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was at one time well improved, and some of the buildings have been well maintained and are in excellent condition. A cemetery is located at the northwest corner of the irrigated land. A portion of the patented land is presently being developed by the National Park Service as a part of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The Marble Canyon Reservoir, the campsite, and access roads will not affect any patented land other than the "Old Lee Homestead." Rights-of-way over the Navajo Indian Reservation would need to be acquired by negotiations with the Navajo Indians prior to the starting of construction. A reservoir water surface, rising to elevation 3145, will necessitate relocating the stream gages now located on the Paria River near its mouth and on the Colorado River at Lees Ferry. The Paria River gage could be moved up that stream without difficulty. The measurement of Glen Canyon Reservoir releases may require special instrumentation of Glen Canyon Powerplant turbine penstocks, river outlet, and spillways. The gage measurements will be used to determine the releases that will be required from Glen Canyon Reservoir to fulfill the terms of the Colorado River Compact. Relocation of these gages will require the concurrence of the seven Colorado River Basin States. Paria River Dam and Reservoir The need--The Glen Canyon Dam will remove essentially all of the sediment from the Colorado River originating upstream from the dam. However, between the Glen Canyon and the Marble Canyon Dam sites, there is a sediment contribution to the Colorado River 23Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 14,340,096 byte