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Ol)Olo~ The Battle Creek to Jack Creek Pipeline would collect and divert several streams which are headwater tributaries of the Little Snake River in the Medicine Bow National Forest. Major streams which would be diverted include Doane Creek, Smith Creek, Haskins Creek, Lost Creek, Haggerty Creek, Big Sand- stone Creek, Deep Creek, Douglas Creek, Strawberry Gulch, and the East Fork of Savery Creek. Runoff from other smaller streams and sidehill areas would also be collected and diverted into the Battle Creek to Jack Creek Pipeline. The City of Cheyenne has water right permits on several of these streams totaling 602 cfs with a March 12, 1954 priority. The permits are in good standing with the Wyoming State Engineer, The alignment and location of the Battle Creek to Jack Creek Pipeline are shown on Plate 4. The pipeline would be 38 miles long and would consist of pipe ranging in diameter from 24 inches to 90 inches, The pipeline would convey water from the diversion structures to a tunnel through the con- tinental divide. The transcontinental divide tunnel would be 6500 feet long. Discharge from the tunnel would flow into Jack Creek Reservoir on the east side of the continental divide. Access to the pipeline and diversion structures would be con- structed in the same right-of-way as the Battle Creek to Jack Creek Pipeline. It is unknown at this time if the U. S. Forest Service would allow permanent access to the pipeline and diversion structures. Thp road could be used for maintenance work only or could become part of the forest transportation plan. However, it is more likely that access will be limited and the Forest Service will impose management constraints. Colorado River cutthroat trout were found in seven of the streams proposed for diversion. This species is currently listed as "sensitive" by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. The Game and fish Department, during its field investigations in August, 1980, also determined that brook trout in- VI-4