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� <br />Ithroughout the four seasons of the year, with fishing the most popular <br />activity in terms of visitor days. <br />IWater resources planning in the Upper Gunn9son Basin began in the early <br />I 1900's and resulted in the construction of the second project ever undertaken <br />by.the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), the Uncompahgre Project. The major <br />features of this project are the Gunnison Tunnel, Taylor Park Reservoir, and <br />� 192 miles of canals, laterals, and drains. The Gunnison Tunnel diverts water <br />from the Gunnison River for irriqatian in the U�compahgre Valley. Taylor Park <br />_� Reservoir supplies water for irrigation, but is presently operated in a <br />cooperative manner to enhance.fisheries and recreation. It also provides <br />� flood protection on the Taylor River. <br />I Public taw 485, approved in 1956, authorized the Department of the <br />Interior to construct the Colorado River Storage Project consisting of the <br />Curecanti (now called Aspinall), Flaming Gorge, Navajo and Glen Canyon Units. <br />lThe Act also authorized a number of.smaller projects to be,constructed if <br />technical and economic feasibility were demonstrated 'and other specified <br />( conditions were met. These projects were termed Participating Projects in the <br />Act. Two CRSP partieipating projects located in the Study Area have been <br />( constructed by the USBR: the Dallas Creek Project and the Bostwick Park <br />Project. Another potential CRSP participating project, the Upper Gunnison <br />I Project, was studied in detail, and several potential reservoir sites and <br />conveyance systems were identified. The Concluding Report for th'e Upper <br />Gunnison Project was published by the USBR in 1973. None of the proposed <br />Ifacilities have been constructed to date. <br />1-5 <br />