />habitat for fish in the river below <br />Glen Canyon Dam. <br /> <br />Lake Mead water levels were regu- <br />lated to the maximum extent possi- <br />ble, consistent with other uses, to <br />provide a stabl~ or rising water <br />surface during the bass spawning <br />season. To provide satisfactory <br />fish habitat along the lower river, <br />releases from Lakes Mohave and <br />Havasu were regulated so that <br />minimum flows below the darns <br />were never less than 1,880 fta j 5. <br /> <br />