BOARD02612

• Board Meeting Date: 1/12/1998
• Description: Platte River Issues - USFS Wild and Scenic River Designation and Alternatives - Status Report
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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South Platte Protection Plan

Southern Portion

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Cheesman Canyon
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. Canyon protection. no water developement,
storage application abandoned (all water
suppliers)

. Recreation and wildlife protected by recreation
management, restricted access (US Forest
Service, Denver Water)

. Fisheries protected by minimun flow: 35/40 cfs

. Fisheries protected by ramping restriction
(Denver Water)

Wigwam Cub

Cheesman Reservoir
(Denver Water/State Paries
Proposed Manager)

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Wildcat Canyon

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· Fisheries protected by minimum flow
from Eleven Mile (Denver Water)

. Fisheries protected by ramping
restriction (Denver Water)

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. Scenery, geology, and wildlife
protected by recreation
management (US Forest Service)

. Fisheries protected by minimum
flows and ramping restriction,
(Denver Water)

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Eleven Mile Canyon
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Eleven Mile Reservoir
(Dever Water/State Paries)

. R~creation protected through detailed
n!Freation plan (US Forest Service)

. ~nimum flows: 32 cfs (Denver Water,
Aurora)

. T~mperature goal when spilling: 500 to 600 F
(Denver Water)

. dnyon Protected. no water development (all
W?'ter suppliers)

. Fisheries protected by ramping restriction
(!}enver Water)

. Geology, scenery protected by Recreation plan
(US Forest Service)

Spinney Mountain
Reservoir

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