7892

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7892
• Author: Elmblad, W. R., et al.
• Title: State of Colorado, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, Lake Management Plans For The Northwest Region.
• USFW Year: 1994.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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CONNECTED LAKE -LARGE (UPPER) LAKE
~' I. Introduction
A. Physical parameters
1. Management category - #230 (Warmwater lakes < 100 ac)
2. Drainage -Colorado River
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3. Size - 55 surface acres
4. Location - 1 mile west of Grand Junction; Redlands Pkwy and
Colorado River; T1 S, R1 W, Sec. 8
5. Elevation - 4,570 feet
6. Maximum depth -approximately 15 feet
® 7. Inlet information -Water is supplied from groundwater and through
a open channel from Duke Lake.
8. Dike description -protected by a manmade berm shielded with
concrete rubble and covered by cobble size material in the area
where erosional forces from the river would be strongest. This
berm was intended to protect the lake from the river.

B. Physical Description: Large or Upper Connected Lake is an old gravel pit
that lie s in the floodplain of the Colorado River. The lake is part of the
Colorado State Parks system.

C. Existing fish community
1. In 1993, largemouth bass, bluegill, green sunfish, and channel catfish
were sampled along with a few carp. Largemouth bass and bluegill
were abundant. Lake was stocked in 1992 and 1993 with largemouth
bass, bluegill, and channel catfish, although these species were already
present in limited numbers.
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II. Management strategy
A. Manage as a mixed species recreational fishery for largemouth bass,
bluegill, and channel catfish.
~ B. Special regulations should be adopted for providing a quality fishery for
largemouth bass (2 fish > 15"), and to extend the annual yield of bluegill
(10 fish bag).
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III. Stocking purposes and needs
A. Rationale/Justification for selecting target species