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a — I t <br />City of Durango: Economic Impacts of Whitewater Recreation Fin.] R<p,lt 2006 <br />Table A3. Kayakers by Market Reach <br />High Low <br />2005 2015 2015 <br />Up to 50 Miles 2690 4530 3500 <br />51 to 100 Miles 3990 6710 5190 <br />101 to 200 Miles 12250 20040 15490 <br />More than 200 Mile 153950 245000 189430 <br />T otal 172880 276280 213610 <br />The 2005 estimates were established by multiplying the population of each market reach by the <br />NSRE kayaker participation rate: 3.3 %. 2015 'Low' estimates are based on no change in the <br />kayaker participation rate. 2015 'High" estimates are based on the linearly projected 2015 <br />participation rate of 4.3 %. <br />Establishing kayaker user days in each reach was a matter of multiplying the average annual <br />user days (3 days per year per kayaker according to, 2005 Outdoor Recreation Participation <br />Study by Outdoor Industry Foundation and the Super Study of Sports Participation by American <br />Sports Data Inc.) by the number of kayakers in each reach. <br />Table A4. Kayaker User Days by Market Reach <br />2015 <br />2005 2015 (high) (low) <br />Within 50 Miles 8065 13576 10497 <br />51 to 100 Miles 3896 6558 5071 <br />101 to 200 Miles 24791 39978 30911 <br />M ore than 200 Miles 425100 674887 521815 <br />Finally, the Colorado Recreationists Destination Travel Tolerance by market_ reach was applied to <br />the population to yield the Durango Whitewater Park destination user days for Colorado resident <br />kayakers (Table A5. Durango Whitewater Park User Days: In -State Kayakers). This includes all <br />local and regional kayakers in the State of Colorado. <br />Table A5. Durango Whitewater Park User Days: Instate Kayakers <br />Durang Private Use Kayaker User Days <br />2005 2015 High 2015 Low <br />Up to 50 Miles 3890 6540 5060 <br />51 to 100 Miles 620 1050 810 <br />101 to 200 Miles 4160 6710 5190 <br />More than 200 Miles 6800 10800 8350 <br />Total 15470 25100 19410 <br />For kayakers more than 200 miles away, the travel tolerance adjustments were replaced with the <br />2005 Outdoor Recreation Participation Study by Outdoor Industry Foundation survey results <br />showing the % of recreationists who take "whitewater kayaking adventure vacations" (1.6 %). <br />awr eo retoN �n.. 970.382.9153 25 <br />