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<br />0:1947 <br /> <br />these campsites are enjoyed by many people who appreciate the oppor- <br />tunity to "rough it" for a few days in the relaxing atmosphere of the <br />forest near a high mountain lake or rushing "rainbow water". The <br />steady increase of anglers in Colorado and the progressive loss of <br />stream fisheries as a result of other water-development projects indi- <br />cates an earnest need for the preservation of the fishery in this area. <br />SUllIIIIaI'y of effects <br />45. The most significant effects on the fishery will be the re- <br />duction in streamflows below the diversion sites on the western slope, <br />scouring action in streams on the eastern slope, and the elimination <br />of Homestake Lake b;\r construction of the project storage reservoir. <br />Additional stream habitat will be lost through inundation b;\r the <br />reservoir. <br />46. Many of the western slope streams, besides supporting an <br />important trout fishery, in themselves, are also important in maintain- <br />ing aquatic habitat in streams to which they are tributaries. Unless <br />adequate residual streamf'lows remain in the streams below the points <br />of diversion, aquatic habitat will be drastically modified with a cor- <br />responding reduction in the fishery resource. <br />47. Discharge rates into Mill and Tennessee Creeks will be of <br />such magnitude as to be detrimental to fishery resources. Physical <br />limitations in the operation of the project appear to preclude estab- <br />lishment of favorable water conditions for the fishery resources. <br />However, the release pattern should be designed to provide the fishery <br />with the best possible stream conditions. <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br />