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. INTRODUCTION SITE EVALUATION Selection Process At the March 1993 Colorado Wildlife Commission meeting, the CDOW Aquatic staff was directed to evaluate the potential for stocking tiger muskie into two waters in the Northwest Region and two waters in the Southwest Region. Detailed evaluation criteria to identify candidate waters were subsequently developed (Appendix E). While numerous criteria have been evaluated, primary considerations include: . . 1. . Impacts related to recovery of threatened and endanl!ered fish species. and maintenance of native nsh soecies. Eliminate waters from consideration which contain threatened and endangered species. Also, avoid waters where escapement of tiger muskie may impact off-site threatened and endangered fishes or other native fish speCies. 2. Protect existin~ sport fISheries - avoid waters where tiger muskie may adversely impact existing sportfish populations on-site or through escapement. . 3. Sport fIShery potential - Select waters with suitable habitat and satisfactory populations of prey for tiger muskie. Identify waters where establishment of tiger mus19.e will provide enhanced recreational opportunities and increased angler use. Evaluated Waters On the basis of these factors and further evaluation criteria described in Appendix E, nine waters have been evaluated for tiger muskie stocking (Table 2). Table 2. Western Colorado Waters evaluated for tiger muskie stocking. . . Region Northwest . Southwest . Water Primary Drainage Major Drainage Green Mountain Reservoir Blue River Colorado River Harvey Gap Reservoir Irrigation Colorado River Hallenbeck Reservoir Kannah Creek Colorado River Juniata Reservoir Kannah Creek Colorado River Rio Blanco Reservoir None White River Williams Fork Reservoir Williams Fork Reservoir Colorado River Continental Reservoir Clear Creek Rio Grande Platoro Reservoir Conejos Reservoir Rio Grande Sanchez Reservoir Culebra Creek Rio Grande .