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<br /> <br />". <br /> <br />WILDLIFE SECTION <br /> <br /> <br />Land Area Considered <br /> <br /> <br />45. The Rio Grande Division of the San Luis Valley projeot <br /> <br /> <br />will modify the present availability of irrigation _ ter for the <br /> <br /> <br />lands in the Rio Grande and San Luis valleys below Wagon Wheel Gap <br /> <br /> <br />Dll.lll site. Irrigation water will be more evenly distributed throughout <br /> <br /> <br />the growing season than under the ourrent method of operation. The <br /> <br /> <br />reregulated water supply will not signifioantly modify wildlife <br /> <br /> <br />oonditions on the irrigated lands and, consequently, the wildlife <br /> <br /> <br />resources on these areas have not been evaluated. <br /> <br /> <br />46. Lands of the !lio Grande Divi sion have supported a stable <br /> <br /> <br />eoonomy based upon varying degrees of farming and grazing, together <br /> <br /> <br />with heavy reoreational use. The main enterprises on the Wagon Wheel <br /> <br /> <br />Gap "sssrvoir site are hay produotion, grazing, and recreation. Dawn- <br /> <br /> <br />stream from Wagon Wheel Gap, the land is used for irrigated orops, <br /> <br /> <br />reoreation, and grazing. <br /> <br /> <br />Game Species without the Project <br /> <br /> <br />Species present <br /> <br /> <br />47. Wi thin the reservoir si te, the species of importance are <br /> <br /> <br />elk, mule deer, and various waterfowl. Of lesser importance are <br /> <br /> <br />cottontails, jackrabbits, snowshoe rabbits, mourning doves, dusky <br /> <br /> <br />grouse, raccoons, and coyotes. <br /> <br /> <br />Vegeta ti ve COVer types <br /> <br /> <br />48. Wagon Wheel Gap Reservoir lies in a broad section cf the <br /> <br /> <br />Rio Grande Valley and the major portion of the reservoir site consists <br /> <br /> <br />of moderate slopes and benohlands (Plate 7). The lower portion of <br /> <br />.,9.,.. <br /> <br />27 <br /> <br />1161 <br /> <br />