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<br />- <br /> <br />0::< <br />00 <br />C\l <br />C <br />c;: <br />.-~;~~}~ <br />........ <br /> <br />3. Recreation <br /> <br />Significant water-related recreation resources and <br />facilities are described as either stream-oriented or <br />reservoir-oriented. The five-county region of Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, <br />Gila, and Yavapai Counties was defined as the affected area to assess <br />recreation impacts of CAWCS plans. Existing recreation resources and <br />facilities in the five-county region include over 9,000 campsites, <br />11,600 picnic sites, 51 improved swimming sites, 985 miles of fishable <br />stream, 34 miles of stream suitable for tubing (river floating), and <br />35,000 water surface acres suitable for boating. <br /> <br />4. Cultural Resources <br /> <br />Prehistoric resources in the CAWCS area date from the <br />area's occupation from about 11000 B.C. to the advent of recorded <br />history in the mid-1600s A.D. Some of the more significant sites in the <br />study area refl ect the hi gh ly-deve loped Hohokam traditi on and culture, <br />and present an opportunity to examine different models for the <br />development of complex social, political, and agricultural' systems. <br />Larger archaeological sites are popular tourist attractions such as <br />Tonto National Monument, Casa Grande National Monument, and Pueblo <br />Grande Museum. <br /> <br />Historic resources in the study area date from Arizona's <br />pre-territorial (to 1863) through territorial and statehood (after 1912) <br />periods. Several of these sites, such as Theodore Roosevelt Dam, have <br />been recognized as nationally significant resources. <br /> <br />5. Social Resources <br /> <br />CAWCS plans would affect the cOlll11unities, individuals, <br />families, and businesses who are currently subject to flooding along the <br />Sa lt and Gi I a Ri vers through metropo I i tan Phoeni x, and the people who <br />would be relocated because of construction and reservoir inundation <br />associated with alternative action plans. <br /> <br />B. Description of Affected Site Areas <br />1. New/Modified Stewart Mountain Site Area <br /> <br />This site area is entirely included within the Confluence <br />site area, and is describe in Section 4. <br /> <br />2. Cliff Site Area <br /> <br />The Cliff Dam and Reservoir site area is located on the <br />Verde River between Horseshoe and Bartlett Dams. All of the land within <br />the Cl iff site area, with the excepti on of the KA Ranch, is owned and <br />managed by the U.S. Forest Service, Tonto National Forest. <br /> <br />Significant biological resources include mature <br />cottonwood-wi 11 ow and mesquite woodl ands. 20 mil es of fl owi ng stream <br /> <br />11 <br />