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<br />001132 <br /> <br />can be annoying. In addition, much of the land along the river <br /> <br />is privately owned, thus forcing the public to concentrate in <br /> <br />small areas. Improper land use is also evident throughout the <br /> <br />canyon. In time, undesirable subdivision and other development <br /> <br />could ruin the area permanently as a public recreation resource. <br /> <br />An associated problem, is the total closure of the Denver Water <br /> <br />Board's Cheesman Reservoir, a very attractive body of water in <br /> <br />the middle of the canyon, for public recreation use. <br /> <br />Water resource projects, which would be incompatible with wild <br /> <br />the 13 high-priority rivers identified earlier. Following is a <br /> <br />b <br />~ <br />rl <br /> <br />or scenic river designation, have been proposed on several of <br />, <br /> <br />list of the rivers involved and the known conflicts: <br /> <br /> . Approx. Other Projects, Programs <br />River or Total and Developments <br />Stream River Length Name and --~ <br />Name Counties ,SeRment in Miles Type Developer Status <br />Animas San Juan Source to 52 Animas La BR Compo <br />River La Plata Durango Plata Feasib. <br /> Howardsville Study <br /> Res. (I) <br />Cache La Larimer Source to 48 IdlewUd Dam BR Pot en- <br />Poudre' National (I) tial <br />River Forest bound- <br /> ary <br />Colorado Mesa Loma to Utah 25 Direct diver- Industrial Proposed <br />River State Line(and sion and Gold Resources <br /> to Cisco in Hill Reservoir Company <br /> Utah) (power and <br /> mining) <br />Dolores Montrose Source to 170 Dolores BR Auth. <br />River Ilolores Bedrock proj ect (I) <br /> Montezuma <br /> San Miguel <br /> <br />5 <br />