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, , Colorado's Rivers , ,,' - _ ~':"tJ(: . '>l; ~..;-' i~' .. _........~ .. ~J", -. ~~.. . ~. 4.' ~ _ . , ..'I ". - " ,', '-~ ",,-. .~ Fort Collins o Raven Maps & Images 1I!..~ed indicates the streams and rivers in the report. '-"~:-- .' , Colora~o'srivers"'-and the public values they maintain some flows, but too little to m~~n healthy.. support "'-are at risk~om the combination of growing ecosystems. These streams are only example~;there demands for water and a legal system that was not are many other rivers suffering as welL State databases designed t?balance water uses with the needs of rivers list 571 waters where low flows or flow fluctuations themselves:' The lO,waterways described within this are a limiting factor for aquatic habitat and fisheries. report are illustrative of , rivers and stre~ throughout. As one state biologist said, "Everywhere... the~e: are Colorado that suffer from chronic lo~~~ter flows. streams that are dry -. there ~e doz~~~, up to ~triple . ..,': ; They range from small~eeks' to.largeriyers 3lld . '. digits of streams in this area'. It happens.everywhere, have Wide 'geo~phi;:distribui:ion;:S.9$e'are:'dried..,< ........ ,no particular examples stick:'out; like p~g;ori.the up completely far portiaosafthe ~1~~~I~Jifilil~eld~iljost h:r~~:~,~~~~~;pi;~k~.. ,'. .~.~Y;'.:..~~-,- Water flows are measured in cubic feet per second (cfs). One cfs is equal to 646,300 gallons per day, Another way to look at it is that one day of 1 cfs flow = 2 acre-feet, and one acre-foot is sufficient water for a family of four for a year. -