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Environmental Water Use: Water Appropriations for Fish and Wildlife

 
 

Numerous water right permits have been issued by the Wyoming State EngineerÆs 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 benefit use is too extensive to compile in this basin plan. Permits for fish and wildlife uses in the Upper Laramie River subbasin are shown in the following table. To view a map showing the locations of appropriations for fish and wildlife throughout WyomingÆs Platte River Basin click here.

Summary - Water Appropriations for Fish and Wildlife, Upper Laramie River subbasin

Name
Permit No.
Appropriation
Source
Appropriator(s)
Location (S, T, R)
Beneficial use(s)
Lake Hattie Canal No. 1 24888 300 acre-feet Laramie River Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 26-15-76 fish, recreation
Lake Hattie Reservoir 1372R 300 acre-feet Laramie River Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 26-15-76 fish, recreation
Spring Creek Reservoir 4906R 2.74 acre-feet -- U.S. Forest Service 21-16-78 domestic, recreation, stock, fish
Little Brooklyn Reservoir 4852R 28.41 acre-feet Nash Fork U.S. Forest Service 11-16-79 domestic, irrigation, stock, fish, recreation, power, flood control
Hanging Lake Reservoir 4924R 12.27 acre-feet Nash Fork U.S. Forest Service 20-16-78 domestic, recreation, stock, fish
Towner Lake Reservoir 4885R 30.6 acre-feet -- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 15-16-79 domestic, recreation, stock, fish
Mill Pond Reservoir 4887R 13.26 acre-feet -- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 14-16-79 domestic, recreation, stock, fish
Twin Buttes Reservoir 7435R 3912.30 acre-feet -- Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 30-15-75 fish, recreation
First Enlargement Hutton Lake 5212E 1.6 cubic feet per second Sand Creek U.S. Biological Survey 18-14-74 irrigation, wildlife


 
 
 
 


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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