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,.:' Gunnison River {Almont to Blue Mesa Reservoir} Ohio' Creek ,. 1.0 I East River Slate River (Below confluence Poverty Gulch) Taylor River (Taylor Park Dam to .Almont) TABLE 5.2 :~~:~} Zt6 ,~;.~ 0 SUMMARY OF RELATIVE CONOITION AND MAJOR lIMITING fACTORS FOR SELECTED STREAMS AND RESERVOIRS Physical Habitat and BioloQY of Fisheries Upper Section - Excellent Lower Section - Fair - channelization - lack of boulders and logs - riparian damage - poor streambank stability - limited spawning areas Poor to Fair - lack of boulders and logs - channelization - nO spawning gravel - siltation - low summer flows - high spring flows - streambank instability - limited streambank vegetation Good - some channelization and damage to streambank vegetation near Almont - limited pool quantity and quality - high spring flows Fair - poor pool quality - riffle/pool ratio poor - aquatic insect production low spawning gravels embedded in silt or lacking sedimentation Good - Excellent Water Quality of Fisheries Good - wastewater treatment plant flows Fair - nutrification - high. temperature Fair to Good - nutrification Waterfowl Areas Fair to good along rivers and ~itches - riparian' damage - 1 ad:. of ponds limited nesting habitat Poor to Fair along Creek - steep stream gradient - riparian damage - limited food supply - limited nesting habitat - lack of ponds limited amount of waterfowl habitat Fair limited amount of waterfowl habitat nutrification - zinc in excess of state standards Good limited amount of waterfowl habitat Recreation facilities 10 public campsite$ 400 private campsites - lack of picnic and rest areas lack of good boat launching and take-out facilities - lack of trails along river 5 public campsites 14 public campsites lack of picnic areas - lack of trails No developed campsites - lack of campsites 109 public campsites - lack of goad boat launChing and'take-out facilities - low sUlJJlIer flows for rafting itNote: limiting Factors denoted by - preceding the factor; "nutrification" denotes a trend of increasing nutri-ent levels - macroinvertebrate production low - low water temperature - residential develop- ment near Almont . Pub 1 ic Access Fair 5.5 mi,les open 12.8 miles accesS limited Poor 2.2 miles open 20.6 miles accesS limited Fair - Good 17.7 miles open 12.8 miles access limited Poor 3.6 miles open 11.4 miles access limited Goad 12.7 miles open 6.8 miles access limited --