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Show A composite rating was made and used to assign a body of water to a class. Classes range from Class I the best fishing, to Class VI, the poorest. Only waters designated as Class I, II or III are of major importance to the statewide fisheries resource. Waters in Classes IV, V and VI are of minor or negligible importance either because they were originally poor or have been degraded by some use of man. There are about 62 miles of Class I stream, 451 miles of Class II stream and 2,522 miles of Class III stream in Utah. The- proposed Bonneville Unit area contains approximately 5 miles of Class I stream, 111 miles of Class II stream and 1,064 miles of Class III stream,, The 5 miles of Class I stream are located on the Provo River immediately below Deer Creek Reservoir. About 50 miles of Class II stream are in the Uinta Basin and 60 miles are in the Bonneville Basine Of the Class III streams approximately 150 miles are located in the Uinta Basin and 900 miles in the Bonneville Basin. The Strawberry Reservoir is the only Class I reservoir within the boundaries of the proposed Bonneville Unit. A major reason for the success of this fishery is the absence of undesirable species of fish, often called " trash" fish, that compete directly with trout for food and space. The State Division of Wildlife Resources has certified that the existing 1 1 O 1 Of) ° reservoir is free of Utah chub0- LJ-> » x The State has also indicated that the streams to be diverted to the reservoir 1 90 are free of Utah chub. The " trash" fish do not usually provide a food source for trout. As part of a management program, Strawberry Reservoir was chemically treated in 1961 to eliminate " trash" fish, primarily the prolific Utah chub. The treatment was successful. Other larger reservoirs in the Unit area, such as Deer Creek and Starvation presently contain substantial populations of undesirable species of fish that adversely influence the development of the fishery resource. Specific Locations The information below is included to indicate the fishery values of the more important waters. The mandays of fishing provided by the lakes and streams, as estimated by the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife and discussed below, are presented in Tables C- 23 and C- 24. 133 |