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1311 12 . Halntalnlng"Jackson""Reservolr and rehabilitating Jackson Reservoir Dam would provide an additional 10,000 man-days of fishing for a benefit of $15,000 annually. It would also Insure Its current annual 1.5 million waterfowl use.days and 4,000 man-days of waterfowl hunting. State Wildlife Hanagement Area As Indicated earlIer, Narrows ReservoIr would Inundate about 14,963 acres and would eliminate much wildlife habitat, particularly within the Joint use pool. The loss of such habitat would in turn reduce populations of pheasants, cottontails, mourning doves, bobwhites, and fur animals. There also would be losses In waterfowl production. Gains would occur in waterfowl hunting and In the use of Narrows Reservoir and vicinity by migrating and wintering waterfowl. . Establishment and "development of a State wildlife management area of approximately 15.765 acres would mitigate project-caused wildlife losses and also would provide fish and wildlife benefits. The 15,765- acre wildlife area would consist of 8,545 acres, primarily In the Joint use pool acquired In fee title for primary project purposes, 3,700 acres within the flood control pool that would necessitate con- version from easement to fee title. and an additional 3,520 acres outside the flood control pool that should be acquired In fee title. The entire 15.765-acre management area, which Includes about 255 acres of land lying within the flood control pool of Narrows Reservoir and adjoining Jackson Reservoir that Is owned and managed for wildlife by the Colorado Department of Game, Fish and Parks, should be made available to that Department under the terms of a General Plan, as provided In Sections 3 and 4 of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat, 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.). Within the management area both upland game and waterfowl would receive major consideration In the development and management of the lowlands bordering the South Platte River. Planting of woody thickets and wind- breaks. along with management of existing brush, timbered areas, and river bottoms would be conducted primarily to Improve upland-game habi- tat and to provIde hunting for upland game and waterfowl. About 2,200 acres of croplands would be In corn and small grains on a share-crop basis. The meadows and bottomland fields of the area would be managed for waterfowl, The South Platte River Is a notable wintering area and migration route for waterfowl. Instances of reservoir construction and favorable habi- tat situations along the river Illustrate the value of these areas for migrating, wintering, and production of waterfowl. .