8057

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8057
• Author: Bennett, J. R., D. A. Krieger, T. P. Nesler, L. E. Harris and R. B. Nehring.
• Title: An Assessment Of Fishery Management And Fish Production Alternatives To Reduce The Impact Of Whirling Disease In Colorado.
• USFW Year: 1996.
• USFW - Doc Type: Denver, Colorado.
• Copyright Material: NO

this option, and its ramifications for recreation are examined in more detail in the Recreation
Section of this report.
Table 2. Estimated aquatic habitat resources associated with native r utthmat in rnlnrwin
CUTTHROAT
SPECIES HABITAT STREAM
MILES LAKE
ACRES NO. OF
STREAMS NO. OF
LAKES
Current 35 120 18 13
Greenback % w/An n ' 51% 91% -- --
Potential 60 110 27 12
Current 210 174 33 21
Rio Grande % w/An lin 50% 79% -- --
Potential 30 0 2 0
Current 350 151 45 7
Colorado River % w/An lin 100% 99% -- --
Potential 900 400 171 8
Total for native
cutthroat waters2 all 1,600 1,000 296 61
Percent of current habitat open for angling.
2 Includes both current plus potential, rounded to the nearest 100 miles/acre.
12