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4013 RUEDI DAM AND RESERVOIR, COLO. 65 EstinUlted annUll] Federnl costs ba.5ed upon 25-year amortization would amount to ubout ~,OOO with administr~tion, operatIOn, and maintenance of the minimum basic facilities cost.l11g $7,000. These. est.imates {l.re based upon the assumption that Highway 104 will be relocated along the nort.h shore. If this is not done, it would be neeessary to add an ;lddit.ional $50,000 to cover COllSt.l'uct~on cost of nn access roa.d from the dam along the. north short 11,4 mIles east to the dn.y-use area, Also, an addit.ional acceSs road would be need",1 to the fishing c~lmpsitB if I-lighwll)' 104 is not relocated. I~. appears best to extend a "0<1(1 west from the town of Meredit.ll for n distance of a.hout 1 mile rather than all the way from the day-use urea lJe:U" Bag- ley Creek. This road would cost. about, $15,000 over less ditliclIlt ter- ra.in t,Jum that leadin~ to the day-use areH. In considering possIble publjc. use of Ruedi Reservoir, a major con. sicl~ra.tlon is the many and diversified a.tt.ractiolls throughout the mounta.in regions of the State. 'Vitlwut defillHe data concerning reservoir operat.ion and stability of the 'water ele\"utiolls during sum. me.r months, it is difficult to pI"edict recreation use of the reservoir" Future vjsitut.ion wiJl dep(~I}(l, to a Jarg{~ e,xten1.t upon access roads and adequate de\-eJopm.ent of recreation facilit.ies, Also, t.he popular- ity will be detel'mined to a great. degl"e by t.he qUlllit.y of Jishing. If all of these requirements a.re sat.isfactorily met, it seems rca.'Jonuble. to estimate an annual visitor-day attendance within the JH~i\l' fut.ure nf 50,OnO. The allnual 1I101H:,.t,;Jrr benefits derived from t.his estimate woultl be $80,000, . In accordance with a lllCmOl"andllll1 of und~rstanding between the Bm"ea.ll of Reelama.tion and t.he U.~, Forest Sl~rvice, it is as.slIDled that the Forest Service would administer the public recreat.ion facilities since the reservoir would be within t,he boundary of the 'Vhit.e River Nat.iOlULI Forest.. The following recommendat.ions are suggested in conjwlction with furt.her p}:lIlning: 1. The take line shonld he established around (,he reservoir and at sufficient distallce auovH maximum high water level t.o a..llow public iltCeSS to the entire shoreline, Recreation blltl suitable for public use should be a.cquired at the same time land is hei 11 o' ac.qldred for reser\'oil' PUl'pose$. ~ 2, If State Highway 104 should he relocated alOl]o" t.he north shore of t,he reset"voir, it would provide good access to the. pro- posed recreation an~a.s and to rancht's anu C.OlllITHlIlit.ies upstream, :3, Scenic and recreation values should be cOllsidered dlU'jIlg planning for the location of roads, bOITOW lU"en,,'3t and other con- struction activit.ies :mch as clearing and gl'ading. 4. Sinee the rese!'\'oir site is within t.he bOlllldnl')" of the White Hiver Nat.iona.l Forest, the de\"eloI'Jl1'mt for recreat.ion should be disenssed wit.h the U,S, Forest :5erviee during eady st.nges of pln.1Uling, ~r.. The Nat.ional Park Service should be advised conceminO" p ~iIlg, construction schedules, and muny changes in II1et.hod~ bf' , .:::ervojr opera.tioll which might necessitate further investigu.- tion~tt..lld st.udies in conne<:t.ion with recreat.ion planning a..nd the salva.ge of 'llistOl'ic and a.rcheological features"