WSPC01242

• File Number: 8541
• Description: Rio Grande Basin-Rio Grande River Basin Water Projects-San Luis Valley Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Water Division: 3
• Date: 2/1/1955
• Title: A Report on Fish and Wildlife Resources-San Luis Valley Project-Rio Grande Division
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Habi ta t and a bundanoe
Utilization and hal"Vest . .
Need for hunting opportunities
Upland game
Waterfowl
Habitat and abundanoe
Waterfowl utilization and harvest
Game speoies wi th the projeot
Effeots of reservoir on habitat
Big game
Habi ta t and
Utilization
Upland game
Wa terfowl .
Habitat and abundanoe
Wa terfow1 utilization and hunting
Related monetary values
Fur animals without the projeot
Fur animals with the projeot
Disoussion
Fishery .
General statement
Reoommended stre~lows
Zero flows
U. S. Fish Cultural Station
Reservoir fishery
Fisherman aocess
Wildlife
Loss of big-game resouroes
Land aoquisition
Refuge development
'lleconmenda tions
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and harvest

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TABLES

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Table 1--Wagon Wheel Gap Reservoir Data
Table 2--SUIllIIlary of Flows
Table 3--Partia1 Frequency Study of Flows at Wagon Wheel
Gap, 1920-1951 .
Table 4--Frequenoy Study of Flow of Rio Grande at Goose
Creek Fram Ootober through March. 1920-1951
Table 5--Frequency Study of Flow of Rio Grande at
A1amosa. 1920-1951 .
Table 6--Summary of Utilization .
Table 7-~onetary Values Related to Sport Fishing
Table 8--Gover Types on Wagon Wheel Gap Reservoir Area
Table 9--Summary of Game-Animal Resources. Utilization.
and Harvest .. .. . .
Table lO--Annua1 Monetary Values Related to Wildlife
Game Resources .
Table 1l--Schedu1e of Recommended Daily Minimum Streamf10ws
at Wagon Wheel Gap Dam to Preserve the Fishery
Resource

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