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<br />POSSIBLE BELOW RIDGWAY DAM. FISHING EASEMENTS .WOULD BE <br />ACQUIRED ALONG STRETCHES OF THE UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BELOW <br />RIDGWAY DAM AND ALONG THE UPPER PORTIONS OF EAST AND WEST <br />FORKS OF DALLAS CREEK. ALSO~ PLANS ARE MADE FOR A FISHING <br />LAKE IN THE UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER DRAINAGE. IT IS BELIEVED THAT <br />MUCH OF THE SEDIMENT AND HEAVY METAL POLLUTION FROM THE UPSTREAM <br />MINE TAILINGS WOULD SETTLE OR PERCIPITATE IN THE RESERVOIR. <br />THE 100-ACRE FISHING LAKE PROPOSED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE <br />SERVICE FOR THE UNCOMPAHGRE DRAINAGE AS AN ENHANCEMENT MEAUSRE <br />WOULD CREATE NEW FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND <br />TRAVELERS. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE FOLLOWING FISHING <br />OPPORTUNITIES WOULD BE DEVELOPED WITH THE PROJECT. <br />STREAM FISHING BELOW RIDGWAY DAM 6~888 MAN':'DAYS <br />SPECIAL FISHING LAKE. 5. MAN-DAYS <br />DALLAS DIVIDE RESERVOIR 8.500 MAN-DAYS <br />A NET LOSS OF 50 MAN-DAYS OF STREAM FISHING WAS PREDICTED <br />FOR THE DALLAS CREEK SYSTEM. <br />(45) THE PROJECT WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON WILDLIFE~ PARTICU- <br />LARLY ON THE MULE DEER. RIDGWAY RESERVOIR AND ,MUCH OF THE <br />IRRIGATION AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON LOG HILL MESA <br />WILL REDUCE WINTER RANGE. THIS SLIDE DEPICTS DEER WINTER RANGE <br />IN THE VICINITY OF THE PROJECT. <br />(46) THESE DEER AT BILLY CREEK MIGHT <br />SOME OF THEIR COUSINS FROM LOG HILL MESA. <br /> <br />HAVE TO MAKE ROOM FOR <br />LAND WOULD BE <br /> <br />ACQUIRED AND DEVELOPED FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT TO MITIGATE PROJECT- <br />CAUSED LOSSES TO WILDLIFE. CROSSINGS FOR GAME WOULD BE INCLUDED <br />IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECT CANALS. <br /> <br />12 <br />