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CHAPTER FIVE- ELIGIBLE RIVER SEGMENTS:LOWER GUNNISON <br /> 8 - RIVER SEGMENT: POTTER CREEK <br /> HYDROLOGIC UNIT: Lower Gunnison <br /> Description: This perennial tributary of Roubideau Creek drains from the east side of the <br /> Uncompahgre Plateau. The upper terminus of this segment is the boundary between BLM land and <br /> the Uncompahgre National Forest, while the lower terminus is the confluence of Potter Creek and <br /> Roubideau Creek. High flows in Potter Creek primarily occur during spring snowmelt and <br /> occasional summer rain events. <br /> Lower Terminus- Latitude: 38° 38' 18.30" N; Longitude: 108° I I' 41.99" W <br /> Upper Terminus- Latitude: 38° 31' 58.37" N; Longitude: 108° 15' 25.70" W <br /> River Segment Ownership (in Miles): <br /> �'`v�S 4{ <br /> 9.82 9.82 100% <br /> Land Ownership within One-Half Mile Wide Corridor(in Acres): <br /> `�..a�F..:..z�pT n A i a �...,.,N I ''m.�T r..� i <br /> I ; V 4"4:Yx�, <br /> 2,828.5 6.7 43.3 2,878.5 98.5% <br /> Outstandingly Remarkable Values: Vegetation <br /> I) Vegetation - This segment supports areas of narrowleaf cottonwood/strapleaf willow-silver <br /> buffaloberry riparian forest (Populus angusti folia/Salix ligulfolia/Sheperdia argentea), classified as <br /> critically imperiled globally (G I). This segment is included in the CNHP-designated Roubideau <br /> Creek Potential Conservation Area. <br /> Preliminary Classification: Wild <br /> Rationale - There are no water diversions or impoundments along this river segment. The <br /> shoreline is essentially primitive, with the exception of a horse and hiking trail that crosses <br /> Potter Creek at several points along the canyon floor. <br /> 42 `"+=°, BLM UNCOMPAHGRE FIELD OFFICE,COLORADO JUNE 2010 <br /> '43 Final Wild and Scenic River Eligibility Report <br />