Arkansas - Upper Ark WCD Hydrologic Water Balance Study_Application

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Water Supply Reserve Account- Grant Application Form rorm Revised May 2007 TABLE 14. ENVIRONMENTAL AND RECREATIONAL ATTRIBUTES* Attribute In Arkansas Basin In Stud Area The AHRA stretches About 60% of significant boating: -60 miles of significant whitewater boating Whitewater "150 miles along the along the main stem Arkansas, plus -20 miles along Clear Creek; significant Boating river flatwater boatin occurs at Clear Creek Reservoir. About 50% (or -14 of -28) of trout streams including Clear, Pine, Denny, Middle -28 trout streams Cottonwood, Cottonwood, So Cottonwood, Chalk, Brown's, Cree, Willow, Green, Fishing -11 SWA / Fishing Units Pass, Gray's and Poncha Creeks; about 27% (or 3 of -11) of SWA I fishing units at Clear Creek, Chalk Creek Fish Hatche , and Fish Hatche / Frantr Lake. Waterfowl -12 waterfowl hunting One waterfowl hunting HUC surrounding Clear Creek Reservoir SWA at the huntin HUCs northern border of Chaffee Count ; discussed under o en s ace, below. Three birding trail HUCs, discussed under open space, below, include: OThe area between Clear Creek Reservoir SWA and Twin Lakes Reservoir and Birding trails -34 birding trail HUCs along the Clear Creek drainage @The South Cottonwood Creek drainage and Cottonwood Lake OThe area north of Salida that includes Mt. Shavano State Sand Lake SWA and Fish Hatche / Frantz Lake SWA. Threatened antl -15 borealtoad 15 of 15) known boreal toad locations; 100% (or endangered -12 greenback cutthroat ? About 17 /a (or 2 of -12) greenback cutthroat trout locations trout s ecies -30 natural lake levels About 50% (or -16 out of -30) natural lake levels Special -50 instream flow waters About 50% (or -25 out of -50) of the instream flow waters value waters _36 outstandin waters About 100% or -34 out of -36 of the CO outstandin waters About 20% (or 1 out of 5) located south of Salida between Poncha Creek Wetiands 5 NWI HUCs draina e and Arkansas draina e Significant About 25% of basin significant riparian areas located at: Clear Creek drainage, riparian plant -100 in basin near Buena Vista, on the Cottonwood drainage, on the mainstem Arkansas, and communities on the South Arkansas. * Counts are approximate based upon BRT maps generated February 2008. Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District (UAWCD) The study area is characterized by a high percentage of open space (82% of Chaffee County is publicly-owned land). Open space requires data to define required maintenance for sustainability of environmental and recreational attributes. For instance, the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area estimates -400,000 visits in 2007 for land- based recreation such as sightseeing and birding. The study area's three birding HUCs are show in dark gray on the map at left. Birding HUCs are along: the Clear Creek drainage; the South Cottonwood Creek drainage; and the area north of Salida that includes Mt. Shavano State Sand Lake SWA and Fish Hatchery / Frantz Lake SWA. Significant waterfowl hunting also occurs at the Clear Creek Reservoir SWA, depicted by the grey square on the map. Page 21 of 42