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<br />r <br />, <br /> <br /> <br />United States Department of the Interior <br /> <br />BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT <br />MONTROSE DISTRICT OFFICE <br />2465 SOUTH TOWNSEND <br />MONTROSE, COLORADO 81401 <br /> <br /> <br />~- . <br />- . <br /> <br />IN REPLY REFER TO: <br /> <br />7200(130) <br /> <br />The Montrose District of the Bureau of Land Management is responsible for <br />managing a wide variety of water-dependent resources in the 94 mile segment of <br />the Dolores River from Bradfield Bridge to Bedrock, Colorado. The Dolores River <br />Instream Flow Assessment is designed as a technical reference to aid in future <br />decision making and management of that segment of the Dolores River. The <br />assessment documents the existing post-McPhee dam streamflow regime, documents <br />present flow dependent resource values found in the Dolores River corridor, <br />analyzes water management options for securing instream flow protection, and <br />identifies the water conditions needed to support resource management objectives. <br /> <br />It is important to recognize that the focus of this report is on only one <br />segment of the Dolores River. Other segments of the river exhibit different <br />physical characteristics and may be managed to meet different objectives. <br />Consequently, the flow figures presented in this report may not be directly <br />applicable to river segments upstream or downstream from the assessment area. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~~~ <br /> <br />Alan L. Kesterke <br />District Manager <br />