BOARD00819

• Board Meeting Date: 11/23/1998
• Description: ISF Section - New Appropriations - Notice to Appropriate Instream Flow Water Rights in Water Division 2 - Fourmile and Tennessee Creeks
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

11/16/1998 - Final RSR

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT SURVEY

Survey Date:

Survey Location:
Survey Summary:

BLM land in S34 Tl7S R70W 6PM
250' electrofished. Sample included: 9 brown trout (4"-13"), 14 white sucker (2"-.
16"),1 flathead chub, 91ongnose dace and 4 longnose suckers.
brown trout fishery

Basis for ISF:

FIELD SURVEY

Survey Date: 4/17/96

Method Used: R2X I
Measured Flow (cfs): 14
Survey Location: SW SW S34 Tl7S R70W 6PM
Notes: BLM LAND - Original reach divided into 2 segments.

Grassline Width (ft): 23.9
PHOTOS: 3

WATER AVAILABILITY

Method:

The Fourmile Creek hydrograph was derived using data from the stearn gage on Fourmile Creek
below Cripple Creek (ill #07096250). See hydro graph below. The summer instrearn flow
recommendation was reduced to 7.5 cfs (5/1-7/31) based on the water availability analysis. As
per the Division 2 EI).gineer, senior water rights do not present a water availability problem
within this reach of stream.

(Water Yr)
(1992-93)
(1992-97)

OCT
17.
15.

NOV
7.8
8.6

MEDIAN MONTHLY FLOWS cfs
DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
7.0 7.5 7.5 8.5 16. 25. 28.
6.5 6.5 6.0 7.9 15. 31. 48.

JUL
10.
17.

AUG
4.9
15.

SEP
5.0
14.

FOURMILE CREEK #0.5
% of Gage #07096250

20,00
18.00
16.00
14.00
12.00
~ 10.00
U 8,00
6,00
4.00
2.00
0,00
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MONTH

1-1992-93.......1992-97 _ .Instream Flow I

Div 2 Rec Sum Rpt