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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Windy Gulch Wilderness Study Area <br /> <br />Acreage Studied by BLK: 12,274 <br />Watersheds Wit;JJin WSA Boundaries <br /> <br />Acreage RecOlllIll81Jded by BLll: 0 <br /> <br />Windy Gulch -- WSA is located in headwaters. <br />Jordan Gulch -- WSA is located in headwaters. <br />Strawberry Creek tributaries -- WSA is located in headwaters. <br />Smith Gulch tributaries -- WSA is located in headwaters. <br /> <br />SU1IIlJ/&ry of Water-Dependent Wilderness Values <br /> <br />. Wildlife watering and habitat for elk, deer, bald eagles, 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 and domestic use on lands downstream from the WSA. <br />. Livestock watering within and downstream of the WSA. <br /> <br />. Smith Gulch <br /> <br />(For the purposes of this analysis, all watersheds within the WSA are considered <br />as one unit.) <br /> <br />Hydrologic Characteristics <br /> <br />All streams within the WSA are ephemeral, flowing only in response to storm <br />events. BLM staff did not analyze hydrologic characteristics or patterns of water <br />use because there are no diversions which significantly affect streamflows within <br />the WSA. <br /> <br />Water Rights Located UDstrelUll of WSA <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />Water Rights Located Within WSA <br /> <br />Hauser Spring No. 1 - T2N R95W, Sec. 20, NW NW; 0.01 cfs; 1972 adjudication; <br />livestock and domestic uses. <br /> <br />Mathes Livestock Tank - One tank; 60.0 acre feet storage capacity. <br />BLM Livestock Tank - One tank; 1.0 acre feet storage capacity. <br /> <br />Water Rights Located DaomstrelUll of WSA <br />None (to confluence with White River) <br />State of Colorado InstreaJIJ Flow Rights Within WSA <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />Land Status Within and UpstreaJIJ of WSA <br /> <br />There are no privately owned parcels upstream of the WSA. Some private parcels <br />are located within the WSA along Jordan Gulch. <br /> <br />29 <br />