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5 ' a 12 mile road up to Sweetwater and Dry Sweetwater, over Indian Camp Pass and down Buck Creek to Meadows Dam. Secondary access roads and spurs would involve approximately 10 additional miles. 10. A possible enlargement of Sweetwater Lake. 11. Electrical transmission lines. 12. Some modification of existing irrigation water distribu- tion systems on the Sweetwater. This survey did not include water sources mentioned in No. 4 above, nor Sweetwater and Deep Lakes, both of which may be affected. Construction and operation of the power development would in- fluence the fishery of the White River from the South Fork Meadows down, the Sweetwater for most of its length and some of its tributaries, Sweet- water Lake, and the Colorado River. Because the company's plans are not yet definite, the present fishery survey could not be specific as to points of water diversion, impoundment and release; nor as to quantity, place and time in relation to streamflow fluctuations, The Bureau of Reclamation is also interested in the South Fork of the White River as a possible segment of the Yellow Jacket Unit of the White-Yampa Project. If Rocky Mountain Power Company plans are not carried-out, the Bureau of Reclamation may wish to store water in a res- ervoir on the South Fork for compensation of water to be diverted from _ the main White River. This possibility is contingent upon decisions concerning reservoirs at Ripple Creek, Lost Creek and Big Beaver Creek. - In addition to the Yellow Jacket Project which may involve bofih irrigation and power, there are numerous existing irrigation diversions from both drainages. Presently about 1,000 acres of hay meadow below the White River National Forest boundary are irrigated on the South Fork of the White River, and an undetermined area on the Sweetwater.