WSP08230

• File Number: 7630.225
• Description: Wild and Scenic-Elk River
• State: CO
• Date: 5/1/1977
• Title: Elk WSR Study-Background Information-Elk-Yampa Planning Unit-Units for Analysis
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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ELl:-YAi~PA PLANNING mnT

Units for Analysis

May 1977

The Elk-Yampa Planning Unit was st~atified into fourteen analysis units.
These analysis units are subdivisions of the planning unit which are
similar with respect to certain characteristics such as social issues,
presence of usable resources, C1J.rrent uses, characteristic terrain, etc.
Units 1-6 were delineated since their analysis is required by law or
policy.

Unit 1 (20,100 acres) includes Inventoried P-e,ariless Areas DN ar.d no
(Morrison and Green Ridge) plus contiguous road less and undeveloped
areas not inventoried. The rcadless areas were inventoried as two areas
separated by a constructed road, however, the road was ",ismapped and is
actually included within Roadless Area ON. Huch of tl:e area 1",5 unstable
or potentially unstable soils including ~luddy Slide, a geologic feature.
Included are 420 acres of private land. IJithin the Planninr. Unit bcundary
are 14,060 acres. The remaining acres are roadless areas outside of the
Planning Unit boundary.

Uni.t 2 (67,070 acres) is Inventoried Roadless Areas DP and OP-l (Service
Creek) plus contiguous areas. Included are 510 acres of privace land.
O~e thousand, six hundred and forty acres are outside of the Planning
Unit boundary. The Unic has shallow soils and rock outcrops. It is
disccted by Silver, Service and Green Creeks.

Unit 3 (50,790 acres) is Roadless Area DO (Fishhook). This Unit str~d11e~
the Continental Divide and has 5,490 acres outside the Planning Unit
boundary on the east side of the Divide. It is ~ high water producer;
has shallow soils and receives a high amount of non-vehicular recreation
use.

Unit 4 (71,220 acres) is the rcrtion of Wilderness Seudy Area DB and
OB-l (Had Creek) wi thin the tl.,i t.

Unit 5 (29,310 acres) inclurles thitt portion of the Ht. Zirkel Wilderness
west of the Continental Divide.

Unit 6 (5,375 acres) is che corridor of the Elk \'!ild and Scenic River
Study Area outside of the Wii,de:mess, and lVilderness Study Areas. The
corridor is ~ mile on each side of the river. This unit contains 960
acres of private lsnd. The River including chose nortions within the
Wilderness and Wilderness Study Area will be studied as to its eligibility
for inclusion into the National ~ild and Scenic River System.

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