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At the present time, the Arizona Game and Fish Department has three waterfowl areas along the Colorado River. Totaling 4,141 acres, they are known as the Topock, Cibola, and Mittry Lake Waterfowl Management Areas. Currently, these areas have a total annual consumptive use of 7,150 acre-feet, as follows; Topock, 550; Cibola, 3,950; and Mittry Lake, 2,650. To develop and manage these areas properly, there is a need for a total annual diversion of 24,600 acre-feet and a total annual consumptive use of 14,500 acre-feet, as follows; diversions of 1,600 acre-feet for Topock, 8,000 for Gibola, and 15,000 for Mittry Lake; consumptive use of 1,100 acre-feet for Topock, 8,000 for Gibola, and 5,400 for Mittry Lake. These amounts are needed to raise agricultural food crops, flood marshes, and maintain water levels. The California Department of Fish and Game has its 11,893-acre Imperial Waterfowl Management Area which is adjacent to the Salton Sea. The current consumptive use is about 9,000 acre-feet annually. To develop and manage the area fully, a supply adequate to meet a consumptive use of 20,000 acre-feet annually is needed. The California Department also would like to develop six wildlife management areas along the Lower Colorado River totaling 18,200 acres with a total annual diversion of 33,000 acre-feet and a total annual consumptive use of 13,000 acre-feet. Intended primarily for waterfowl and upland-game management, the water would be used for ponding purposes and raising agricultural wildlife foods. The areas, their acreages, and their annual water needs are as follows: Area Acreage Diversion Acre-feet Consumptive Use Acre-feet Quien Sabe Point 7,500 15,000 3,800 California Swamp 3,500 8,000 2,000 Mission Wash 1,000 500 400 Mohave Lateral 600 500 400 Yuma Island 4,500 8,500 6,000 Araz 1,100 500 400 Totals 18,200 33,000 13,000 The Nevada Fish and Game Commission also is interested in a proposed 4,600-acre wildlife management area for waterfowl and upland game along the Colorado River immediately upstream from the Fort Mohave Indian Reservation. Its development would require a diversion of 15,000 acre-feet annually of which an estimated 8,000 acre-feet would be a consumptive use. Lower Colorado River Tributaries The Williams Creek National Fish Hatchery is located 13 miles from the town of McNary, Arizona, on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. 12Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 14,252,032 byte