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1. Upper Yampa River STREAMS Put-and-grow Coldwater streams This drainage is located south of Steamboat Springs and includes the mainstem Yampa River and tributaries upstream of the Elk River confluence. The waters within this drainage include 61 lakes (2,315 ac) and 94 streams (530 mi). Ten lakes (1,005 ac) and five streams (82 mi) are included under intensive management as stocked trout fisheries and include the mainstem Yampa River between the Elk River and Bear River confluences, the lower Bear River, Oak Creek; and Stagecoach Reservoir, Yamcolo Reservoir, Bear Lake, Gardner Park Reservoir, and Chapman Reservoir among the larger standing waters. Thirty-six (36) high lakes (335 ac), three coldwater reservoirs (237 ac), and seven stream reaches (49 mi) are currently managed as put-and-grow and natural recruitment fisheries within the Optimum Management categories. Wild trout fisheries are managed for in 76 stream reaches covering 376 mi. Crosho Lake is managed as a native/unique species fishery under the special management category. Six stream reaches totaling 24 mi are managed for conservation of other native aquatic wildlife. In the non-managed categories, 11 lakes and reservoirs containing 681 surface acres are located on private land. Almost all waters within this drainage have been classified as protected habitat with respect to whirling disease (WD) and can be stocked if necessary with WD negative fish only. Only four private lakes, the Finger Rock State Fish Rearing Unit settling pond, and the Yampa River between the Elk River confluence and Catamount Lake are WD +, and are permitted under policy to receive WD positive stocked fish. Boreal toads have been documented to occur in the Soda Creek drainage (WC #22070, 23456, 26561). (Appendix C-Table 1) DRAFT - January 13, 1998 W LAKES Put-and-take Coldwater lakesd Put-and-take Coldwater streams Native/Unique Species 4.5% igh lakes Private Figure 5. Aquatic wildlife management by category in the Upper Yampa River drainage. 11 Native/Unique Species 2.4%