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<br />COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD <br />INSTREAM FLOW RECOMMENDATION SUMMARY REPORT <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Stream: <br />County: <br />ISF ID#: <br /> <br />Graneros Creek #1 <br />Pueblo <br />9512/A-035 <br /> <br />Division: <br />Watershed: <br />DOW Code #: <br /> <br />2 , . ,.. <br />St Charles Rive~ <br />33326 <br /> <br />.. --.- <br /> <br />INSTREAM FLOW RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />Flow (cfs): <br /> <br />0.25 <br /> <br />Length (miles): <br /> <br />6.3 <br /> <br />Upper <br />Terminus: <br /> <br />Evergreen Ditch in <br />SE NW 81 T68W R25S 6PM <br /> <br />Lower <br />Terminus: <br /> <br />Little Graneros Creek at <br />!at 37 54' 44"N long 104 SO' 27"W <br /> <br />USGS QUAD(s): <br /> <br />Rye; Colorado City <br /> <br />BASIS FOR INSTREAM FLOW RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />· The DOW documented that a natural environment is present in the fonn of a rainbow and b~k_ trout <br />. ---.. ~ -_.. <br />fishery. <br />· Based on the DOW's biological recommendation, flows of 1.35 cfs, summer, and 0.5 cfs, winter, are ..: <br />necessary to preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree. However, the winter- aild summer. <br />instream flow recommendations both ~ reduced to 0.25 cfs based on the water a~i~ilitY ~~s. . . <br />The DOW believes the lower flow recommendation will still preserve the natural environment . c; i <br />"- ~. <br />· CWCB staffbas conducted a water availability analysis and determined these amounts are available'for : <br />the Board's appropriation. . --; ~ <br />· CWCB staffbas determined that adequate water supplies exist such that the natural environment ~y be <br />preserved without limiting or foreclosing the exercise of valid existing water rights. <br /> <br />CONSULTATIONS: <br /> <br />noW: Jay Skinner <br /> <br />8/1/96 <br /> <br />DWR: Steve Witte <br /> <br />8/1196 <br /> <br />CWCB STAFF: <br /> <br />'_repared By: Uppendahl <br /> <br />1/15/98 <br /> <br />Reviewed By: Espegren <br /> <br />1120/98 <br />