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<br /> <br />meadow because of their position and drainage. The upper reaches of <br /> <br />the Rio Grande and its tributaries downstream to the oonfluence of tile <br /> <br />Rio Grande and the South Fork are fringed with a narrOW belt of willow <br /> <br />and alder. At South Fork the bottoms adjoining the river have cotton- <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />wood and willow groves. <br /> <br />The oammon grasses in the area are fesoue. <br /> <br />grama, and muhly. Where grazing is severe ~ rabbi tbrush is oommon. <br /> <br />Commeroial Features <br /> <br />General <br /> <br />18. Two U. S. highways, five State highways, one railroad. an <br /> <br />airline, and several bus lines are in or near the projeot area. <br /> <br />Based upon 1950 census data, the urban population is estimated to <br /> <br /> <br />be 13,000 and the rural population to be 16,000. Chief land uses <br /> <br />are agriculture, grazing, recreation, watershed proteotion, mining, <br /> <br />and timber production. Industrial developments include an ore re- <br /> <br />duction mill at Creede, sawmills, railroad shop, flour mills, and <br /> <br />cammercial trout hatcheries. <br /> <br />'Itecrea tion <br /> <br />19. Recreation is a major source of income. Acconnnodations. <br /> <br />for tourists, fishermen, and hunters require extensive facilities, <br /> <br />and several communities derive their principal source of income from <br /> <br />catering to needs of recreationistso Camps and ranches are major <br /> <br />sources of income wi thin Wagon Wheel Gap Reservoir site. <br /> <br />FISHERY SECTION <br /> <br />. '. <br /> <br />.t <br /> <br />Wi thout the Project <br /> <br />1179 <br /> <br />Stream characteristics <br /> <br />m. From above the reservoir ai te downstream to the South Fork <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />