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<br />. <br /> <br />! . <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Reservoir Regulations <br /> <br />Preliminary guidelines for managing the recreation use on McPhee Reservoir <br />have been completed by the Forest Service. The guidelines are a result of a <br />6-month planning effort which included extensive public involvement through <br />meetings. letters, and work sessions. An advisory committee comprising of <br />local residents provided excellent input and will continue to assist the <br />Forest Service in the future. The tentative guidelines include: <br /> <br />1. Camping will be allowed throughout the reservoir area. The standard 14 <br />day stay limit will apply. <br /> <br />2. A "no wake" zone will be put into effect on the three arms of the <br />reservoir. This restriction is designed to increase safety and to emphasize <br />activities such as fishing. The "no wake" zone will begin at the mouth of <br />the House Creek and Dry Canyon arms and approximately one and one half miles <br />up the Beaver Creek arm. <br /> <br />3, Campfires will be permitted outside of the developed sites. <br /> <br />General State fishing snd boating regulations will be enforced on the <br />reservoir. <br /> <br />1, Fishing <br /> <br />Fishing is a major activity on the reservoir and along the shoreline. <br />Fisherman access is provided at the two recreation complexes and four parking <br />sites around the reservoir. The McPhee complex provides parking, flush <br />toilets, potable water and a fish cleaning station. The House Creek complex <br />will provide parking, vault toilets and potable water. <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Wildlife is responsible for the enforcement of State <br />fishing laws. <br /> <br />2. Boating <br /> <br />All types of boating occur on the reservoir including low and high speed <br />boating, sailing, canoeing, rafting and kayaking. With the narrow <br />configuration of the reservoir, conflicts between these boating uses are <br />anticipated. To minimize these conflicts as much as possible, reservoir <br />surface zoning will be implemented. <br /> <br />High-speed boating is restricted to the main body of the reservoir and at <br />least 50 feet from the shoreline. <br /> <br />Dry Canyon, Beaver Creek and House Creek drainages are reserved for low-speed <br />boating. ,These drainages are very narrow canyons which provide good fishing <br />opportunities, The Great Cut Arm and the upper end of the reservoir (inlet) <br />are also reserved for low-speed boating as these areas are subject to <br />drawdowns and shallows which can occur and are dangerous to high-speed <br />boating. <br /> <br />0296 <br /> <br />13 <br />