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presently encroaching on the project site from the north, east and south. Development along the four-mile reach from the mouth to Wadsvorth Boulevard is nearly complete. There is a large mobile home community vithin the project boundary just above the multiple-purpose pool elevation. There are currently about 120 units in this communi ty. There are also several farmsteads and private residences vithin the project boundary. In addition, there are several small businesses located along the left bank of Bear Creek. Downstream from the project urbaniLation grovs more intense as distance from the project increases. There is little or no industrialiLation on the Bear Creek floodplain below the project. The dovnstream reaches of Bear and Turkey Creeks provide only marginal habitat for fish because of heavy irrigation demands and periodic flooding. The small populAtions of trout, creek chubs and suckers make the present fishery resource insignificant. Wildlife in the area includes mourning doves, cottontail rabbits, pheasants, occasional deer, and a fev migrating mallards and other vaterfovl. In addition, there is a prairie dog community to the south and vest of Mt. Carbon, in the area of the supplementary embankment. Other animal populations are insignificant. None of the animal or plant species are unique to the area, nor are any of the species, except for certain "weedy" ones, present in substantial numbers. Mineral deposits (especially clay and gravel) have been heavily exploited vithin the project area. There are also several old, abandoned coal mines in the area. Some of these appear as exposed coal seams, some as caved-in shafts that presently are no more than depressions, and others as caved shafts that are grovn over vith vegetation. All of the mines and gravel pits have left scars on the landscape. There are a number of communities which are located on Bear Creek above the proposed lake. Three of these, Evergreen, Kittredge and Morrison have secondary-treatment sewage plants with chlorination. Two smaller communities are on septic tanks. A golf course above Evergreen is served by a package plant. The effluent from this plant is used to irrigate the golf course during the summer months. The mobile home, community within the proposed project boundary is also served by a package plant, located near the left bank of Bear Creek. Interstate 470, a six-lane met ropo li tan "beltline" freeway is under study for possible location through the project area. One of the proposed alignments is between Mt. Glennon and the Soda Lakes. There are no existing or currently studied units of the National Park System in the area affected by the proposal, nor are there any sites presently eligible for designation as National Historic, Natural or Environmental Educational Landmarks within the proposal vicinity. However, field studies on the archeology of the area viII be initiated by the National Park Service in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institute. 3