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Topic: Fontenelle, Wyoming


  
 Wyoming's Water Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Wyoming is situated astride the Continental Divide, and as a result provides the headwaters for four major river basins in the western United States.
The Yellowstone, Wind, Bighorn, and Shoshone rivers in northwestern Wyoming; the Tongue, Powder, Belle Fourche, Cheyenne, and Niobrara rivers in northeastern Wyoming; and the North Platte and Laramie rivers in southeastern Wyoming are all headwaters of the Missouri-Mississippi River Basin.
The Wyoming Constitution declares that the waters of all natural streams, springs, lakes, or other collections of still water within the boundaries of the state are the property of the state.
library.wrds.uwyo.edu /wrp/93-12/93-12.html   (3080 words)

  
 Seedskadee Project
Fontenelle Powerplant is located adjacent to the toe of the dam, with the power penstock branching from the river outlet works.
The Bureau of Reclamation operates the Fontenelle Reservoir and Powerplant, and is responsible for recreation facilities.
In a program to find solutions to serious financial and economic problems encountered on high-altitude irrigation projects, and to provide guidelines for land development and water management, experimental crops were grown on 512 acres of land, using border dike, contour flooding, and circular sprinkling methods.
www.usbr.gov /dataweb/html/seedskadee.html   (1087 words)

  
 Fishing News
Fontenelle Dam should have isolated the upper Green River drainage from these populations, but burbot were then found in Fontenelle Reservoir last fall.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department stocked the reservoir with Colorado River cutthroat, kokanee salmon and tiger trout, which were obtained from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, in June 2005.
Reflective of Wyoming's last record that was broken, when a trout angler caught the state's biggest carp to date, Nixon was actually fishing for carp at the Lovell Lakes when he caught the.82-pound nearly 10-inch panfish May 30.
www.wyomingoutdoorsradio.com /fishing_news.htm   (1000 words)

  
 Colorado River Water Users Association: Wyoming State Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Wyoming's economic well-being revolves around three industries -- the extraction of minerals, tourism and recreation, plus agriculture, which is the largest user of water in the state (about 80 percent of total).
Although Wyoming's portion of the basin encompasses 16 percent of the land area in Wyoming, it is home to approximately ten (10) percent (50,600 persons from the 2000 census) of the state's population.
Wyoming became the first state in the union to claim state ownership of water when the state constitution was ratified in 1890.
www.crwua.org /wy/crwua_wy.htm   (1221 words)

  
 Wyoming State Water Plan - Green River Basin Plan: Final Report
Because county populations, as provided by the Wyoming Department of Administration and Information, include the service areas of the municipal water suppliers, it is necessary to subtract the populations of the municipal service areas to obtain the rural populations or domestic water users.
In Wyoming, the practical effect of the RIP is that it institutes a one-time charge for new depletions which is paid by the project proponent and is used, along with other funding sources, to implement the Program's projects.
By this Compact Wyoming is allowed 14 percent of the total depletions allowed the States of the Upper Division (the Upper Basin States minus Arizona) by the Colorado River Compact; therefore at full development 14 percent of the Upper Basin mainstem evaporation is charged to Wyoming.
waterplan.state.wy.us /plan/green/finalrept/chapter_2.html   (11586 words)

  
 Wildlife - WyomingTourism.org
Wyoming is known as one of the few places in the United States where you can see wildlife from all major highways.
Elk are found in all parts Wyoming mountain ranges and bighorn sheep and pikas occupy many of the high, rugged peaks.
Wyoming is all that innumerable movies, novels and legends have tried to capture.
wyomingtourism.org /cms/index.php?id=106   (831 words)

  
 The Piney Country, Wyoming
Holden for Wyoming life, and forseeing that ranching offered a surer future for his five children than did the pursuit of journalism, he decided to move his family to the Piney country.
Minnie Fontenelle Holden was the first child to be born o white parents in the valley.
Many of the teachers were from eastern states, and but few of the ladies were allowed to return to their former homes, but have become the wives of the ranchers and have enriched the life of the region.
www.wyominggenealogy.com /uinta/piney_country_wyoming.htm   (5721 words)

