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<br />Lak~ Creek <br /> <br /> <br />Th" ~tudy reach f,)r Lake Crl'"k b~gins appr<Jximately ',.2 '1l!1>:J~ <br />upstream vf Twin takes Reservoir. The ~trt'a;n passes thrvl.lg!l '):11y <br />unincorp.~rated area~ .Jf Lake County along the S'Jl1t~ ,;ide r,,)l')PJr'.) <br />State Highway t-;o. 82. V(>betati'.ln cons ists vf prlwarily .)f d,,~.sc <br />Htllnds .)f evergreens and aspens, '~'ith II m,j(1enl~e c.JV"" ,,[ <br />und,"rbrush beneath. Th", land imm"di<lt...ly adjA<:etlt to tne btrt'"'' <br />is haHically undevc10ped with th<, cxcepti,)n of spllr~<!li <br />di~tributed HUmmer homes and C'Jttages. The Rt",<lm chnnnel i.> <br />generally narrow with he8.vy stands of tr""~ on h"th "r trw .)hiC" <br />steep overbanks. In many locations, large rocks, bould,,~s ilW' <br />felled treeH Can be found within the channel. Only ,,\1e hrid,ee <br />spans Lake Cr"..k within th", ,;tudy r"ll.ch. This bridge is A <br />privately Dwned timber bridge used fVl: se8son8l acce~s t,) tll~ <br />svuth Hide of the stream. The tDtal study reach on Lake Cn'ek L~ <br />1.0 mile. <br /> <br />E,vans Gulch <br /> <br />The study reach ,)f Evans Gulch begins .1t the Big f:vans Reservoir <br />emb,mkLllent, which is appr.;>>dmately 0.9 miles east of :"eacv1l1", <br />Colorado and extends upstream 1.6 miles. The streamhed is <br />characterizt'd by dens" ov"rgro""th /lnd f1at overbftnks. T'urth~r <br />.;out from the channel, steep hills are predominant. Th~' land <br />immediately adjacent tv th.. stream is generally u<1developed, ""ith <br />tfw GxceptiQn of several existing residences to the n,'rth. <br />Throughout the study r"acll IIroO' many IIbEmdvned mineshaf~R and ".in" <br />tallingH. 'l'wo smnl1 timh,'r bri.dge,~ cr.)ss Evans Gulch >:it'lil1 the <br />study reach. <br /> <br />Figure 1. <br /> <br />The <br />from <br /> <br />ArkanHas River looking downstream <br />east bank oppo~ite station 357+00. <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 2. <br /> <br />Tlw <br />(r ,~'", <br /> <br />Arkansa~ River lovking U0wnHtn'lll1' <br />east hllnk 'JPp'Jsf.t!' Hati')n 324+00. <br /> <br />-7- <br /> <br />-8- <br />