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<br />OO(}()50 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Ant Hills Wilderness Study Area <br /> <br />Acreage Studied by BLlf.: 4,354 <br /> <br />Acreage Reco11lJllSnded by BLll: 0 <br /> <br />Watersheds Within WSA Boundaries <br /> <br />Warm Springs Draw - WSA is located in headwaters. <br />Big Joe Draw - WSA is located midstream. <br /> <br />SU1IIlJ/&ry of Water-Dependent Wilderness Values <br /> <br />. Wildlife watering and habitat for elk, deer, mountain lions, peregrine falcons, <br />other raptors, rodents, amphibians, and insects. <br />· Hiking, backpacking, hunting, horseback riding opportunities. <br />. Channel maintenance for stream system. <br /> <br />SWlflaary of Ifajor Water Uses <br />. Livestock watering and domestic uses upstream and within the WSA. <br /> <br />. Warm Springs Draw <br /> <br />Warm Springs Draw is an ephemeral stream, flowing only in response to storm <br />events. The only water right of record in this watershed is. <br /> <br />Burnt Spring - T7N R102W, Sec. 8, SW SW; 0.033 cfs; 1984 adjudication; livestock <br />use. (Located inside WSA). <br /> <br />All lands in the watershed are managed by BLM or the National Park Service. <br /> <br />. Big Joe Draw <br /> <br />Hydrologic Characteristics <br /> <br />Big Joe Draw is an ephemeral stream, flowing only in response to storm events. <br />BLM staff did not analyze hydrologic characteristics or patterns of water use <br />because there are no diversions which significantly affect streamflows within the <br />WSA. <br /> <br />Water Rights Located UDstrelUll of WSA <br /> <br />Hillside Spring - T7N R102W, Sec. 10, SW SW; 0.027 cfs; 1973 adjudication; <br />livestock use. <br /> <br />Brown Springs 1,2,3 - T7N R102W, Sec. 9, SE; 0.058 total flow; 1973 adjudication; <br />livestock use. <br /> <br />Tillie Spring 1 & 2 - T8N R102W, Sec. 33; 0.054 cfs total flow; 1973 <br />adjudication; domestic, livestock, and other uses. <br /> <br />BLM Springs - Four springs; 0.035 cfs total flow; livestock and wildlife uses. <br /> <br />Water Rights Located Within WSA <br /> <br />BLM Big Joe Check Dam 1 - T7N R102W, Sec. 16, SW NE; 0.5 acre feet; 1985 <br />adjudication; livestock and wildlife uses. <br /> <br />Lower Big Joe Reservoir - T7N R102W, Sec. 21, SE SE; 0.25 acre feet; 1984 <br />adjudication; livestock use. <br /> <br />51 <br />