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<br />. Q0102~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />". <br /> <br />Th~ intensive management of the existing and developed wetlands and wetland <br />habitat would also be, of benefit to bird species of high Federal interest and <br />other water birds. An increase of about 25 use-days per acre per season is <br />anticipated on Alamosa M;R, a total of about 109,350 use-days/season. Benefits <br />from this enhanced use is estimated to amount to 2,000 man-days per season of <br />wildlife-oriented recreation. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />B. Blanca HtLI\. <br /> <br />Other water birds use would be expected to increase by about 4,950 use-days per <br />season and would include use by bird species of high Federal interest. An esti- <br />mated 500 man-days per year of wildlife-oriented recreation would also result <br />from the maintenance and improvement of existing wetland habitat. <br /> <br />C. Head Lake and Associated Hetlands <br /> <br />Approximately 700 acres of wetlands at Head Lake and the area between Head and <br />San Luis Lakes would be developed and maintained by the use of 6 f t3 / s of pro- <br />ject water delivered into !lead Lake. The development of this area would occur <br />provided that the State of Colorado agrees to replace increased evaporation and <br />seepage losses resulting from this development. This development would enhance <br />waterfowl production by about 1,344 ducks per year and hunter-days by 232. Net <br />benefi-ts-assoc-iaced-wi-t-h-this- .increase_wo.ul.d amQun t to $2,204 annually. Hildlife- <br />oriented recreation would also increase by about~060 use-days/season witn net <br />benefits of about $2,000 annually. <br /> <br />D. San Luis Lake <br /> <br />San Luis La".., <<auld be stabilized at 890 surface acres. The lake IJould support a <br />high qua.lity c:ocDin(\.tion cold-~Jarm water fishery. In addition .to the general <br />recreation US2S, the lake would support about 40,000 fisherman-days use annually <br />with net benefits of about $100,000. <br /> <br />E. Russell Lakes \hterfowl Hanagement Area (HK-'.) <br /> <br />Replacement and development of existing and new wetlands and Hetland habitat in <br />the Hussell Lakes ~..J~lA would increase and enhance waterfowl production annu.J.1.1y <br />by about 2,595 birds. Use of the 2,998 acres of wetlands by other IJater birds <br />and species of high Federal interest would be enhanced by about 74,950 use-days <br />per season annually. <br /> <br />F. Conveyance Channel Fishery and HaterfoHl Produ~ <br /> <br />Hater quality.of the pumped water is expected to be suitable to develop and <br />maintain 42 miles of cold-water fishery in the conveyance channel. The fishery <br />would be IMintained by annual stocking by the Colorado Division of Hildlife. <br />A maxi1imm of 10 access poInts at project constructed bridges '<IOuld be provided <br />under the provisions of Public Law 89-72. Fishennan use of the channel is <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />