WSP06117

• File Number: 8583
• Description: Rio Grande Decision Support System
• State: CO
• Basin: Rio Grande
• Water Division: 3
• Date: 1/1/1988
• Author: Steven J. Shupe & Jo
• Title: The Upper Rio Grande: A Guide To Decision-Making
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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IN STREAM FLOW USES AND ,ISSUES
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Instt'eam flow rights in the Wild
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Whitewat~r rafting and other
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nated aSeenie and Pastoral
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A section of the Rio Grande
from EI Vado Dam to Abiquiu
Reservoir has b~en proposed for
wderal wild and scenic desig-
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Ushed instreamfloW rights;itt"
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V ,Pr(ltect re<;r:litiol\atld the natu~
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by irrigatiQndive:rsiotl~,' hav~
resulted,in loss of Channel
tapAdtyand flOO:din~'duriim
spring runoff~ ff)

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Reliable: wate~ flo\,,-$are a key to~
sustaining the Alamqsa
National Wildlife Refuge.
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Negotiare~ ~chedul~ each
~ar of wintertime: releases of
San)uan~C~rn~' Proje-d\>\,ate:t
fromHe~~~Reservoir help,~o
protect Rio Chama fisheries,

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artdpthe~recreatl?Il are, sup_-
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