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<br />Photo No. <br /> <br />12 Natural vegetation on full service lands near Poison <br />Springs Gulch. <br /> <br />13 View of Crystal Creek just above the Fruitland Mesa Ditch <br />diversion. Depleted flows are the result of the upstream <br />Cattleman's Ditch Diversion. <br /> <br />14 The Gunnison River as seen from an observation point on <br />the north rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National <br />Monument. <br /> <br />15 Hay cut and ready for baling on an irrigated field on <br />Lower Fruitland Mesa. The surrounding natural vegetation <br />serves as deer winter range. <br /> <br />16 Gould Reservoir showing the effects of extensive drawdpwn <br />in August 1976. Dewatering would be prevented under the <br />Fruitland Mesa Project by a guaranteed minimum pool of <br />500 acre-feet. <br /> <br />17 Aerial view of the Soap Creek arm of the proposed <br />Milly K. Goodwin Lake. Parts of the West Elk New Study <br />Area and the West Elk Wilderness are shown in the center <br />of the photo and beyond. <br /> <br />18 Cattle grazing on unimproved pasture on Lower Fruitland <br />Mesa. Irrigation could convert this to more productive <br />pasture or to a hay or grain field. <br /> <br />19 Lower Fruitland Mesa. Cattle grazing on irrigated pastures <br />with natural vegetation providing deer range in the distance. <br />Needle Point, a local landmark, can be seen in the background. <br /> <br />20 Soap Park Dam site looking northward into the Milly K. <br />Goodwin Lake basin. The stream fishery, riparian habitat, <br />irrigated pasture, and ranch buildings to be lost with <br />construction of the reservoir are visible in the picture. <br /> <br />21 The north rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National <br />Monument. The campsite to receive water from the <br />Fruitland Mesa Project is at the center near the rim of <br />the Canyon. <br /> <br />ix <br />