Documentation of Existing Conditions in the Central Platte Valley

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W = = = = ! = M = ! = M M = M = i TABLE 2 -2 SUMMARY OF BRIDGE SEGMENT CHARACTERISTICS Bridge Length (river Segment miles) Platte River Characteristics' Developments Conservation Areas2 Counties USGS Quads 10 6.9 Platte River is mostly in one Transmission line parallels 1,870 acres owned, Buffalo, Phelps Elm Creek East, (Odessa to main channel up to 1,000 ft wide, north bank. Diversion at about 90 acres leased/ Elm Creek West Elm Creek) mostly bordered by riparian RM 229.4. Gravel pits near easements. NPPD, (edge) woodland except at Trust's Johns Odessa and Elm Creek bridges. Trust, TNC, NG &P Property Elm Creek (community) 2 miles to the north. 11 8.5 Platte River divided into 2 to 4 1 -80 closely parallels to north. 3,800 acres owned. Dawson, Phelps, Elm Creek West, (Elm Creek branches, up to 400 ft wide. Gravel pits near Overton NPPD (Cottonwood Buffalo Overton to Overton) Mostly bordered by riparian Bridge and on east end. Ranch), TNC, NG &P woodland. 12 12.2 One main channel from 1 -80 to north. Gravel pits near 605 acres owned, Dawson, Phelps, Overton, Bertrand (Overton to Lexington to J -2 return, 2 -3 Lexington and Overton 4,160 acres leased/ Gosper NW Lexington) miles -downstream. Channel Bridges. Lexington about 2 easements. CNPPID, below J -2 return up to 1,000 ft miles north of western end of NG &P, NPPD wide, other active channels segment. J -2 return at about (Jeffrey Island). relatively narrow. Channels RM 245. Transmission line bordered by riparian woodland, crossings at about RM 250.4 and wet meadow complex on and RM 249.4. Jeffrey Island. Notes: IBased on 1998 aerial photography and U.S. Hwy.GS topographic maps; RM refers to COE river miles 2Conservation Areas: Information and estimated acres provided by Mark Czaplewski, Platte River Natural Resources District 68FOD9728600/RI[2.2 5!26199(9:52 PM)/URSGWCFS Sheet 4 of 4