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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Black Mountain Wilderness Study Area <br /> <br />Acreage Studied by BLK: 9,932 <br />Watersheds Wit;JJin WSA Boundaries <br /> <br />Acreage Rec~nded by BLK: 0 <br /> <br />Kissinger Gulch -- WSA is located in headwaters. <br />Smith's Gulch -- WSA is located midstream. <br />Beefsteak Gulch -- WSA is located in headwaters. <br /> <br />SWIIlJ/Bry of Water-Dependent Wilderness Values <br /> <br />. Wildlife watering and habitat for elk, deer, bald eagle, golden eagles, red- <br />tailed hawks, northern harriers, great horned owls, rodents, amphibians, and <br />insects. <br />. Hiking, backpacking, camping, hunting, and horseback riding opportunities. <br />. Channel maintenance for mesa/canyon system. <br /> <br />SU1IIlJ/&ry of Ifajor Water Uses <br /> <br />. Irrigation use on lands to the north of the WSA. <br />. Livestock watering within and upstream of the WSA. <br /> <br />. Smith's Gulch <br /> <br />(For the purposes of this analysis, all three watersheds within the WSA are <br />considered as one unit.) <br /> <br />Hydrologic Characteristics <br /> <br />Kissinger, Smith's and Beefsteak gulches are ephemeral streams, flowing only in <br />response to storm events. BLM staff did not analyze hydrologic characteristics <br />or patterns of water use because there are no diversions which significantly <br />affect streamflows within the WSA. <br /> <br />Water Rights Located UDstrelUll of WSA <br />BLM Livestock Tank - One tank, 12.0 acre feet storage capacity. <br />Mathes Livestock Tanks - Four tanks, 240 acre feet total storage capacity. <br /> <br />Water Rights Located Within WSA <br />BLM Springs - Two springs; 0.015 cfs total flow; livestock and wildlife uses. <br /> <br />BLM Livestock Tanks - Three tanks, 12.0 acre feet total storage capacity. <br />Mathes Livestock Tank - One tank, 60.0 acre feet total storage capacity. <br />Water Rights Located DaomstrelUll of WSA <br /> <br />None (to confluence with White River) <br /> <br />State of Colorado InstrelUll Flow Rights Within WSA <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />Land Status Wit;JJin and UpstrelUll of JfSA <br /> <br />Privately owned lands are located upstream of the WSA along Smith's Gulch. There <br />are no private parcels within the WSA. <br /> <br />27 <br />