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5. Middle Yampa River <br />This drainage includes the mainstem Yampa River from <br />the Elk River confluence to the Williams Fork River <br />confluence and all tributaries that flow into the Yampa River <br />within that reach except Trout, Elkhead, and Fortification <br />creeks. The waters within this drainage include 22 lakes (259 <br />ac) and 34 streams (266 mi). One private lake (Craig City <br />Ponds), Dry Creek (south of Hayden), and the 52-mile reach <br />of the Yampa River are managed as put-and-take or put-and <br />grow fisheries within the Intensive Management categories. <br />Only one of these waters, Craig City Ponds, is managed for <br />warmwater fish species. Four small coldwater reservoirs <br />totaling 45 surface acres (Grassy Creek, Basin, Shaefermeyer <br />#1 and #2) and 32 stream reaches (204 mi) are managed in <br />categories 320/321 for the conservation of native aquatic <br />wildlife. These streams (or gulches) are small or provide <br />seasonal flow only. Sixteen other lakes or reservoirs (204 ac) <br />occur on privately-owned land. These and the four small <br />reservoirs currently categorized as 320 provide the most <br />feasible potential for expanding fishing recreation in this <br />drainage for catchable trout, bass, or pike within the <br />constraints of the Non-native Stocking Procedures. Almost all <br />waters within this drainage have been classified as protected <br />habitat with respect to whirling disease (WD) and can be <br />stocked if necessary with WD negative fish only. Only three <br />private waters are permitted under policy to receive WD <br />positive stocked fish. (Appendix C-Table 5) <br />DRAFT - January 13, 1998 <br />STREAMS <br />LAKES <br />Private <br />0 <br />streams <br />Species <br />Put-and-take <br />Warmwater lakes <br />Figure 9. Aquatic wildlife management by category in the <br />Middle Yampa River drainage. <br />19 <br /> <br />Native/Unique Species