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<br />Section 3 <br />Physical Environment of the North Platte Basin <br />'.IlL <br /> <br />In addition, two areas in the basin have received Gold <br />Medal designation. <br /> <br />. The North Platte River from the Routt National Forest <br />boundary downstream to the Colorado-Wyoming line <br />(5.3 miles). The predominant fish in the North Platte <br />River are brown trout, with rainbow trout also offering <br />sport <br /> <br />. One of the three lakes in the Delaney Butte Lakes <br />State Wildlife Area, North Delaney Butte Lake. North <br />Delaney Butte Lake is an extremely productive lake <br />that grows trophy brown trout This wildlife area is <br />located about 10 miles west of Walden. <br /> <br />CONI <br /> <br />3-4 <br /> <br />Figure 3-7 shows the locations of some of the basin's <br />key aquatic species habitat <br /> <br />3.2.10 Energy and Mineral Resources <br /> <br />There are no hydroelectric plants in the North Platte <br />Basin. Historical coal mine production has contributed <br />significantly to the economy of the basin in the past <br /> <br />S:\1177\BASIN REPORTS\NORTH PLATTElS3_NORTH PLATTE. DOC <br />