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<br /> <br />CURRANT CREEK - Park County, Colorado. It flows <br />through rangeland and pastureland. The study area consists <br />of 6 sites for a total of 16,700 feet (3.16 mi les) of <br />stream. The loss of pastureland, riparian areas, and <br />damage to bridge embankments are examples of types and <br />extent of damage. Deposition from side drainages affect the <br />stream wherever they enter. These are a primary source of <br />sediment due to the active head cuts. The construction of <br />additional erosion control structures on these side <br />drainages wi I I decrease their sediment yields. Also <br />pasture I and and range I and management pract ices will <br />effectively reduce sediment. <br /> <br />The proposed measures for improvement included rock <br />riprap, anchored trees, rock jetties, jacks, vegetated <br />buffer strips, vegetative sprig revetment, and riparian <br />zones. <br /> <br /> <br />Timber check on side drainage to Currant Creek <br />Photography by Jim Thornton, SCS, Denver, Colorado <br /> <br />27 <br />