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Environmental Water Use: Water Appropriations for Fish and Wildlife

 

Numerous water right permits have been issued by the Wyoming State Engineer’s Office (SEO) for the benefit of fish and wildlife. These permits are held not only by State and Federal agencies but also by private citizens for the purpose of maintaining fisheries and wildlife habitat. A complete listing of waters appropriated for environmental beneficial use is too extensive to compile. A list of permits for fish and wildlife uses in Above Pathfinder subbasin is shown in the following table. To view a map showing the locations of appropriations for fish and wildlife throughout Wyoming’s Platte River Basin click here.

Summary - Water Appropriations for Fish and Wildlife, Above Pathfinder Subbasin

Name
Permit No.
Appropriation
Source
Appropriator(s)
Location (S, T, R)
Beneficial use(s)
Saratoga Reservoir 5706R 810.51 acre-feet North Platte River Town of Saratoga, Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 1-17-84 municipal, recreation, stock, fish
Enlarged Saratoga Reservoir 7297R 748.89 acre-feet 1-17-84 recreation
Enlarged Saratoga Supply 6354E -- 12-17-84 supply ditch
Saratoga Wetland Pond No. 2 9661R storage of standing water caused by the historic discharge from or seepage out of Saratoga Lake Reservoir, Permit No. 7297R Wyoming Department of Game and Fish 1-17-84 fish, stock, wildlife
Saratoga Wetland Pond No. 3 9662R fish, stock, wildlife
Saratoga Wetland Pond No. 8 9663R fish, stock, wildlife
First Enlargement Boylan Ditch 5134E 2.31 cubic feet per second -- 34-23-77 fish

 

 
 


The Platte River Basin Plan is a planning tool developed for the Wyoming Water Development Office. It presents estimated current and estimated future uses of water in WyomingÆs Platte River Basin. The Plan is not used to determine compliance with or administration of state law, federal law, court decrees, interstate compacts, or interstate agreements.
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