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• Carlc and Sons Ranch <br />The Earle and Sons Ranch includes 64 acres of marginally subirrigated bottomland on Fisli <br />Creek. This acreage compares with a total rangeland base (deeded and leased) for the Earle and <br />Sons Rancll of 14,300 acres (Leon Earle, personal communication, November, 1981). Based on <br />acreage's alone, flee small amount of marginally subirrigated bottomland along Fisli Creek does <br />not provide a significant amount of range production for the Earle ranch. <br />Asl~ley Ranch <br />the Ashley Ranch utilizes approximately 37 acres of the marginally subirrigated Fish Creek AVF <br />in the study area. <br />SECTION VI <br />CONCLUSIONS <br /> <br />• <br />In summary, this alluvial valley floor (AVF) study for the proposed Fislt Creek Mine has <br />identified that Fish Creek is an alluvial valley floor under the rules and regulations of the <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board and Office of Surface Mining AVF identification and <br />Study Guidelines. Tliis determination has been made based upon geomorphic and water <br />availability cliaracteris[ics and agricultural practices. <br />The significance of the identified AVF's to farms in the area has been assessed, and certain areas <br />leave been concluded to be significant to framing. Specifically, the lower Fish Creek hay <br />meadow is considered to be significant to the production of tVte CYCC ranch. <br />,~~ a• :w~a_..:~ JJiJ 2. 8 2008 <br />I:environ\Iracy\document/EzliibTA II 01/IG/98 <br />