  
 WWRC 87-06 : Chapter 1 : Development of Evapotranspiration Crop Coefficients, Climatological Data, and ...
The Basin encompasses approximately 17% of the land area in Wyoming and produces approximately 12% of the 15.8 million acre feet of water produced by the State.
Water produced within the Green River Basin of Wyoming is also important from a regional standpoint because downstream states, and even the Republic of Mexico, depend on a share of the water.
The water originating within the Green River Basin of Wyoming is subject to the terms of the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact of 1948.
library.wrds.uwyo.edu /wrp/87-06/ch-01.html   (832 words)

  
 Wyoming Public Lands
Located in western Wyoming, the Bridger-Teton National Forest with its 3.4 million acres, is the second largest National Forest outside of Alaska.
Buffalo Bill Dam, of the Shoshone Project, constructed 1905-1910 on the Shoshone River about 6 miles upstream from Cody, Wyoming, is one of the first high concrete dams built in the United States.
He and his companions were the first to perceive the possibilities of turning the sagebrush flats of Wyoming's Bighorn Basin into a land of agricultural abundance through irrigation.Fishing open year-round.
www.biggamehunt.net /sections/Wyoming/public_lands/page1.html   (507 words)

  
 WAPA - CRSP Management Center
A zoned earthfill structure, the dam is 139 feet high with a crest length of 5,421 feet, and a volume of 5,263,000 cubic yards of material.
319), the Wyoming legislature authorized the Wyoming Natural Resource Board to negotiate a contract for additional capacity in the Fontenelle Reservoir for municipal and industrial water, thus increasing the total capacity of the reservoir to 345,400 acre-feet, with 150,500 acre-feet of active capacity.
As a result of these experimental farm studies, Fontenelle Dam, originally conceived as an irrigation storage dam, evolved toward storage of water for cities, industry, and fish and wildlife.
www.wapa.gov /crsp/info/seedskadeeproj.htm   (1209 words)

  
 Summary of Citation
The overlying rocks formerly part of the Fontenelle, in the Fort Hill area where they are green (not red) mudstone and brown sandstone, are reassigned to the New Fork tongue of the Wasatch formation.
Eocene Fontenelle Tongue of Green River Formation overlies and intertongues with the La Barge Member (new name) of main body of Wasatch Formation in the Greater Green River basin of southwest WY. Intertongues westward into conglomerate member of Wasatch Formation, which is a facies peripheral to the basin.
The Fontenelle was later restricted (Oriel, 1961) to lower 50 ft of the original unit, and then Lawrence (1963) modified the restricted Fontenelle to include an additional overlying 75 ft. Lawrence's 125 ft thick Fontenelle was reassigned to the Tipton Shale Member of the Green River Formation by Sullivan (1980).
ngmdb.usgs.gov /Geolex/Refsmry/sumry_8152.html   (723 words)

  
 GRVM - Jonita Sommers's Mining Project
Wyoming coal was formed during the Cretaceous Period, 66 to 135 million years ago.
Wyoming coal is in the Rocky Mountain province which has 10 regions and 45 individual coal fields.
It is in the Overthrust Belt which is underlain by coal bearing rock from the Bear River Formation in the Lower Cretaceous and the Frontier, Blind Bull and Adaville formations in the Upper Cretaceous while the Evanston formation is in the Paleocene Age.
www.grvm.com /mines/sommers1.htm   (2296 words)

  
 Fort Laramie Photos
It is easy to focus on the prickly pear upon which one has just stepped or the individual stones and fail to observe the grand panorama, the snow capped mountains on the horizon or the thousand stars in the sky with the Big Dipper endlessly circling the guide star.
The fort changed from a fur trading establishment to one serving the emigrants and then was sold to the military to protect the line of communications to California.
And the story of Wyoming is the story of those people, the mountain men, soldiers, surveyors, engineers, cowboys, Indians, miners, scoundrels, and saints.
www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com /photos.html   (2700 words)

