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course of conducting biological inventories for the original permit application. However, • <br />the following excerpts (3R Corporation, 1977a) adequately describes fisheries potential in <br />streams in and adjacent to the proposed permit area. <br />(p. 39) "Major nearby streams which provide habitat for running eater fishes include <br />the East Fork of the Williams Fork River and the Yampa River, approximately Four and <br />ten miles from the site, respectively. The East Fork is rated as excellent for stream <br />fisheries and is dominated by rainbow trout. The Yampa River near its confluence with <br />Dry Creek is dominated by rough fish and is rated fair for stream fisheries." <br />(p. 39) "The habitats in Dry Creek change radically as the creek flows across farmland <br />near the Yampa River. It is probably subject to temperature increases, nutrient <br />loading, and siltation from the surrounding farms and ranches. No fish inventories <br />for Dry Creek have been undertaken. However, the aquatic habitat may be suitable for <br />chubs, Gila spp.; shiners, Notroois spp.; and suckers, Catostomus spp.; and other <br />rough fish." <br />Benthic invertebrates and periphyton were sampled in May and November )974 in association • <br />with Peebody Western Coal Company's applicet ion for Permit No. C-82 057 for the Seneca Il-W <br />Mine. Site D-3 was located in Dry Creek approximately 5.0 miles upstream of the proposed <br />loadout permit area and at an elevation increase of only 160 feet. Because this is the <br />only aquatic habitat date available an Dry Creek, the sampling results from Site D-3 are <br />considered representative of the reach of Dry Creek that bisects the permit area and are <br />summarized herein. Reference may be made to Attachment 11-2 for a description of sampling <br />methods and summary of results (this information was duplicated from the application <br />package for Permit C-82-057 at Vol. 6, Tab 11, pp. 52-13 and Tables 11-24, 11-25, 11-33, <br />11-34, and 11-35). <br />Pool bottom fauna collected at Site D-3 in May, 1974 was not abundant. Eight taxa <br />representing five orders of ben th is invertebrates were captured using a dip net. The <br />sample was dominated by baetid mayflies with lesser catches of limnephilid caddi sflies, <br />simulids, and tipulids. The November sample of pool bottom habitat also produced feu <br />organisms; 10 raze representing nine orders of benthic invertebrates were captured. <br />Amphipods and Ephemeropterans (baetid mayflies) represented over 60 percent of the relative <br />abundance. A second sample of riffle habitat in November, 1974 revealed greater numbers • <br />and diversity (21 taxe from 10 orders). The riffle sample was strongly dominated (68.4 <br />12 Revised 03/01/93 <br />