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Colorado River Storage Project reservoirs to benefit the endangered-fish species in the river. Great Plains Region: 1. Shoshone River, Wyoming - an agreement to provide increased minimum fishery flows in the Shoshone River below Buffalo Bill Dam while meeting water requirements for irrigation, municipal use, and power generation. 2. Miracle Mile, North Platte River, Wyoming - irrigation water is moved from Seminoe Reservoir to Pathfinder Reservoir to provide a minimum streamflow of 500 cfs in a six-mile reach of the North Platte River below Kortes Dam. The water is then available for irrigation use downstream. 3. Gray Reef Dam Releases, North Platte River, Wyoming - a minimum streamflow of 300 cfs is provided as a release at Gray Reef Reservoir to maintain a 32-mile stretch of the North Platte River. That water is then stored in Glendo Reservoir for release as needed to meet contracted irrigation and power -generation needs. 4. Glendo Dam Low-Flow Outlet Stream Augmentation, North Platte River - a new outlet works is being constructed at Glendo Dam, which will allow for an average release of 25 cfs during the non-irrigation season. This release of water will help re-establish the fishery below Glendo Dam, will be stored in Guernsey Reservoir, and will be used for irrigation during the following irrigation season. 5. Blue River, Colorado - a system has been formulated that allows Dillon Reservoir releases to the Blue River to maintain a minimum year-round flow, gives the Denver Water Board credit for those releases toward satisfying the senior storage rights in Green Mountain Reservoir, and maintains the Blue River fishery. 6. Bighorn River, Montana - a study is under way on the Bighorn River and Yellowtail Afterbay Dam to evaluate methods to improve the quality of releases by eliminating the supersaturation of nitrogen gas. 16