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• unconsolidated streamlaid deposits holding streams, shown on Map 5. <br />Fish Creek Tipple Hydrology, for the Middle and Fish Creek floodplains <br />are 178.0 acres, and 238.1 acres respectively. Thus, the productivity <br />of each floodplain is approximately 66.5 tons for the Middle Creek <br />floodplain and 89.0 tons for the Fish Creek floodplain. Considering <br />that the hay which is cut from these areas is stored for winter feed, <br />and that after the hay is harvested the land is used for grazing, <br />these areas could provide significant support to production from one <br />or more farms. <br />Type and Quantity of Agricultural Activities Found in Adjacent <br />Alluvial Valley Floors <br />The type of agricultural activities encountered in the floodplains of <br />Middle and Fish Creek in the proposed permit and adjacent area are <br />presented on Map 2, Fish Creep Tipple Land Use. The only agricultural <br />activity in the proposed permit and adjacent area corresponding to the <br />floodplains is that of meadow hay cropland. <br />• <br />Current farming activities th.jt could be affected by mining are found <br />on Map 2, Fish Creek Tipple Land Use. To document the type and <br />quantity of agricultural activities performed in these areas, TCC <br />sought the Ranch Management Plans in the Soil Conservation District <br />Office and the Allotment Management Plans required by the BLM for <br />livestock grazing management Although both of these agencies are <br />required to have this type of information on file, no suitable <br />information could be located to document the type and quantity of <br />agricultural activities performed in these site-specific areas. Lands <br />currently utilized as irrigated hay lands, irrigated pasture, and non- <br />irrigated pasture can be found on Map 2, Fish Creek Tipple Land Use, <br />including areas pertaining to the potential alluvial valley floors in <br />the proposed permit and adjacent area. <br />In summary, insufficient data were available to document the quantity <br />of agricultural activities associated with the possible alluvial <br />• <br />2.06-28 <br />