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2.5 <br />The minimum reservoir content in an average year, such as 1975, during the <br />summer recreation period (June-August) would be about 97,000 AF and would be <br />about 53,250 AF in a dry year, such as 1977. The reservoir content exceeds the <br />volume of 52,000 AF necessary for use of the Forest Service boat ramp in all <br />years, but falls below the 85,000 AF storage level required for the boat ramps <br />at Dearhamer Campground and the Aspen Yacht Club in a dry year (1977). Fryingpan <br />River instream flows, including Rocky Fork Creek, in the winter months would <br />range from 93 to 109 cfs in an average year and from 27 to 101 cfs in a typical <br />dry year. August and September flows would range from 161 to 264 cfs under all <br />conditions. These flows meet or exceed the minimum release requirements of the <br />Operating Principles for the protection of recreational values, including fishing <br />on the Fryingpan River below Ruedi Reservoir. <br />The Preferred with Conservation Measures Alternative as discussed above is <br />projected to cause some negative impacts to the Fryingpan River and Ruedi <br />Reservoir. To mitigate these impacts Reclamation will provide a portion of the <br />10,000 AF of conservation flows from Green Mountain Reservoir. For a discussion <br />of these mitigation measures, refer to Chapter V. <br />2.2 Summary of Impacts for Alternatives Considered in Detail <br />Table 2.1 summarizes the impacts and issues associated with the No Action, <br />Preferred, and Preferred with Conservation Measures alternatives. The table <br />contains both quantitative and qualitative data derived from the text in Chapter <br />IV, Environmental Consequences, and from appendix material.