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4-14 "°- <br />i ' <br />Evaluation of potential Reservoir Sites <br />would need to be constro- ded near the site, wluc111ies in rugged terrain. No geological hazards <br />' <br />werB UOW at this level of e-VRItx40n,. <br />� <br />g�gg. This site is desirable from a water delivery p ere P eCdVee -since it lies <br />ltpstream of most poteaW demand areas. Average amnlal i h;w is estimated to be about <br />reservoir that the sits topography would allow would be <br />59,000 acre - feet. The maim size <br />about 31,A acre.feet, and. site characteristics would. logically suggest development to fllis <br />L- <br />capacity. <br />MD6Ve1M=g-V'2z A reservoir of 31,000 acre -feet (at) total vo%n 3a at the <br />Morxison Creek site would have development costs in the range of 14 to 21 xrdMon dollars. <br />'Phis figure represe'= a cost of appro)dmutely $900 per acre foot of reservoir active storage. <br />ewmeon. The. xecreation potential of a Morrison Creek reservoir is li aitedby <br />distance from Craig, by ft relatively pobr access to the site ftel, and by competition *QM <br />' the nearby nd more aecesslie stagecoach Reservoir. jthougli a ra�servoir at �i'&dson Creek <br />_ <br />iY <br />f' <br />would, be very scenic when fall, whiz rdatlyely small a=unts of drawdovvn it would eicl>�it <br />flee basin that are most accassi6la and 'visible. 7h6 <br />extensive mudRats in Ihose portions of <br />reservoir would have a surface am of roughly 400 acres at the bit wateir Rne. Given the <br />closeby, about 100,000 visits pightbe expected " <br />" <br />poor access and good substitalttes milable <br />annually under r urreot condWns. <br />• m&IMI Ecology. The Morrison Creek site is located in an upper mantanelstibalpine <br />valley that is characterized by a high degree of ecological abd landscape diversity. In addition <br />ti <br />to the divexses riparian habitats indudrug 311oV shmblands, wet grassy 9i2.eaClgWs hod fens, <br />O=e are spruce fir forests (Some of which are old growth in dharacter)y aspen Woodlands, <br />mmad6ws and vadoAs Lypec,of sbru�blands. Thenztive habitue types shave (izxly limited evidence <br />of past disturbance, from loouiwral activities. <br />*jidlife popul4ons in the valley and. nearby vidnfty are undoubtedly diverse in ta= <br />of and }yam game specacs. Large year -round populations of mu15 deer and elk occur. <br />f, <br />game <br />� =UPI}M9 il�0in�ati0Illflenti$.efi tine eTea a8 being ocritlr]ri �. "W1IDteT range" � �ReTI a3 <br />within elk "seveare winter range". Also, the site is wbhin greaiea Sandb3ll crane andshare - <br />• <br />tailed grouse "Overall range ". SanaM crane and golden eagle nesting areas have been <br />identified withia the area that would be inundated. <br />Wet]ands occur along the entire reach of Morrison Cr with t'he greatest extent Pf <br />.. <br />developmeut occurring in thm upper reaches of the areas that would be irnmdated by a <br />',Phase wet meadows dominated by grasses and sedges and <br />reservoir. wetlands consist of <br />willow shrublands. <br />ati Strear4habitat inthe Morrison Creek Reservoir area is pzednna asntly <br />,Ecaloev. <br />riffle -om habitat wifth some pools on the outside of meander bends. Stream substrate in the <br />is and is spawning habitat at the pool riffle interlaces.. <br />reservoir area cobble gravel ;There <br />Water clarity is good even at baab 11 discharge. Bank stability is good f OUghout the site.- <br />bank cover on the stream wii}r little evidence df grazing. The extsf3ng <br />There is ez w live <br />fishery is duelled as excmllent by M?OW . There are no limo ng factors listed fOr this site: . <br />The lower half of tide potential reservoir area is heavily forested with Liles cw ferous <br />heights exceeding 80 ;feet:. Large arvai& debris from the Sundt is in thii <br />foresfs with tree <br />cliianuel and along the Stream ban} .Tree rootwadB and downed trees provide W& UM C:OvOr,. <br />in many swfiDni of the Stream. <br />4-14 "°- <br />i ' <br />