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FISH AND WilDLIFE Lllq" ""nhow t'Oul 01 rrll~ ,..:,' dr. ':""",u', t,,,I(),,,, 1'1""""9 G''''I'' f),,,,, '" n"'Th",i~'''''P' lIl,lfl Two national Ilsh hatcheries are performing Important roles In the ,Oln' Slale-Federal approach to meeting 11sh-SIOCklng reqUIre- ments. 1 Jones Hole National Fish HatChery IS located In a deep canyon on Jones Hole Creek near Dinosaur National Monumen!ln northeastern Utah. The year"s produGtlon- 3.572.000 cutthroat, brown, and rainbow trout. was about 70 percent 01 capaClty_ In 1976, the hatchery produced about 193.780 pOunds Total capaCity With the present access road IS about 240.000 pounds It the road were improved fa provIde for access during all weather conditions. the hatchery could produce about 300,000 pounds. Mosl of the fIsh are used to stock Flaming Gorge. FonteneUe. and Stemaker ReservOirs. and the Green RIVer below Flaming Gorge and Fontenelle Dams 2 Hotchkiss National Fish HatChery is located on the north fork of the Gunnison River near Hotchkiss. Colo Its output of 3 mllllon rainbow trout went prinCipally lor stOCking requirements 01 Blue Mesa. Crawford, Lemon. and Silver Jack ReservOirS In Colorado. NavajO ReserVOir In Colorado and New MeXICO, and Lake Powell In Anzona and Utall 18 One national wildlife refuge and three waterfowl areas under State administration are being developed: 1 Seedskadee National Wlldllle Refuge lies along the Green River below FonteneUe Dam. Wyoming. and since 1966 has been admin- istered by the Fish and Wildlife Service During fiscal year 1976. 1.000 acres of land were acqUIred 2 Browns Park waterfowl management area, under adminIstratIon of the Utah DiviSion 01 Wildlife Resources, IS located below Flaming Gorge ReserVOir on the Green River near the Utah-Colorado state Ime_ Management area headquarters have been completed. and 270 acres 01 Impounded waler and relaled waterfowl lOad plots have been developed at two major sites A third Site, conSisting 01 541 acres, was completed during the year A canal has been completed to carry water to thiS unIt Ninety goose-nesting units have been completed A 5-year report on a study of goose habits and needs was completed The overall management area IS allractlOg numerous reSident and migratory game bird popula- tions and IS Increasmg m public popularity as a fishing, huntmg, and bird-watching site 3 Miller Mesa waterfowl area is on the west shore 01 the NavajO ReserVOir Just south of the Colorado-New Mexico slate Ime A small reservoir and two terraced ponds have been completed and filled About 170 acres of agricultural land have been planted to barley, oats, wheat. and alfalfa for wlldlJle management purposes Waterfowl use palferns indicate that birds from other agncultural and resting areas In the San Juan Valley are using the MIller Mesa site With increaSing frequency ~ 4 Desert Lake waterlowl management area comprises 2.480 acres 01 aCQUIred and publiC domain land In eastern Utah near Huntmgton North ReserVOir, Administered by the Utah DIVISion 01 Wlldllle Resources since January 1968. the area's contrrbutlon to waterfowl resources management was Significantly mcreascd by rehabilitation to the hlstonc Desert Lake dike and comple- tlOIl of live addItional diked areas below the eXlstmg Impoundment. These structures are all filled. and the lakes are used by reSident and game bird populalfons and mIgrant waterfowl. A pipeline has been compleled to assure an adequate water Supply to the area. Several prOjects have been inillated to mitigate fishery and big game losses and to work Out problems caused by the construction of CRSP leatures: Curecanll Una. Colorado: The Ilsh study on the Gunnison river continues, NavajO Unit, New MeXICO. ModifIcations 01 the 3D-lOch hollow let valve and auxiliary oullet WOrks have been completed Tests conducted In November 1977 reflect Significant reduction of the rlIIrogen super4 saturallon problem Flammg Gorge UIII!. Utah" The contractor continues 10 make excellent progress 10 lhe contract for modifIcation of powerplant In- fake structures for water temperature control, San Juan-Chama Pro/ecl, New MeXICO Nearly 8.000 aCres Of rand were acqUIred to mitigate big game losses due to construc- tion of Heron ReservOir Seedskadee PrOJect. Wyommg AcqUISItion of the Thoman Ranch was completed through Ihe COurtS.