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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 5.3.2 Wildlife Big game animals such as deer, elk, black bear, mountain lion and big horn sheep are present in the area surrounding the reser- voir. The deer and elk use the area as a summer range and both species are harvested during hunting season. Wildlife are numer- ous in this area and such small game species as coyote, fox, bobcat, marmot, pine squirrel, skunk, raccoon, beaver, muskrat, marten, raptorial birds, passerine birds and other small mammals, birds and a few reptiles can be found in the i=ediate area. Occasionally, waterfowl are observed in the reservoir area. According to page 11 of the Draft Management Plan, "the only threatened and endangered species periodically inhabiting the reservoir area is the bald eagle, typically during the spring and fall months when fish and small game are most active. The eagle is an annual migrant from the northern portions of North America. There are no known active nests in the reservoir area." Hunting is permitted throughout the reservoir area with the exception of the primary jurisdiction area (special management zone for the dam, spillway and outlet works) which Reclamation has restricted from hunting and the discharge of firearms. (DMP pages 17 and 18) 5.4 WATER RESOURCES The purpose of the Lemon Dam and Reservoir project is to' develop the unused flows of the Florida River for (1) the irriga- tion of 19,450 acres of land, (2) the control of flood waters and (3) the enhancement of the sport fishery and recreation. The project provides an average of 25,740 AF of water annually for lands in the Florida River service area. The water is stored in the reservoir and released as needed via a natural river channel conveyance system to various diversion points where private ditch companies make use of the irrigation 5.0-6