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<br />I, <br /> <br />OQ010J <br /> <br />habit several of the streams proposed for diversion. Mottled sculpins, a spe- <br /> <br />cies not indigenous to the North Platte River drainage, were found in Deep Creek. <br /> <br />The lIyoming Game and Fish Department has recommended that instream <br /> <br />flows be maintained in streams with fisheries, They have specified that instream <br /> <br />flows of not less than 30% of the average daily flow be provided to maintain current <br /> <br />fish populations. The Game and Fish has also reco~~ended that flushing flows <br /> <br />be bypassed for 72 hours, during peak runoff, to flush silts and sands from <br /> <br />spawning gravels. The Game and Fish has also recommended that all other streams, <br /> <br />not supporting fisheries, not be diverted during the period July 1 through October <br /> <br />30 to maintain riparian habitat and meadow areas. <br /> <br />The project area is used by elk and mule deer. Deer are <br /> <br />common throughout the project area in the summer months from July until snow <br /> <br />forces them into lower elevations in the fall. Elk move into the project areas <br /> <br />in June and retreat to the lower elevations after the first major snowfall. <br /> <br />No distinct big game migration routes are reported in the project area. An <br /> <br />important elk calving area would be traversed by the pipeline in the vicinity <br /> <br />of the diversions on Deep Creek and Dirtyman Fork. It is recommended thac road <br /> <br />closures be implemented to eliminate disturbances during the calving period. <br /> <br />Black bear inhabit the project area as do small populations of mountain lion <br /> <br />and bighorn sheep. Important furbearers include the beaver, muskrat, coyote, <br /> <br />long-tailed weasel, ermine, and marCen. Small game species in the projecC area <br /> <br />are the cottontail rabbit, snowshoe hare, and blue grouse. Common raptor species <br /> <br />include che golden eagle, great-horned owl, and red-tailed hawk. Numerous other <br /> <br />wildlife species inhabit the project area including many species of songbirds <br /> <br />and small mammals. There are no known endangered terrestrial wildlife species <br /> <br />occurring along the proposed pipeline right-of-way. <br /> <br />It is estimated chac the Battle Creek Co Jack Creek Pipeline <br /> <br />will yield an average supply of 34,590 AF/year. This yield figure is a net <br /> <br />VI-5 <br />