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<br />ooo('~-) <br />u,)(. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Chew Winter Camp Wilderness Study Area <br /> <br />Acreage Studied by BLlf.: 1,320 <br /> <br />Acreage RecOllllDSZlded by BLll: 0 <br /> <br />watersheds Wit;JJin WSA Boundaries <br /> <br />Big Joe Draw - WSA is located midstream. <br />Tributaries to Starvation Valley Draw - WSA is located in headwaters. <br />Five springs Draw - WSA is located in headwaters. <br /> <br />SUDaary 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, hunting, horseback riding opportunities. <br />. Channel maintenance for stream system. <br /> <br />SU1IIlJ/&ry of Ifajor Water Uses <br /> <br />. Livestock watering and domestic uses upstream and within the WSA. <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 hydrological 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 uostrelUll 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 - TaN 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 />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 />Upper Big Joe Reservoir - T7N R102W, Sec. 16, SW NE; 0.25 acre feet; 1984 <br />adjudication; domestic use. <br /> <br />Water Rights Located Within WSA <br /> <br />Lower Big Joe Reservoir - T7N R102W, Sec. 21, SE SE; 0.25 acre feet; livestock <br />use. <br /> <br />Walker Livestock Tank - One tank, 20.0 acre feet storage capacity. <br />Water Rights Located DaomstrelUll of WSA <br /> <br />None (to confluence with Yampa River) <br /> <br />55 <br />