8040

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8040
• Author: Upper Colorado River Commission.
• Title: Sixteenth Annual Report of the Upper Colorado River Commission.
• USFW Year: 1964.
• USFW - Doc Type: Salt Lake City, Utah.
• Copyright Material: NO

was dedicated in a ceremony in April 1963. Except for testing and
possible minor construction in fiscal year 1964, all other project
features were completed during the year. These features include the
Smith Fork feeder canal and diversion dam and the Aspen Canal.

Limited amounts of project water were available during the
1963 irrigation season. It is expected that the project will be trans-
ferred to the Crawford Water Conservancy District for operation in
January 1964. This project will become the second participating
project to be turned over to a water user's organization for operation.

Advance Planning Activities

A supplemental economic justification report on the Crystal
Dam and Reservoir of the Curecanti unit was completed and ap-
proved by the Secretary of Interior. Preconstruction activities in-
cluding studies and preparation of designs, and estimates continued
on the Central Utah project, Silt project, and Lyman project. The
definite plan report for the Lyman project was completed and the
report for the Bonneville unit of the Central Utah project is nearing
completion. Quality of water studies were continued in the upper
Colorado River Basin as authorized by law.

Fish and Wildlife Development

Rough-fish control measures were completed for 445 miles of
the Green River and tributaries in September 1962 prior to closure
of the Flaming Gorge Dam. This program was planned and executed
with the cooperation of the Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming Fish and
Game Departments.

Installation of the pump and powerline for the Stewart Lake
State Waterfowl Refuge in Utah was completed in October 1962.
These facilities will provide water from the Green River to replace
Ashley Creek flows diverted to Steinaker Reservoir.

Land and wildlife management plans were developed for the
Flaming Gorge and Navajo unit program areas in cooperation with
the Bureau of Land Management and the State fish and game de-
partments. Purchase of base properties by the Bureau of Sport
Fisheries and Wildlife and related grazing adjustments for wildlife
on the public domain will permit the management plan to be
effected.

To initiate the program of land acquisition, 1,560 acres were
acquired at the Flaming Gorge unit for big-game and waterfowl
management and 3'78 acres were acquired at the Navajo unit for

big-game range. Related f .
rehabil't t' encmg, water development and range
1 a IOn measures were started at the N . . '
T " . avaJo umt.
wo fIshery mvestigations were' T
management study at th N . I?I Iated: the 6-year reservoir-
fiscal year 1968 and the 3 avaJo ~ntt which will be completed in
assess the effects of the eclo-year f rFelen ~iver follow up study to
h f sure 0 ammg Gorge D d
roug - Ish control operation of September 1962 am an the

Planning activities continued th h . .
current and future facilities A . .rt?ug out fIscal year 1963 for
. ' . CqUlSI IOn of land d
were major objectives during th . an water areas
negotiation required conside bl e t~ear, and actIOns preparatory to
. ra e Ime and effort N
SIOns were made jointly with th St .' umerous deci-
to determine lands required f eb. ate fIsh and game departments
fowl management publ'c f h~r Ig-game,. upland-game and water-
bli' ,1 IS mg Or huntmg acce d'
pu c fIshing lake and national f' h h t h' ss, an SItes for
IS a c enes.

Public Recreation Facilities

In the Flaming Gorge National Rec .
of the Lucerne Valley (Ut h) reatIOn Area, construction
t . a access road and 'k' .
s antIally complete and 'con t t' f. pal mg area IS sub-
. s rue IOn 0 the t
systems IS well underway. At Antelo e FI wa er, sewer, and power
boat-launching ramp employ 'dP at (Utah) an access road
, ee reSI ences ad'
now under construction. ' n a water system are

. Recreation facilities at the Cra f .
m Colorado, have been com leted w ord Rese:~o.Ir ~ecreation Area,
ployee trailer residence 40 ~ . . ~hese faCIlItIes mclude an em-
ramp, 112 parking spac~s, a;~C:~c~~I~~a~s~oat dock and launching

In the Arizona portion of Glen C .
Area, construction in the W h an~on NatIonal Recreation
on picnic area development a~dw::~t:;ea IS. substantia.lly complete
quarters, employee residences pit t .j : comfo~t statIOn, seasonal
launching ramp marina b h' dOle s, parkmg areas, a boat-
. ' , eac an access ro dAb
ramp IS substantially complete at th L' a. oat-launching
. e ee s Ferry area.
Campmg facilities, roads, and arki'
have been completed. p ng areas at Paoma Reservoir

At the Pine River site in th N .
Navajo Reservoir Recreation Area e d e~ MeXICO portion of the.
pleted or are under construct' "I edv~ opments have been corn-
s 't lOn, Inc u Ing a wat I
am ary system boat 1 h' er supp y system
.' - aunc mg ramp ad' '
walks, and trails. ' ccess an CIrculatory roads,

An agreement was
Comnu' .
SSIOn on April 5
,

signed with the New Mexico State P k
1963, transferring administratl've re ar,
sponSI-