South Platte Nonconsumptive Needs Assessment Focus Areas: Upper South Platte River and its Tributaries in Park County, Colorado Geographic Area Segment # Segment Description Environmental Recreational Rationale for Consideration Upper Mountain 7 South Platte River: Middle and South X X Gold Medal Fisheries, Whitewater Boating, SWAs, Fork Confluence to Chatfield Reservoir. Eleven Mile Canyon National Forest Recreation Area. Middle Fork: From Crooked Creek Imperiled & rare riparian/wetland plant species & plant confluence to confluence with South communities Fork South Platte River. Upper Mountain 8 North Fork South Platte River: Camp X Fishing, Whitewater Boating. Santa Maria from just below Geneva Creek confluence to confluence with South Platte River. Upper Mountain 9 South Fork South Platte River below X X Fishing, waterfowl hunting/viewing. SWAs Antero Reservoir. Significant riparian/wetland plant communities Upper Mountain 10 Michigan Creek, Tarryall Creek and X X Fishing, SWAs, tributaries. Significant, imperiled and rare riparian/wetland plant species and communities Upper Mountain 32 Middle & South Forks of the South X X Fishing, State Wildlife Areas, Platte and tributaries Significant, imperiled & rare wetland/riparian plant species and plant communities Upper Mountain 33 South Fork of the South Platte & X Significant, imperiled & rare wetland/riparian plant tributaries above Antero Reservoir, species and plant communities Upper Middle Fork tributaries, Upper Tarryall Creek & tributaries Upper Mountain 34 Portion of Geneva Creek X Significant & imperiled rare wetland/riparian plant species and plant communities Notes: This table includes focus areas containing resources that have been documented by Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW), Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP), Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB), US Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), US Fish & Wildlife Service (USF&WS) Park County Government, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and others. Stream segment numbering for this region (32-34) is a continuation of the convention used by CDM Smith (1-31). New segment numbers and descriptions have been added to reflect several focus areas and resources not previously captured in the South Platte Non-consumptive Needs Assessment. Supporting documentation for resources contained in each of these areas may be requested from Park County government at 719-836-4279 or [email protected]. 1 .