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<br />~ <br />~~ <br /> <br />000353 <br /> <br />a <br />.""0 <br />j"..-. <br />"'0.,' . <br />~R.$.rv~r <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />\ <br />-- <br />~ <br /> <br />Mot'row Point Reservoir <br /> <br />~,,,,..., <br /> <br /> <br />~} <br />.' <br /><>' <br /> <br />-~/- <br /> <br />.1 <br />~. <br />;,' <br />0, <br />" <br />,,' <br /> <br />\ <br />j <br />\, <br /> <br />Figure 2.Reservoirs or the Aspinall Unit <br /> <br />Recreation Resources <br /> <br />The Gunnison River provides various recreational opportunities including fishing. rafting, <br />hiking, and sightseeing. Recreation on the Gunnison River below Morrow Point Dam is <br />managed by the National Park Service (NPS), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). and the <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife. <br /> <br />The NPS manages recreation within the Curecanti National Recreation Area, which includes <br />recreation sites at Blue Mesa, Morrow Point and Crystal Reservoirs. The Curecanti National <br />Recreation Area was developed in conjunction with the construction of the Aspinall Unit. <br />Because of limited public access created by high canyon walls. Morrow Point and Crystal <br />Reservoirs receive very little recreational use. Access is primarily limited to the upper ends of <br />Morrow Point and Crystal Reservoirs. and the East Portal area of the Gunnison River below <br /> <br />9 <br />