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<br />LULUKAUU W AT~K c;ONSEKV ATIUN BOARD <br />INSTREAM FLOW RECOMMENDATION SUMMARY REPORT <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Stream: <br />County: <br />ISF ID#: <br /> <br />East Fk Little Blue Creek <br />Gunnison <br />96/4/A-031 <br /> <br />Division: <br />Watershed; <br />DOW Code #: <br /> <br />4 '''. <br />Little Blue Creek <br />49088 <br /> <br />INSTREAM FLOW RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />Flow (cfs): <br /> <br />1.65(5/1-7/31) <br />0.6 (8/1-10/31) <br />0.3 (1111-3/31) <br />0.6 (4/1-4/30) <br /> <br />Length (miles); <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />Upper <br />T enninus: <br /> <br />spring in <br />SE NW S29 T47N R4W NMPM <br /> <br />Lower <br />T enninus: <br /> <br />conn Little Blue Creek in <br />SW SE S23 T48N R5W NMPM <br /> <br />USGS QUAD(s): <br /> <br />Poison Draw; Sapinero; Currecanti Needle <br /> <br />BASIS FOR INSTREAMFLOW RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />· The BLM documented that a natural environment is present in the fonn of a brook trout fishery. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />- <br />· 'Based on the BLM's biological recommendation, flows of 1.65 cfs, summer, and 1 cfs, winter, are -- -, <br />necessary to preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree. However, the summer and winter <br />instream flow recommendations were reduced to 0.6 as (8/1-10131)/(411-4130) and 0.3 cfs (1111-3131) <br />based on the water availability analysis. The BLM believes the lower flow recommendation will still _ <br />preserve the natural environment. <br />· CWCB staffhas conducted a water availability analysis and detennined these amounts aI:e avail~ble for <br />the Board's appropriation. . <br />· CWCB staff has determined that adequate water supplies exist such that the natural environment may be <br />preserved without limiting or foreclosing the e)l:ercise of valid existing water rights. <br /> <br />CONSULTATIONS: <br /> <br />BLM; Roy Smith <br /> <br />8/26/96 <br /> <br />DWR; Ken Knox <br /> <br />8/26/96 <br /> <br />CWCB STAFF: <br /> <br />Prepared By: Uppendahl 4/15/98 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Reviewed By: Espegren <br /> <br />5/1/98 <br /> <br />C:IMAlt.\."\NEW _RECSI wP$IIRECOMMENDATION SUMMARY REPORT.doc <br />