Appendices to Pacific Water Plan Review Draft

Document: Appendices to Pacific Southwest Water Plan Review Draft "Bureau of Outdoor Recreation", August 1963, page 3and debris through the canyon would be lost and much of this material would be deposited in and along the sides of the river bed. Opportunities would no longer exist to enjoy the unique recreation values of exploring the area by river, through the rapids and falls, an experience that has attracted wide interest. With the high dam that has been proposed, the reservoir would flood a portion of Havasu Creek, which is within Grand Canyon National Park and is a spring-fed stream of unusual beauty, unique in that part of the country. Access to both the Bridge Canyon and Marble Canyon impoundments will be severely restricted by steep canyon walls and adjacent rugged topography. This will limit total visitor-use potential. The Virgin City and Lower Gunlock reservoirs in the Dixie project should be provided with adequate recreation facilities for local use. The recreation facilities at the larger reservoir (Virgin City) should be designed for considerable State, and some national, use as well. Its location near Zion National Park makes it suitable for supplementing the scenic attractions of the park. Many of the visitors to the park would use it for picnicking, camping, swimming, fishing, and boating. Recreation Demands in the Phoenix-Tucson Area More than 75 percent of Arizona's population is concentrated in Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal Counties, within easy driving distance of the four proposed reservoirs. The population of these three 3Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 2,823,620 byte