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1 <br /> <br />2.0 Introduction <br />The area known as the Dowe Flats project site encompasses <br />' approximately 1,911 acres located east and north of Lyons, Colorado <br /> and west of Longmont, Colorado. Rabbit Mountain borders the Study <br />' Area on the east, the St. Vrain Creek is the border on the south <br /> and Indian Mountain borders the project area to the west. The Dowe <br />' Flats topography is flat to rolling with an elevation of <br />approximately 5200 feet at the southeast corner to 5500 feet at the <br />northern border. The St. Vrain Supply Canal, the Highland Ditch, <br />' the Rough and Ready Ditch and the Palmerton Ditch provide water and <br />cross the Flats in a generally west to easterly direction. Several <br />' springs are located near Rabbit Mountain. <br />A north-south oriented limestone ridge crosses Dowe Flats near <br />' North 55th Street, which is the major north-south access road. The <br />vegetation is primarily cultivated lands and pasture. Grasslands <br />' and shrubs surround the cultivated regions at the margins of the <br />Study Area. South of the major portion of the Study Area is a <br />riparian zone along the irrigation ditches, extending south beyond <br />St. Vrain Creek. Also included is a transportation corridor. The <br />' main road construction activities may be the relocation of County <br />Road 97 and the construction of a private haul roads. <br />For additional detail the reader is referred to the Dowe Flats <br />Permit Documents including the Boulder County Special Use Permit <br />' Application (1993), the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation 110 Permit <br />Application (1993) and Supplemental Technical Appendices (1993). <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />' 18 <br /> <br />