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<br />OOOGH <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />West Cold Spring Wilderness Study Area <br /> <br />Acreage Studied by BLlf.: 17,682 <br /> <br />Acreage Rec~ded by BLll: 0 <br /> <br />Watersheds Within WSA Boundaries <br /> <br />Spitzie Draw/Green River tributaries -- WSA is located in headwaters. <br />Beaver Creek - WSA is located midstream. <br /> <br />S....ary of Water-Dependent Wilderness Values <br /> <br />· Cottonwood-willow-boxelder riparian communities. <br />· Unstudied fisheries in Beaver Creek. <br />. Habitat for Yellowstone cutthroat trout, brook trout, brown trout, and other <br />aquatic species. <br />. Wildlife watering and habitat for elk, deer, pronghorn antelope, mountain lion, <br />bighorn sheep, peregrine falcons grouse, prairie chickens golden eagles, rodents, <br />amphibians, and insects. <br />. Fishing, hiking, backpacking, hunting, mountain biking and horseback riding <br />opportunities. <br />· Channel maintenance for plateau/canyon system. <br /> <br />SWllllJary of Ifajor Water Uses <br /> <br />· Livestock watering upstream, downstream, and within the WSA. <br />. Irrigation use upstream of the WSA in the Beaver Basin area. <br />. Irrigation use downstream of the WSA on private lands and on lands managed by <br />the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Colorado Division of Wildlife. <br /> <br />· Spitzie Draw/Green River Tributaries <br /> <br />Hydrologic Characteristics <br /> <br />Spitzie and other tributaries to the Green River within the WSA are ephemeral <br />streams, flowing only in response to storm events. BLM staff did not analyze <br />hydrologic characteristics or patterns of water use because there are no <br />diversions which significantly affect streamflows within the WSA. <br /> <br />Water Rights Located UDstrelUll of WSA <br /> <br />BLM Springs - Three springs, 0.047 total flow, livestock and wildlife uses. <br /> <br />Water Rights Located Within WSA <br /> <br />Calloway Springs Ditch and Pipeline - T10N R103W, Sec. 1, NE NW; 3.5 cfs; 1964 <br />adjudication; irrigation and domestic uses. This water right is held by the <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife and is currently involved in an abandonment case. <br /> <br />Browns Park Wildlife Spring <br />adjudication; wildlife use. <br />of Wildlife. <br /> <br />lA - TllN R103W, Sec. 36, SE SE; 0.025 cfs; 1974 <br />This water right is held by the Colorado Division <br /> <br />Dickinson B.P. Springs 4,5,6 - T10N R103, Sec. 2, NW NE and TllN R103W, Sec. 27, <br />NW SE; 0.056 cfs; 1982 adjudication; livestock and other uses. <br /> <br />Leonard Spring - TllN R103W, Sec. 26, NW SW; 0.027 cfs; 1973 adjudication; all <br />beneficial uses. <br /> <br />Lee Spring - TllN R103W, Sec. 35, NW NE; 0.089 ch; 1973 adjudication; all <br />beneficial uses. <br /> <br />39 <br />