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<br /> <br /> CONTENTS <br /> Page <br /> Preface 0 . . ii <br /> Description of the project . 1 <br />". Purpose 1 <br /> Location . 1 <br /> Engineering features . . . . . 1 <br />'vi Land acquisition 2 <br /> . . . . . <br /> Opera tion . . 2 <br /> Description of the area 4 <br /> Physical features . . . . 4 <br /> The Rio Grande 4 ~ <br /> Streamflows . . . 5 OJ <br /> Tri butary streams 7 ...; <br /> Geology 7 ...., <br /> Soils . . 7 <br /> Clima te . . . 8 <br /> Vegetation . . 8 <br /> Commercial features 9 <br /> General . 9 <br /> Recrea tion . . 9 <br /> Fishery section . . . . . . 9 <br />,'. Without the project 9 <br /> . <br /> Stream characteristics 9 <br /> Species present 11 <br /> Utiliza tion . . 11 <br /> Need for stream fishing opportunities 12 <br /> Uo So Fish Cultural Station . . . . 13 <br /> With the project . . . 13 <br /> Character of the streams . 13 <br /> Wi thin the reservoir site . . . . 13 <br /> Dam site to Goose Creek . . . . 13 <br /> Goose Creek to South Fork . 15 <br /> South Fork to Rio Grande Canal 17 <br /> Rio Grande Canal to Monte Vista 17 <br /> Monte Vista to Alamosa . . 17 <br /> Alamosa to Conejos River . 20 <br /> Reservoir characteristics . . . 20 <br /> Utilization . 21 <br /> Stream fishery . 21 <br /> Reservoir fishery . 24 <br /> Need for fishing opportunities . 24 <br /> u. S. Fish Cultural Station . 24 <br />" Related monetary values 24 <br /> Wildlife section 27 <br /> Land area considered 27 <br /> Game species without the project . 27 <br /> Specie s pre sent . . . 27 <br /> Vegetative Cover types 27 <br /> Big game . . . . . 30 <br /> iv <br /> <br />