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<br />000665 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Redcloud Peak Wilderness Study Area <br /> <br />Acreage Studied by BLlf.: 16,836 <br />Watersheds Wit;JJin WSA Boundaries <br /> <br />Acreage RecOlllIll81Jded by BLlf.: 9,558 <br /> <br />Wade Gulch -- WSA is located in headwaters. <br />Alpine Gulch -- WSA is located in headwaters. <br />OWl Gulch -- WSA is located in headwaters. <br />Cooper Creek -- WSA is located in headwaters. <br />Rock Creek -- WSA is located in headwaters. <br />Silver Creek -- WSA is located in headwaters. <br />Bent Creek -- WSA is located in headwaters. <br />Williams Creek/Red Mountain Gulch -- WSA is located in headwaters. <br />Tower Creek -- WSA is located in headwaters. <br /> <br />SU1IIl4ary of Water-Dependent Wilderness Values <br /> <br />. Alpine tundra, spruce-fir and alder-willow-aspen riparian communities. <br />. Wildlife watering and habitat for deer, elk, bighorn sheep, rodents, <br />amphibians, and insects. <br />. Hiking, fishing, hunting, photography, horseback riding, nature study. <br />. Colorado cutthroat trout habitat in Cooper Lake and Cooper Creek watersheds. <br />. Threatened and endangered species habitat for Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly <br />located in Alpine Gulch, Silver Creek, and Copper Creek. <br />. Scenic values provided by alpine lakes and streams. <br />. Channel maintenance for canyons and steep mountain streams. <br /> <br />SWIIlJ/ary of Ifajor Water Uses <br /> <br />. Domestic, fishery, and recreation uses on private lands located around the <br />fringes of the WSA. <br />. Irrigation on ranches located around the fringes of the WSA. <br />. Domestic, fire suppression, and fishery uses on private lands within WSA. <br />. Livestock watering within WSA. <br />. Downstream irrigation, livestock, commercial, domestic, and municipal uses from <br />Henson Creek in Lake City vicinity. <br /> <br />. Wade Gulch <br /> <br />Wade Gulch is an intermittent stream. There are no water rights of record in this <br />stream system. All lands within the watershed are managed by BLM. <br /> <br />. Alpine Gulch <br /> <br />Hydrologic Characteristics <br /> <br />Alpine Gulch is a perennial stream. BLM staff did not analyze hydrologic <br />characteristics or patterns of water use for because there are no diversions <br />which significantly affect streamflows within the WSA. <br /> <br />Water Rights Located UDstrelUll of WSA <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />Water Rights Located Within WSA <br /> <br />pueblo Placer pipeline - T43N R4W, Sec. 20; 0.05 cfs; 1972 adjudication; <br />(conditional); domestic, fishery, and fire suppression uses. <br /> <br />81 <br />