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<br />(42) RECREATIONAL FACILITIES WOULD BE PROVIDED AT BOTH <br />RIDGWAY AND DALLAS DIVIDE RESERVOIRS~ AND A DEAD AND INACTIVE <br />POOL SPECIFICALLY FOR RECREATION WOULD BE PROVIDED AT RIDGWAY <br />RESERVOIR. AT DALLAS DIVIDE AN INACTIVE POOL WOULD BE PROVIDED <br />FOR FISH~ RECREATION~ AND TO OBTAIN A MORE FAVORABLE ALIGNMENT <br />FOR THE LOG HILL MESA CONDUIT. BOATING SUCH AS THIS ON BLUE <br />MESA COULD ALSO APPLY TO RIDGWAY RESERVOIR. <br />THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION ADMINISTER THE RECREATION <br />FACILITIES AT BOTH RESERVOIRS~ AND THE STATE HAS INDICATED A <br />WILLINGNESS TO DO SO AND TO PAY THE ANNUAL COSTS FOR OPERATION <br />OF THE FACILITIES. <br />BOTH RESERVOIRS WOULD PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FLAT-WATER <br />ORIENTED SPORTS~ CAMPING~ AND PICNICKING~ AND SIGHT SEEING. THE <br />AVERAGE SURFACE AREA OF THE RESERVOIRS DURING THE RECREATION <br />SEASON IS 1200 ACRES FOR RIDGWAY AND 430 ACRES FOR DALLAS <br />DIVIDE. <br />(43) PROJECT PLANS CALL FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF STREAM <br />FISHING TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE. THIS IS A STRETCH OF <br />EAST FORK DALLAS CREEK BELOW THE DIVERSION DAM. HIGH SPRING FLOWS <br />WOULD BE DIVERTED WITH FLO~IS BYPASSED TO THIS STREMl FOR t1AINTENANCE <br />OF THE FISHERY THROUGHOUT THE SUMI-tER. THE EiHIRE NATURAL FLOW WOULD <br />BE UNIMPAIRED DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. <br />(44) THE LATE SUMMER FLOWS OF THE UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER FROM <br />RIDGWAY DAM TO THE MONTROSE AND DELTA CANAL WOULD BE IMPROVED <br />AND FISHING SCENES SUCH AS THIS OF ANOTHER RIVER COULD BE <br /> <br />" <br />! <br />I <br />i <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />11 <br />