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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />i Cj 1 ~, <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />South Platte River <br /> <br />Narrows Reservoir would provide a valuable reservoir fishery and would <br />Improve fishing In about 5.5 miles of the South Platte River downstream <br />from Narrows Dam. <br /> <br />Fish habitat and fishing downstream from Narrows Dam also would be <br />enhanced through provision of a minimum Instantaneous release of 50 <br />second-feet from Narrows Reservoir. This minimum release, together <br />with public access, would develop an attractive tallwater fIshery <br />and could be expected to produce an additional 4,000 man-days of <br />fishing for an annual benefit of $6,000 on the 5.5-mlle section of <br />the South Platte River, <br /> <br />The National Park Service Is proposing a recreation area designated <br />as the Riverside Public Use Area below Narrows Dam along the South <br />Platte RIver. Such a recreation area also would provide adequate ac- <br />cess to the river for fishing. Should acquisition of lands for the <br />recreation area not be feasible, an alternate possibility would be <br />to acquire access easements on lands for 5.5 miles downstream from <br />Narrows Dam to provide fishing along the river. <br /> <br />Jackson' Reservoir <br /> <br />As part of the project, Jackson Reservoir and the associated water <br />rights would be acquired by the Bureau of Reclamation and the reservoir's <br />IrrIgatIon storage would be consolidated Into Narrows Reservoir. <br />Though abandoned as an IrrIgation storage facilIty, Jackson Reservoir <br />would be maintained at an average surface area of around 2,050 to <br />2,300 acres In the Interest of general recreation and fish and wild- <br />life. Seepage and evaporation losses would be replaced In the spring <br />before the IrrIgation season and again In the fall after that season, <br /> <br />To make Jackson Reservoir efficient for water storage, Jackson Reser- <br />voIr Dam should be rehabilitated at an estimated cost of $125,000. <br />Jackson Reservoir then should be made available for admlnstratlon by <br />the Colorado Department of Game, Fish and Parks. Annual operation, <br />maintenance, and replacement costs associated with the dam and other <br />works related to the stabilized operation of the reservoir are estimated <br />at $18,000. The cost estimates are based on 1965 prices. <br />