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Watershed Resources Sedgwick County 1970 income breakdown by annual earnings is as follows: -------------------------------~--------------------------------------- 1970 (Percent) $ o - $2,999 17.4 $3,000 4,999 13.2 $5,000 - 7,999 28.1 $8,000 - 9,999 15.0 Over - 10,000 26.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Similar.ly to most of the rural areas of the United States, the,agri- cultural population is declining as shown by the figures for Sedgwick County, Colorado of 4,242 in 1960 and 3,405 in 1970. This is also representative of the population decline in the Nebraska portion of the watershed. __Ih" Ovprlann Tr"il-Resour:ce-Cnncprvatlo'l ann DelieWpmen,C Project Spol'lSor~ submitted an application November 2, 1970 which included Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and Yuma Counties in Colorado. Morgan County was added to the project area July 29, 1971. The project has not been approved for planning. The Panhandle Resource Conservation and Development Project is auth- orized for planning and includes Cheyenne and Deuel Counties in the Nebraska portion of the watershed project. Fish and Wildlife Resources The absence of permanent streams and insufficient water in the .watershed tributaries, except durlng flood periods, precludes stream fishing in the watershed. Due to the unpredictability and location of runoff, as well as existing wate'r rights which must be met by State law, proposed impoundments in the watershed are not deemed suitable for water reten- tion and subsequent management for a warmwater fishery. Wildlife species in the watershed area that usually occur in huntable numbers include ducks, Canada geese, ring-necked pheasants, mourning dove, .bobwhite quail, cottontai 1 rabbit, jackrabbit, deer (mule and white-tailed) and pronghorn (antelope). Fox squirrel and. racoon are hunted in the creek and river bottoms. 13