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CHAPTER FIVE- ELIGIBLE RIVER SEGMENTS: LOWER GUNNISON <br /> T - RIVER SEGMENT: MONITOR CREEK <br /> HYDROLOGIC UNIT: Lower Gunnison <br /> Description: Monitor Creek is an intermittent tributary of Potter Creek, which in turn is a <br /> tributary of Roubideau Creek, Monitor Creek drains from the east side of the Uncompahgre <br /> Plateau, with high flows typically occurring during spring snowmelt. The upper terminus of this <br /> reach is the BLM boundary with the Uncompahgre National Forest, while the lower terminus is the <br /> confluence of Monitor Creek and Potter Creek. <br /> Lower Terminus - Latitude: 38° 37' 13.37" N; Longitude: 108° 12' 30.12" W <br /> Upper Terminus- Latitude: 38° 3 I' 57.26" N; Longitude: 108° 18' 3.86" W <br /> River Segment Ownership (in Miles): <br /> 5 .i ti <br /> �� aq e ' r r Z' .I � Ik _a -i t,, s__ , _... °� al � <br /> y� y <br /> .._.,.. �&{':•' ->. ..,_ 7.:ibw..de¢§Y .�^r?;;��.� _�...5�u.x 'LsY`�1.4. 3��'ss.».�ki� Tu '4 ._r..`;..f 3 <br /> 9.42 9.42 100% <br /> Land Ownership within One-Half Mile Wide Corridor(in Acres): <br /> ZE - 'Cf. T.a.'+�* ,�" �`av , �x� x W. <br /> Mkt nab e ytk rla fir.. x �°#{ asK n <br /> 4 n R "� L '"�i5x •'�y-f Lk iY• x tj ' • }3 {JZ m!c, ,� y o ;fir r'• <br /> �ta '�a.c`�' � �,�g.. <br /> 2,613.0 14.5 104.9 2,732.4 96.2% <br /> Outstandingly Remarkable Values: Vegetation <br /> I) Vegetation - This segment contains areas of narrowleaf cottonwood/strapleaf willow/silver <br /> buffaloberry riparian forest (Populus angustifolia/Salix ligulfolia/Sheperdia argentea) which is <br /> classified as critically imperiled globally (G I). Areas of globally imperiled (G2) Fremont <br /> cottonwood/skunkbush sumac riparian woodland (Populus deltoides spp. Wislizeni/Rhus trilobata) <br /> also occur along this segment. In addition, Monitor Creek contains a superior (A-ranked) <br /> occurrence of the common coyote willow riparian shrubland (Salix exigua/mesic grominoids). <br /> Monitor Creek is within the CNHP-designated Roubideau Creek Potential Conservation Area. <br /> Preliminary Classification: Wild <br /> Rationale - Potter Creek Trail crosses Monitor Creek via an unhardened ford near the <br /> confluence with Potter Creek. With the exception of this crossing, the shoreline is essentially <br /> primitive. There are no water diversions or impoundments along this river segment. <br /> 40 ea BLM UNCOMPAHGRE FIELD OFFICE,COLORADO JUNE 2010 <br /> `"% Final Wild and Scenic River Eligibility Report <br />