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<br />" ;; I <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />UJ2'l89 <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Areas of Special Designation <br /> <br />Wild and Scenic River Status - TIle Dolores River Wild and Scenic River Study Report recommended that 105-miles <br />of the Dolores River from the approximate location of McPhee Dam to Bedrock be designated a component of the <br />NatiolUlI System of Wild and Scenic Rivers, with the following segments proposed for ciassification: <br /> <br />1. From 1.3 miles below McPhee Dam site to Bradfield Bridge (11 miles) - Recreational <br />2. Bradfield Bridge to Disappoinu~~m Creek (41 miles) - Scenic <br />3. Disappointment Creek to Little Gypsum Valley Bridge (20 miles) - Recreational <br />4. Lin1e Gypsum Valley Bridge to 1 mile upstream from Bedrock ~ridge (32 miles) - Wild <br /> <br />Tnese recommendations have yet to be acted upon by Congress. A withdrawal along the river corridor (Sec. 9, Wild <br />and Scenic Rivers Act) expired in September 1981. Tius lOS-mile reach of the river has also been desigwued as the <br />Dolores B.iver Canyon Special Recreation Management Area by BLM because of its diversity of resource dependent <br />recreation opportUnities. <br /> <br />Wilderness or Wilderness Study Areas - TIlt: 32-mile stretch of the Dolores River from Linle Gypsum Creek to <br />Bedrock Bridge is located within the Dolores River Canyon Wilderness Study Area (WSA). Tnis 29,41S-acre WSA <br />has been recommended to Congress as suitable for wilderness designation (BLM-October, 1991). <br /> <br />EN\1RO!\?\1E!\T AL CONSEQUENCES <br /> <br />Fishing <br /> <br />Proposed Action - impiemem.ation 0: the proposcc actIon would improve tne coidwater rlSnery aOV.TIStr= fron:: <br />McPhee Dam. Tne fishery would become more self-sustaining and with the cominuation or catch-ana-reiease <br />regulations may supoon the s~s anri numbers or trout to be designated a "Gold Medal Wate," by the CDO\\'. .A..n <br />unproved fisnery witr. the opportunity to catch more and iarger fish would resui: in increased fishing activity. <br /> <br />?\o Action - llnpi~menu!.tion c: the no e~tion ahe:-r.R:ive 'A'oulc adversei:; afie::: tne coicv...ste:- fi5h~ry a,~. :nererore. <br />iunit tne fishing opporn.lnities in the :Joiores Rive:-. <br /> <br />Raftin~ <br /> <br />Proposed Action - I1nplemema:ion of tne proposcC a::::io.. would not sign.ificamly f.ffec; the voiume or water avaiiabie <br />for release fo:- Doati.ng flOWS. noweve:-. higner nows ounnf! the sum..'Tler momhs may p:-ovicie increased oppommities <br />for smaii boating during high mnon yellrS. <br /> <br />No Action - 1mplemenullion of the no IIction IIhernat;vt: would not significantiy affect tilt: voiume of wllter available <br />for reieast: for boating flows. <br /> <br />Other Recreational Acthities <br /> <br />Proposed Action - Implementlltion of the proposed Ilction would result in an irlcreast: .in the use of the developed <br />recreation areas, hiking, horseback riding, photography, and other activity related to fishi.'lg. TiJere would be no <br />signiiicant effect on other activities described in this section. <br /> <br />r-;o Action - L'Ilplementl11ion of the no action aJ:emative would resul: i.r. Ii decrease in the use of the developed <br />recreation areas, hiking, horseback riding. photography and other activities reiated to fishin;. There would be DO <br /> <br />. ''- I"~ , . .. . ..... . . <br />sigr...u;.~an~ ~ne~: on o:ner a~nvitleS QeS~nDCC in tn.lS Section. <br /> <br />Areas of SpeciaJ Desi~alion <br />