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<br />- <br />~ CHAPrER IV <br />'" <br />-/ <br /> <br />EAST RIVER UNIT <br /> <br />Environmental Impacts <br /> <br />Most of the environmental impacts of the East River Unit would be <br />associated with Cement Creek Dam and Reservoir. Activities associated <br />,nth construction would increase the noise, traffic, and dust in the <br />area. Excavation on the terraces of East River would alter the existing <br />landscape even after shaping and revegetation of the disturbed areas_ <br /> <br />The reservoir would inundate about 137 acres of a picturesque val- <br />ley. Meadows, sagebrush, and willows dominate the vegetation on the val- <br />ley floor while aspen, spruce, fir, and lodgepole pine surround the <br />margins of the reservoir, particularly on the south and east sides. The <br />reservoir also would inundate about a mile of self-sustaining stream <br />fishery and a small resort. The reservoir would fluctuate very little <br />and would be a scenic recreation and fishing retreat. Spring flows below <br />Cement Creek Dam would be reduced slightly and the late seaSon flows in- <br />creased slightly. <br /> <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />Cement Creek, as viewed from potential Cement Creek Reservoir Basin. <br /> <br />28 <br />