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<br />) <br />'. ) <br /> <br />FISH AND WILDLIFE PLANS <br /> <br />'1Y!1I-A d, I '1 7] <br /> <br />DALLAS CREEK PROJECT, COLORADO <br /> <br />1, FISHERY HABITAT IN THE UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER WOULD BE <br />IMPROVED DOWNSTREAM FROM RIDGWAY DAM DUE TO IMPROVED <br />FLOWS OF 75 SECOND-FEET FROM MAY 16 TO OCTOBER 31 AND <br />45 SECOND-FEET FROM NOVEMBER 1 TO f1AY 15 WOULD BE MA I N- <br />TAl NED BELOW THE CONFLUENCE OF COW CREEK AND THE UNCOMPAHGRE <br />RIVER TO THE MONTROSE AND DELTA CANAL DIVERSION, <br /> <br />2, FISHING EASEMENTS ON A "WILLING SELLER" BASIS WOULD BE <br />AQUIRED ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER FOR <br />ABOUT 12 MILES BELOW RIDGWAY DAM, <br /> <br />3. PROJECT FUNDS WOULD BE USED FOR AQUISITION AND INITIAL <br /> <br />DEVELOPMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 1,000 ACRES OF LAND IN THE <br />'1- c,,, ..........J-, ", / 0.... <br />VTrltlITY gr 14&6W7!1.': RC3[RVOIR FOR INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT <br /> <br />TO OFFSET HABITAT LOSSES AT RIDGWAY RESERVOIR, <br /> <br />4, To REDUCE THE INCIDENTS OF AUTO-DEER COLLISIONS, AN <br />8-FOOT HIGH WOVEN-WIRE FENCE WOULD BE BUILT ALONG BOTH <br />SIDES OF AN 8 MILE SECTION OF U, $, HIGHWAY 550, INCLUDING <br />THE SECTION THAT WOULD BE RELOCATED. <br /> <br />5. DUAL LEVEL OUTLETS WOULD BE A PART OF RIDGWAY DAM TO <br />CONTROL RELEASE WATER TEMPERATURE AND QUALITY THUS <br />PROVIDING IMPROVED FISH HABITAT IN THE UNCOMPAHGRE <br />RIVER DOWNSTREAM OF RIDGWAY. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />,-' <br />