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<br />I <br />~ I <br />L <br /> <br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD; <br />INSTREAM FLOW RECOMMENDATION SUMMARY REPORT.. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Stream: <br />County: <br />ISF ID#: <br /> <br />West Elk Creek <br />Gunnison <br />96/4/A-OIO <br /> <br />Division: <br />Watershed: <br />DOW Code #: <br /> <br />4, c, ' <br />Gunnison River <br />39974 .- <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />INSTREAM FLOW RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />Flow (cfs): <br /> <br />Length (miles): <br /> <br />10 (4/15-7/14) <br />4 (7/15-4/14) <br />11.5 <br /> <br />Upper <br />Terminus: <br /> <br />conn Bu'ck Wallow at <br />lat 38 39' 08"N long 107 16' 23"W <br /> <br />Lower <br />Tenninus: <br /> <br />Blue Mesa Reservoir at <br />lat 38 30' 2S"N long 107 16' 23"W <br /> <br />USGS QUAD(s): <br /> <br />West Elk Peak; West Elk Peak SW; Little Soap Park <br /> <br />BASIS FOR INSTREAM FLOW RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />- <br />· The DOW documented that a natural environment is present in the fonn of a brook, rainbow and brown <br />trout fishery. . .-- -- -. <br /> <br />· Based on the DOW's biological reCommendation, flows of 10 cfs, summer, and 4 cfs, Winter, are <br />e necessary to preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree. . <br />.CWCB staff has conducted a water availability analysis and detennined these amounts are available for <br />--.". '._'--- <br />the Board's appropriation. <br />· CWCB staff has detennined that adequate water supplies exist such that the natural environment may be <br /> <br />..' <br />preserved without limiting or foreclosing the exercise of valid existing water rights.- <br /> <br /><; <br /> <br />CONSULTATIONS: <br /> <br />DOW: Jay Skinner <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 />Reviewed By: Espegren <br /> <br />5/1/98 <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />C:IMARKlNEW _RECSlWP51IRECOMMENDATlON SUMMARY REPORT,oo< <br />