FLOOD00001

• County: Denver
• Title: Users Manual for Program PEAKFQ, Annual Flood Frequency Analysis Using Bulletin 17B Guidelines
• Date: 1/30/1998
• Prepared By: USGS
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

Fish and Wildlife

Two national lish hatcheries developed
with CRSP funds are performing impor-
tant roles in the joint State. Federal
approach to meeting fish slocking
requirements.

1. Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery,
located in a deep canyon on Jones Hole
Creek near Dinosaur National Monument
in northeastern Utah, produced 160,000
pounds of fish - aooul 60 percent or
capacity - in 1978. Total capacity with
the present access road is about 280,000
pounds. If the road were improved to pro-
vide access during winter conditions. the
hatchery could produce about 300,000
pounds. Most of the fish are used 10
stock Flaming Gorge and Fontenerle
Reservoirs.

2. Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery IS
localed on the north lork at the Gunnison
River near Hotchkiss. Colo. Its output of
2.055,000 rainbow trout went principally
for stOCking requirements of Blue Mesa,
Crawford, Lemon, and Silver Jack Reser.
voirs in COlorado. and NavajO Reservoir in
Colorado and New Mexico, Total produc.
tion 01 the hatchery was reduced 20 per.
cent lrom the previous year because of
low waler level.

One NatIOnal Wildlife refuge and three
waterfowl areas under State adminlstra.
tion are being developed In connectIon
with the CRSP.

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1, Seedskadee National Wildlife Reluge
lies along the Green River below
Fontenelle Dam in Wyoming. It has been
administered by the Fish and Wildlife
Service Since t966. During fiscal year
1978. a refuge headquarters consisting of
an 011 ice/visitor contact building and
three residences was constructed. A
, .OOO-acre land mitigatIon package also
was completed through lhe courts. but it
is under appeal by the owner.

2. Brown's Park Waterfowl Management
Area, administered by the Utah Division
of Wildlife Resources, is located below
Flaming Gorge Dam on the Green River
near the Utah-Colorado State line. The
area is attracting numerous resident and
migratory game bird populations and also
is increaSingly popular as a fiShing,
hunting, and bird. watching site.

3. Miller Mesa Waterfowl Area is on the
west shore of the Navajo Reservoir just
south 01 the Colorado.New Mel(ico State
line. A small reservoir and two terraced
ponds have been completed and filled.
About 170 acres of agricultural land have
been planted with barley. oats. wheal.
and alfaHa for wildlile management pur.
poses. WaterfOwl use patterns indicate
that birds from other agricultural and
resting areas in the San Juan Valley are
USing the Miller Mesa site With increasing
frequency.

4. Desert lake Waterfowl Management
Area conSists of 2.480 acres of acquired

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and public domain land in eastern Utah
near Huntington North Reservoir. Ad.
ministered by the Utah Division 01
Wildlife Resources Since January 1968.
the area's contribution to waterfowl
resources management was significantly
increased by rehabilitation of the historic
Desert Lake Dike and completion of five
addillonal diked areas below the existing
impoundment.

Several projects have been initiated to
mitigate fIshery and big game losses and
to help solve problems caused by the
constructIon of CRSP leatures,

Curecanti Unit, Colorado: The 5-year
fIshery investigations ot the lower Gun.
nison River drainage were completed. A
fisherman right-of-way access was ac-
quired at the confluence of the North
Fork and Gunnison Rivers.

Flaming Gorge Unit, Utah: Modification 01
powerplant intake structures for water
temperature control was completed.
Water and Power is cooperating WIth the
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources on a
downstream study to determine the
modIficatiOn ellects.

Bonneville Unil, Central Utah Project,
Utah: The Bureau of Indian Affairs and
the Utah Indian Tribe have completed
feaSibility studies tor proposed waterfowl
management areas along the lower
Duchesne Fliver,