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<br />TABLE II (cant)
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<br />Reach Boundade.s.
<br />
<br />Platte-Niobrara: Subbasin
<br />
<br />Instream Resources
<br />
<br />North Platte River,
<br />Wyoming-Nebraska
<br />
<br />Colorado state line to Sage Creek, Wyoming
<br />
<br />Premium. trout fishery (rain-
<br />bow) j scenic reach, head-
<br />waters of a major river;
<br />unimpounded.
<br />
<br />Seminoe Reservoir, Wyoming to Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyoming
<br />
<br />Premium trout fishery (rain-
<br />bow, cutthroat, brolffl): of
<br />national importance.
<br />
<br />Wyoming state .line to Lake C.W. McConaughy, Nebraska
<br />
<br />Premium. sport fishery
<br />(migrating rainbow
<br />trout: trout migrate
<br />from Lake McConaughy to
<br />North Platte tributaries);
<br />channel catfish fishery.
<br />
<br />Lexington, Nebraska to Grand Island, Nebraska
<br />
<br />Critical endangered species
<br />habitat (whooping crane).
<br />
<br />Niobrara River,
<br />Nebraska
<br />
<br />Wyoming state line to Box Butte, Reservoir
<br />
<br />Premium trout fishery
<br />(primarily rainbow)
<br />Problem reach: numerous
<br />diversions disrupt instream
<br />flow.
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<br />
<br />Springview to Brown-Rock County line area Proposed critical endangered
<br />species habitat (whooping
<br />crane) .
<br />
<br />Big Thompson River,
<br />Colorado
<br />
<br />Headwaters to Rocky Water National Park boundary
<br />
<br />Study river: federal Wild
<br />and Scenic River System.
<br />
<br />Cache la Poudre River,
<br />Co 1 or ado
<br />
<br />Headwaters to eaetern boundary, Roosevelt National Forest; north
<br />fork headwaters to Bellvue; Bellvue to Fort Collins
<br />
<br />Study river: federal Wild
<br />and Scenic River System;
<br />premium trout fishery;
<br />threatened species habitat
<br />(native trout, cutthroat).
<br />
<br />Encampment River,
<br />Colorado
<br />
<br />Headwaters to Wyoming border
<br />
<br />Study river: federal Wild
<br />and Scenic River System.
<br />
<br />Fall River, Colorado
<br />
<br />Headwatet'S to Cedar Cove
<br />
<br />PremhDD. trout fiShing stream
<br />or threatened species
<br />habitat (native trout-
<br />cutthroat) .
<br />
<br />Snake River, Nebraska
<br />
<br />Headwaters to Niobrara RiveT confluence
<br />
<br />Premium trout fishery.
<br />
<br />South Platte River,
<br />Colorado
<br />
<br />Headwaters to Denver
<br />
<br />Major sport fishery (trout;
<br />chann'el catfish below Chat-
<br />field Reservoir).
<br />
<br />Sweetwster River,
<br />Wyoming
<br />
<br />Headwaters to Spring Creek (Highway 287)
<br />
<br />Study river: federal Wild
<br />and Scenic River System..
<br />
<br />lThe dashed line separates critical reaches within each subbasin which are not downstream from or in -the proximi.ty of energy projects.
<br />
<br />SOURCES:
<br />
<br />Colorado Division of Wildlife, Department of Natural Resources, Denver, Colorado, personal communication with Pete Baros, Rex Taliaferro, and
<br />Dan Smith, June 1979.
<br />
<br />Montana Department of Fish and Game, "Fish Resource Value of Montana Streams" (maps), Helena, Montana, December 1978.
<br />
<br />Montana Department of Wildlife and Parks, personal communication with George Holton,_ Assistant Administrator, Fisheries Division, June 1979.
<br />
<br />Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Lincoln, Nebraska, personal communication with Gene Zuerblein, July 1979.
<br />
<br />North Dakota Game. and Fish Department, Bismark, North Dakota, "Permanent Stream Evaluations, North Dakota," Bismark, North Dakota, 1978.
<br />
<br />US Bureau of Indian Affairs, Fort Washakie, Wyoming, penonal c.ommunic.ation with Don Crook, July 1979.
<br />
<br />US Department of the Interior, Heritage, Conservation and Recreation Service, pe-rsonal coomunication with Ron Crooksie, June 1979.
<br />
<br />US Fish and Wildlife, Endangered Species Office, Was.hington, DC. personal cOlllDlunication with John Pullian, June 1979.
<br />
<br />US Fish and Wildlife Service, Pierre, South Dakota, personal cOlllDunication with Phil La1.DD.eyer, July 1979.
<br />
<br />US Fish and Wildlife Service and Colorado Division of Wildlife, "1979 Stream and Lake Evaluation Map, State of ,Colorado," Washington, DC, US
<br />Government printing Office, 1979.
<br />
<br />US Fish and Wildlife Service and Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, "1918 Stream Evaluation Map, State of Nebraska," Washington, DC, US
<br />Government Printing Office, 1978.
<br />
<br />US Fish and Wildlife Service and, North Dakota Game and Fi:-'l Department, "~978 Stream Evaluation Map, State of North Dakota," Washington, DC, US
<br />Government l'rinting Office, 1978.
<br />
<br />US Fish and Wildlife Service and South Dakota Department of Game, Fl.sh snd Parks, "1978 Stream Evaluation Map, State of South Dakota,"
<br />Washington, DC, US Government Printing Office, 1978.
<br />
<br />US Fish and Wildlife Service and Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, "1978 Stream Evaluation Map, State of Wyoming," Washington, DC, US
<br />Goverronent Printing Office, 1978.
<br />
<br />Wild snd Scenic Rivers Act As Amenc;led Through Public Law 94-486 (October 12, 1976).
<br />
<br />Wyoming Fish and Game Department, personal c01llPunication _with Mike Stone, June 1979.
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