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<br />2 <br /> <br />Water Availability. BLM is not aware of any decreed surface diversions in this reach. This stream has <br />never been gaged. BLM recommends using the Poncha Creek gage near Poncha for water availability <br />calculations, with adjustments made to reflect the different sizes of the watersheds. <br /> <br />Relationship to Management Plans. Green Creek is one of the few streams managed by BLM on the <br />eastern side of the Collegiate Range that is capable of supporting a salmonid fishery. BLM intends to <br />manage its part of the reach as a critical habitat connections between other fisheries located in this watershed. <br />The creek has public access throughout most of its course, so it has the potential to become a more heavily <br />used recreational fishery as fishing pressures increase in the upper Arkansas River basin. <br /> <br />The BLM requests that the Board recognize that this recommendation is based only upon the minimum flows <br />necessary to support cold-water fishery values. BLM may wish to work with the Board and/or through the <br />Colorado water rights system to appropriate flows to optimally protect fish values and to protect other water- <br />dependent values specified in BLM resource management plans. <br /> <br />Data sheets, R2Cross output, fishery survey information, and photographs of the cross section are enclosed to <br />support this recommendation. We thank both the Division of Wildlife and the Water Conservation Board for <br />their cooperation in this effort. <br /> <br />If you have any questions regarding our instream flow recommendation, please contact Roy Smith, Water <br />Rights Specialist at 303-239-3940. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />/ttJ~ (}~t4;UG <br /> <br />Linda Anaiiia <br />Deputy State Director <br />Resources and Fire <br /> <br />4 EnclosuresI-Data Sheets <br />2-R2Cross Output <br />3-Fishery Survey Information <br />4-Photographs <br /> <br />cc: David Gilbert, Royal Gorge FO <br />Roy Masinton, Royal Gorge FO <br />John Smeins, Royal Gorge FO <br /> <br />i! <br />