  
 Recreation.gov   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Fontenelle Dam, Powerplant, and Reservoir, Seedskadee Project, are located on the Green River 24 miles southeast of La Barge, Wyoming.
For information on reservoir levels: reservoir levels Recreation management at Fontenelle Reservoir is performed by the Bureau of Land Management under agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation.
The reservoir is situated north of Kemmerer, Wyoming, at a 6,500-foot elevation.
www.recreation.gov /detail.cfm?ID=701   (201 words)

  
 Wyoming Sheep Photos
Although in the popular mind Wyoming is mostly associated with cattle, the cattle count having increased from 8,000 in 1870 to 1,500,000 in 1885, the impact of the "Great Die Off" discussed with regard to Chugwater was an increased emphasis on a change from cattle to sheep.
In southwest Wyoming along the Green River a "sheep war" raged at the turn of the century.
In Wyoming, flocks would graze on lower ground in the winter, and move to higher ground in the summer.
www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com /sheep.html   (1216 words)

  
 Wyoming's Green River, by Larry Tullis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The river quickly gains volume and is floatable around the frontier town of Pinedale, Wyoming; however, there is much private property there and it is best floated with local guides to avoid access and trespass problems.
Fontenelle Reservoir has gained a reputation for big browns that can reach ten pounds or more, and float-tubers usually concentrate on the flats near the creek that the highway crosses and down near the dam.
The Green River below Fontenelle Reservoir is known for large trout and solitude, not for numbers of fish.
www.flyfisherman.com /rmwest/ltgreen/index.html   (1078 words)

  
 Wyoming's High Desert County - Outdoor Recreation
Many campgrounds and facilities in Southwest Wyoming have been upgraded or improved in recent years The Three Patches picnic and day-use facilities south of Rock Springs, the Warren Bridge Campground west of Pinedale, and facilities at the Sweetwater River Campgrounds have all been improved.
Fontenelle Reservoir is located on the Green River 24 miles southeast of La Barge, Wyoming.
In Wyoming, some horses are taken to the Wyoming Honor Farm near Riverton for halter and saddle training prior to adoption.
www.tourwyoming.com /outdoorrecreation.htm   (2098 words)

  
 Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge and Vicinity: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
One such cutoff was known as the Kinney Cutoff and ran near the confluence of the Green and Big Sandy Rivers upstream along the east bank of the Green and crossed at a ford or ferry near Fontenelle, Wyoming.
At this time, this little stretch of river was western Wyoming's largest community.
By the 1870's, the cattle industry was the biggest business in the Wyoming Territory.
seedskadee.fws.gov   (1182 words)

  
 Wyoming area codes and cities within area codes 307
Wyoming area codes and cities within area codes 307
Below you will find a listing of all the cities in each area code in the state of Wyoming.
Wyoming consists of the following area codes (you can click on the area code to go directly to the listing of the cities within that code):
www.allareacodes.com /wyoming_area_codes.htm   (54 words)

  
 Illegal Ling found in Fontenelle Reservoir - Pinedale, Wyoming
Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGF) fisheries crews have discovered illegally introduced burbot, or ling, in Fontenelle reservoir in southwest Wyoming.
Introduction of any non-native fish can severely affect both native fish populations and sport fisheries, and is very costly for the state to manage and try to eliminate undesirable fish species.
Wyoming fisheries managers carefully survey the waters in Wyoming, to keep its fish-disease epidemics to a minimum and maintain world-class fishing opportunities throughout the state.
www.pinedaleonline.com /news/2005/10/IllegalLingfoundinFo.htm   (455 words)

  
 Fontenelle, WY (Lincoln County) - housing guide - ePodunk
Fontenelle, WY (Lincoln County) - housing guide - ePodunk
Wyoming > All counties > Lincoln County > Fontenelle
Growth trend: According to Census Bureau estimates, the population of Lincoln County increased by 4.4% from 2000 to 2003.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/movInfo.php?locIndex=23274   (211 words)

  
 Wyoming Fishing: Fontenelle Fishing Report
Fontenelle Reservoir is situated on the Green River north of Kemmerer, Wyoming, at a 6,500-foot elevation.
Fontenelle Creek campground has developed campsites with restrooms and running water.
The camping fee at Fontenelle Creek Campground is $5.00 (range).
www.anglerguide.com /wyoming/index.cfm?TR_ID=186   (124 words)

