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\, .', i'~,~t..~." U'J!,. ...:\oJ Obiective The purpose of this analysis is to identify the instream flow (ISF) water rights and natural lake levels (NLL) appropriated, protected, acquired and monitored by the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCBlBoard) and that are located within the boundaries of the proposed White River National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. Please see attached map for a graphical representation of the ISF water rights and the National Forests boundaries. Instream Flow Water Rieht Appropriations The CWCB's ISF water right appropriations identified in this analysis were included if they are located within the boundary delineated in the White River National Forest Proposed Revised Land and Resource Management Plan. The White River National Forest revised plan includes five major drainages: the Blue River, the Roaring Fork River, the Eagle River, the White River and the Colorado River, A tabulation of these ISF water rights is found in Table I. These are organized by watershed and include the case nwnber, stream name, amount of flow, county(ies) and length in miles, It should be noted that the streams listed under Table I are located either entirely or partially within the management plan boundaries. The segments partially located in the management boundaries have been identified in Table \. Below is a sununary of the CWCB ISF water right appropriations within the boundaries of the management boundaries. Summary of CWeB's Instream Flow Water Right Appropriations within the White River National Forest Management Boundaries Watershed Blue Eagle Roaring Fork White Colorado Total River Ri ver River River Ri ver Total 216 302 321 79 251 1169 Stream Stream Miles Miles Tota! 51 61 52 14 37 215 Nwnber of Stream Stream Segments Segments Natural Lake Level Appropriations The CWCB currently holds natural lake level (NLL) water rights for 486 natural lakes in the state; 138 of these natural lakes are located within the management boundaries. A tabulation of these NLL water rights is found in Table 2. These are organized by watershed and include the case nwnber, lake name, watershed, county and estimated capacity (acre- feet). Below is a summary of the NLL water right appropriations within the boundaries of the management boundaries.