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J <br />~~ <br />LJ <br />' <br /> and then re-filling from seasonal runoff. The reservoirs provide deep and <br /> <br />' shallow water habitats, as well as shorelines with coves and bays. <br /> Land Ownershi /Maria ement A encies: Private individuals, the San <br />P 9 9 <br /> Carlos Apache Tribe, and BLM own lands adjoining the Gila River. <br />' Various private water rights holders control diversions from the Gila River <br /> subunit. The San Carlos Irrigation Project operates Coolidge Dam for the <br /> <br />' benefit of the Gila River Indian Community and the San Carlos Irrigation <br />and Drainage District <br /> . <br /> <br />' The Forest Service (Tonto National Forest) and the San Carlos Apache <br />Tribe manage lands adjoining the Salt River. Private water rights holders <br /> and the Salt River Project control upstream diversions. <br />' Lands adjoining the Verde River are managed by the Forest Service <br /> (Prescott National Forest) or are privately owned. The Salt River Project <br /> also has significant water rights on the Verde. <br /> Species/Critical Habitat Present: Colorado pikeminnow are present in the <br /> Verde River as an experimental, non-essential population. The species <br />' has not recently been found in the Salt River though attempts at <br /> reestablishment have been made (Dave Weedman, pers comm.). <br />' Razorback sucker is also present in the Verde River though not in the Salt <br /> or Gila rivers despite attempts at reestablishment (Weedman, pers <br /> comm.). These rivers are also critical habitat for the razorback sucker <br />' (USFWS 1994a). <br /> Colorado Pikeminnow <br /> C <br /> urrent Status and Recovery Efforts: Colorado pikeminnow have been <br /> reintroduced to the Salt and Verde rivers as experimental non-essential <br /> populations, or 10Q) populations. The 10Q) status for Colorado <br /> pikeminnow extends from Roosevelt Dam upstream in the Salt River and <br /> from Horseshoe Dam upstream to Perkinsville in the Verde River. <br />' Colorado pikeminnow have not been reintroduced to the Gila River <br /> (Hendrickson 1993, Jahrke and Clark 1999). <br />' Since 1995, 11,216 Colorado pikeminnow >30 cm in length have been <br /> stocked into the Verde River (Weedman, email comm.). To date, 84 of <br /> -~ <br />' ~ 33 <br /> <br />