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Ou;)7;)9 be produced naturally if all habitat requirements were satisfied. Regulations that encourage fish harvest within the productive capability of the habitat are imposed. The lower Basin contains 7,020 acres of optimum management water. There are 17 waters in 2 management categories. 1. Warmwater lakes less than 100 acres seasonally stocked with warmwater species fry, fingerlings or warmwater species natural recruitment. _ Boyd Ponds, Chartier's pond, Cottonwood pond, DePorter Lake, Ft. Morgan ponds, Wacker Pond, Haxtun city Lake, Holtorf Lakes, Holyoke city Lake, Jumbo Annex Lake, Kiwanis Kids Pond, Pronger Pond, Tamarack Ranch Ponds Current management: These small lakes are managed through the use of habitat improvement, seasonally stocked fish, special regulations and access improvement. species commonly stocked include rainbow trout, channel catfish, crappie, bass, bluegill, yellow perch, walleye and wipers. These lakes are very popular and important to local anglers. 2. Warmwater lakes greater than 500 stocked with warmwater species fry, warmwater species natural recruitment. acres seasonally fingerlings, or _ North sterling Res., Julesburg Res., Prewitt Res. Current management: These reservoirs are managed through intensive fish stocking due to the extensive water drawdown and occasional water quality problems. Fish species used include walleye fry, wiper, channel catfish, yellow perch, and rainbow trout fingerlings. DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE LOCATION OF TRESE WATERS AND SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT ACTIONS ARE IN APPENDIX 1. WATERS MANAGED FOR NATIVE AOUATIC RESOURCES The waters in the lower South Platte Basin that are managed for non-sport purposes are put into one category. This category is called "SPECIAL MANAGEMENT WATERS". These waters commonly include all the springs, seeps, and tributary streams that confluence with the mainstem South Platte river. 9