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Wasatch - Cache National Forest Plan
Forest Plan Revision
Forest Plans provide a long-range guide for all natural resosurce management activities (what)
and establish management requirements for implementation (how) on the National Forests. The
Wasatch-Cache Forest Plan will cover 1.2 million acres including 371,439 acres of the
headwaters of the Bear and Green Rivers (North Slope of the Uintas).
Each National Forest is required by law to revise its Forest Plan every 10 to 15 years. The first
Wasatch-Cache Plan was completed in 1985. The Forest has been actively involved in revising the
Forest Plan for over a year. Many public meetings and mass mailings have been conducted to provide
public involvement in the planning process. A Draft EIS and Plan are scheduled for release this
summer with the final documents released next winter. You can visit our website at
www.fs.fed.us/wcnf/ or request hard copies of current information from Kelli Murray
(801) 534-3981 or by e-mail to revision/w-c_r4@fs.fed.us - Or contact Stephen Ryberg Evanston
District Ranger (307) 789-3194 for specific questions on the Evanston or Mt. View Districts.
Decisions to be Made in Forest Plan Revision
- What goals and criteria are needed to ensure watershed health and restoration.
- What direction is needed to assure sustainability of plant and animal populations.
- What transportation is appropriate for each management area.
- What types of recreation should be allowed and where, while sustaining ecosystem health.
- What kind of protection is appropriate for rivers found eligible by the Wild and Scenic Rivers inventory.
- Which areas should be recommended to Congress for Wilderness designation and how should
remaining Roadless areas be managed.
- Where should timber production be allowed or emphasized.
- What types of livestock grazing should be allowed and where while sustaining ecosystem health.
- Which areas should be designated as Research Natural Areas.
- Which lands on the North Slope of the Uinta Mountains should be available for oil and gas leasing.
- What kinds of Forest Plan monitoring should be done.
From: Charlie Condrant, Wasatch-Cache National Forest hydrologist
To: File
Date: May 8, 2000
Table 1. U.S. Geological Survey gage information for upper Bear River on Wasatch-Cache NF.
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USGS Years of Average Discharge
Gage # Location Record (cfs) (acre-ft/yr)
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10010400 East Fk Bear River nr Evanston, WY 1973-86 58.5 42380
10011200 West Fk Bear River at Whitney Dam 1967-86 8.52 6170
10011400 West Fk Bear River below Deer Creek 1973-86 50.9 36880
10011500 Bear River nr Ut/Wyo state line 1942-present 197.0 142400
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Table 2. Water quality information for upper Bear River on Wasatch-Cache NF.
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STORET Location Currently
Site Monitored
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490998 Hayden Fork above conf/ Stillwater Fk Yes
490996 Stillwater Fk above conf/ Hayden Fk Yes
490987 Bear River above conf/ East Fork Bear
490986 East Fork Bear above conf/ Bear River
490990 E Fk Bear River below Scout Camp Yes
490985 Bear River below East Fork Bear
490955 W Fk Bear River above Conf/ Bear River Yes
490952 Mill Ck at Ut/Wyo boundary
490953 Mill Ck at N Slope crossing Yes
490954 Carter Ck at Elizabeth Pass RD crossing Yes
490994 Bear River at Bear River Guard Station
590777 West Fork Bear River near Whitney Res
590778 West Fork Bear River near Whitney Res
590779 West Fork Bear River near Whitney Res
590780 West Fork Bear River near Whitney Res
590781 West Fork Bear River near Whitney Res
590782 West Fork Bear River near Whitney Res
590871 Lily Lake area
590874 Lily Lake area
590890 Amethyst Basin area
590891 Amethyst Basin area
590870 East Fork Bear River
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Table 3. Wasatch-Cache water use in upper Bear River basin.
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Type of Use Amount (acre-ft/yr)
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Livestock Grazing 2.57
Drinking Water 1.03
Road Maintenance 0.77
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Total = 4.37
Table 4. Livestock use on WCNF in upper Bear River basin.
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Allotment Name Allotment number Kind Head-months Livestock # water use Remarks
(acre-ft/yr)
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Humpy Creek 421 sheep 1,758 851 0.32
Meadow Creek 419 sheep 1,200 1,200 0.22
W Fk Bear River 418 sheep 2,674 1,114 0.49
Gold Hill 417 sheep 1,600 1,200 0.29
Stillwater 416 sheep 2,066 1,000 0.38
E Fk Bear River 415 cattle 294 96 0.32
Mill Creek 414 sheep 1,965 951 0.36
Lake Lym 409 sheep 304 149 0.06
Larson 408 sheep 630 305 0.12
Elizabeth #2 411 no permittees
Elizabeth #1 went away in land exchange
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Total = 12,491 6,866 2.57
Note: water use based on 2 gallons/day for sheep and 12 gallons/day for cattle, from Utah Division of Water Rights.
Table 5. Drinking water use on WCNF in upper Bear River basin.
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Location type of source flow (cfs) number of days of water use remarks
units use (acre-ft/yr)
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Mill Creek admin site spring 0.05 90 temp closed
Bear River CG well 0.015 4 107 0.03
Beaver View CG spring 0.015 18 93 0.13
Christmas Meadows CG spring 0.073 11 93 0.08
Hayden Fork CG well 0.015 9 93 0.06
Sulphur CG spring 0.036 21 93 0.15
Bear River admin site well 0.073 31 154 0.37 source is Christmas Meadows
Stillwater CG well 0.015 21 93 0.15 source is Christmas Meadows
East Fork CG well 0.015 7 107 0.06
Total = 1.03
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Note: assume 25 gallons/day/unit; water use calculated by multiplying number of units by days of use by 25 gallons/day per unit.
Table 6. Road Maintenance use on WCNF in upper Bear River basin.
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Location amount of use (acre-ft)
(gallons)
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W Fk Bear River 50,000 0.15
Near Coyote Hollow 50,000 0.15
E Fk Bear River 100,000 0.31
Mill Creek 50,000 0.15
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Total = 250,000 0.77
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