Italian Creek ISF Proposal with Attachments 10-27-21

Home Browse Search

ENCLOSURE - INSTREAM FLOW RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ITALIAN CREEK Below is a description of the proposed instream flow. Additional details can be found in Attachments A- F. Location Italian Creek is located within the Upper Taylor watershed (HUC-12: 140200010202) in Gunnison County, Water Division 4(Attachment A).The headwaters originate on the north side of Italian Mountain. Italian Creek flows east to the confluence with the Taylor Fork River, upstream of Taylor Park Reservoir.The Italian Creek watershed is about 16.8 square miles and is on the Italian Creek United States Geologic Survey quad map (Attachment Q. The stream segment identified for the proposed instream flow appropriation is approximately 2.42 miles long and starts immediately downstream of the confluence with South Italian Creek. Table 1. Land Status in the Italian Creek Watershed. Total Land Ownership Upper Terminus Lower Terminus Length Private(%) Public(%)1 (miles) Riparian Riparian Confluence with Corridor Corridor Confluence with 2.4 0% 100% the Gunnison River South Italian Creek the Taylor Fork v Watershed Watershed er Composition Composition 1% 99% 1. The public land in the Italian Creek Watershed is managed by the USFS. 2. The riparian corridor ownership percentages were calculated using stream length. The Italian Creek watershed is 99 percent public land managed by the United States Forest Service (USFS).The riparian corridor of the proposed segment is 100 percent public land managed by the USFS. Existing Instream Flow Rights The Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) holds two existing instream flow rights on Italian Creek.The first is a flat rate instream flow of 1.5 cfs (1/1- 12/31)that extends 5.08 miles from the headwaters of Italian Creek to the confluence of Italian Creek and South Italian Creek(Case No. 4- 84CW353, WDID. 5901490).This instream flow right has an appropriation date of 5/4/1984.