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<br /> <br />SC$•CONS-5 ~ <br />_b-~$ U. 5. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE <br />r % FILE f.O DE CONS-7d-5 • • SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE <br />INVENTORY & EVALUATION III'll'll~ll"II'll <br />OF LAND, WATER, AND RELATED RESOURCES <br />4~z miles east of <br />REQUESTED BY Dan Vader LOCATION Gunnison. Colorado 81230 <br />ASSISTED BY Bruce Hanson DATE September 2'], 19y8 <br />* ® INDIVIDUAL ^ GROUP ^ UNIT OF GOVERNMENT <br />SITUATION: Dan hae a gravel pit next to Tamichi Creek, 4yz miles east of <br />Gunnison. According to the Colorado State Mined Land Reclamation Board he <br />must have a reclamation plan for the area to implement after mining ceases. <br />This pit site is adjacent to the creek and is flooded annually. When this <br />happens, the excavated area is redharged with gravel that is later mined. The <br />area involved in this operation is about 1 to 2 acres. <br />SUGGESTED SOLUTION(S) In discassion with Dan and the Colo. Div, of Wildlife the <br />idea came up of reclaiming this area to fish and wildlife habitat. The followi <br />is a plan of what will be done to accomplish this. First, the bank of the creek will <br />be built np to form a dike. This xill allow water to pond up in the excavated area <br />and will also prevent annual flooding damage from the creek. The dike will be about <br />5 ft. high at the deepest point, about 150 ft. long, and it will have an 8 ft. top <br />width and 214:1 side slopes. The average fill will be about 3 ft. This dike will <br />tie in to the higher ground that alreadv surrounds 2/3 of the excavated area. Second, <br />the slopes of the dike will be seeded with Reeds Canarx grass at 4 lba of pure live <br />seed per acre (doubled if need is broadcast) This will provide cover for waterfowl. <br />Third the pond can be stocked with trout This can be done by commercial stockers <br />or by individually catching some to stock with The water depth will be from 5 to 12 ft. <br />*Check appmpriafe cahyory over most of the area. The oxygen content of the water will be <br />recharged by subsarfaee flows,of gronndrater through gravel layers.: <br />