BOARD01093

• Board Meeting Date: 5/11/1998
• Description: ISF Section - New Appropriations - Phase III Report - Notice to Appropriate Instream Flow Water Rights in Water Division 2
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
INSTREAM FLOW RECOMMENDATION SUMMARY REPORT

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Stream:
County:
ISF ID#:

Little High Creek
Teller, Fremont
9512/A-024.5

Division:
Watershed:
DOW Code #:

2.
Fourmile Creek, Arkansas
30033

INSTREAM FLOW RECOMMENDATION

Flow (cfs):

0.7 (5/15 - 6114)
0.2 (6/15 - 5/15)
7

Length (miles):

Upper
Terminus:

headwaters in the vicinity of
lat 38 44' 03"N long 105 20' 17"W

Lower
Terminus:

conn Fourmile Creek at
lat 38 41' 4S"N long 105 15' 44"W

USGS QUAD(s):

High Park; Wrights Reservoir

BASIS FOR INSTREAM FLOW RECOMMENDATION

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· The BLM documented that a natural environment is present in the form of a brown and brook trout
fishery.
. Based on the BLM's biological recommendation, flows of 1 cfs, summer, andO.5cfs, winter, are '~' _,'"
, necessary to preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree, However, the sununer and winter.
instream flow recommendations were reduced to 0.7 cfs (5/15 - 6/14) and 0.2 cfs (6/15-5/14) based on
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the water availability analysis. The BLM believes the lower flow recommendation will still preserve the
natural environment.

· CWCB staff has conducted a water availability analysis and determined these amounts are available for
the Board's appropriation.
· CWCB staff has detennined that adequate water supplies exist such that the natural environment may be
preserved without limiting or foreclosing the exercise of valid existing water rights,

CONSULTATIONS:

BLM: Roy Smith

8/1/96

DWR: Steve Witte

8/1/96

CWCB STAFF:

ePrepared By: Uppendabl

4/15/98

Reviewed By: Espegren

5/1/98

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