  
 060700
NOTES TO EDITOR: (1) ft3/sec is an abbreviation for cubic feet per second which is the rate of discharge representing a volume of a cubic foot of water passing a given point during one second and is equivalent to 7.48 gallons per second or 448.8 gallons per minute.
Streamflow at two stations in northern Wyoming (South Fork Shoshone River and Tongue River) had mean flows that were 121 and 128 percent of the 30-year average.
This information is gathered in every state by USGS scientists to minimize the loss of life and property from natural disaster; contribute to the sound conservation, economic and physical development of the nation's natural resources; and to enhance the quality of life by monitoring water, biological, energy, and mineral resources.
wy.water.usgs.gov /news/archives/060700.htm   (354 words)

  
 Seedskadee Wildlife Refuge -Green River Wyoming
The Refuge is a narrow, 1 to 1.5 mile wide riparian corridor along 36 miles of the Green River in South Western Wyoming.
Hunting is in accordance with all State of Wyoming regulations.
Boaters should be aware that flows in the river can fluctuate greatly below Fontenelle Dam and that unattended boats should be securely fastened along shore or carried well free of the water.
www.anglerguide.com /articles/305c.html   (402 words)

  
 EPA: Federal Register: Intent To Conduct Public Scoping and Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for Fontenelle ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The intent of the Fontenelle Natural Gas Infill Drilling Projects is to enhance natural gas recovery from the Fontenelle and Lincoln Road lease areas, allowing the Companies to provide more natural gas to pipeline companies distributing and supplying natural gas to consumers.
Development concurrent with the preparation of the Fontenelle Natural Gas Infill Drilling Projects would be authorized so long as it remains within the scope of the existing environmental analyses and decisions.
Land and resource management issues and concerns associated with the construction of roads, well pads, and pipelines; the drilling and completion of wells; and the operation and maintenance of a producing well field that will be analyzed in the EIS include: Potential impacts to big game crucial winter range and habitat.
www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/1994/December/Day-16/pr-269.html   (968 words)

  
 ILLEGAL INTRODUCTION OF LING DISCOVERED IN FONTENELLE RESERVOIR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Biologists recently captured burbot, or ling, in Fontenelle Reservoir upstream from the city of Green River in southwest Wyoming conducting fall gill net sampling.
The discovery of this eel-like, predatory fish is another serious blow to the quality fisheries the Game and Fish is working hard to maintain for all anglers – not for the few selfish individuals who want their favorite fish everywhere they wish.
Amadio says illegal fish introductions have occurred in several Wyoming river basins, including smallmouth bass and walleye in Sulphur Creek Reservoir, rainbow trout in Salt Creek, walleye in Lake DeSmet, Casper’s Yesness Pond and Granite Reservoir, burbot and white suckers in Big Sandy Reservoir and now burbot in Fontenelle Reservoir.
www.outdoorcentral.com /mc/pr/05/10/24a3ab.asp   (863 words)

  
 Wyoming Bigfoot Sightings
Wilcox, not wanting to be entangled in a charge of possible murder, paid Charlie and his sons the bounty and suggested they leave the state of Wyoming, which they promptly did.
Wilcox never reported the killing and as reports of animal losses and sightings of the Howler died out the incident was forgotten.
Charlie never again entered the state of Wyoming for the rest of his life in fear of a possible reprisal and prosecution on a murder charge.
www.spacepub.com /users/data/bigfoot/wyo/wyo.htm   (2234 words)

  
 Fontenelle singles - Fontenelle dating - Fontenelle personals
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 BLM Wyoming Kemmerer Field Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Kemmerer Field Office is responsible for the management of 1.6 million acres of public land and approximately 250,000 acres of Federal mineral estate in the southwest corner of Wyoming.
The area managed by the Kemmerer Field Office extends from Star Valley south to Evanston, and from the Green River near Fontenelle Reservoir west to the Utah border.
of color in early spring in southwest Wyoming.
www.wy.blm.gov /kfo/index.htm   (75 words)

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