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discharge of the Platte River at Overton due to Narrows Dam and Reservoir is anticipated due to the distance of about 300 river miles between the proposed Narrows Dam and the crane habitat area. Al so, there is a contributing drainage area below the Narrows Dam site and Kingsley Dam of about 15,200 square miles. Rainfall events occurring over these 15,200 square mil es woul d conti nue to produce 1 arge peak floods resulting in no significant changes in the peak flows having a recurrence interval of 2 years. Ice jams will continue to oecur with the resultant scouring action movement and continual shifting of the streambed that hel ps maintain the open channel of un vegetated sandbars (USBR, 1977). Impacts to .the Wet Meadow Compl ex There are two "schools of thought" within th.e Department of the Interior regarding the impacts of additional flow depletions on wet meadow habitat.. It is stated on pages 9 and 87 of the Geological Survey report (1975): "The survival of the wet-meadow complex adjacent to the Platte River in central Nebr~ska probably is dependent on relatively high river stages during the winter and early spring. The probable hydrologic factors that affect the ecologic health of the wet-meadow compl ex inel ude hi gh strE;!am stages that result ina high water table during the January-April period. The high water levels during this period provide Tor healthy growth of the wet-meadow vegetation that discourages the encroachment of other vegetati on. II The Fish and Wildlife Service believes that cumulative surface flow. depletions from planned and proposed water rE;!source development projects and varied types of 1 and development, as described previously , could eventually lead to the Joss of most of the Platte.'swet meadow habitat. According to the Bureau of Reclamation's Narrows Unit .Final Environmental Statement (1976): "The Narrows Unit will have little effect on the late winter and early spring flows of the Platte River on the average. The peak flows on the South Platte River are somewhat later,. i.e., May and June, and .would not contribute to the vital high water table during the January-April period. Therefore, the wet-meadow' complex should be maintained." 33 .-' ",...-".