88 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION 



Kings River, North Fork, Fresno County. Pacific Gas and Electric Company or 

 Fresno Irrigation District or U. S. Bureau of Reclamation. Hydroelectric 

 power projects involving large dams and reservoirs at Coolidge Meadow and 

 Sand Meadows (Helm Creek), with accompanying conduits and powerhouses 

 which would affect the entire North Fork Kings River and many of its tribu- 

 taries. 



Kings River and Middle and South Forks, Fresno County. City of Los An- 

 geles or U. S. Bureau of Reclamation or Francis N. Dlouhy. Hydroelectric 

 power projects involving large dams and reservoirs at various sites including : 

 Paradise Valley, Zumwalt Meadows (Sentinel site), and Cedar Grove on the 

 South Fork ; Simpson Meadow and Tehipite Valley on the Middle Fork ; and 

 at the junction of the Middle and South Forks. The dams and reservoirs, to- 

 gether with accompanying conduits and reservoirs, would affect the major sec- 

 tions of the Kings River and its Middle and South Forks. 



Kaiceah River, Tnlare County. U. S. Army, Corps of Engineers. The Terminus 

 flood control and irrigation benefit project, involving a large dam and reser- 

 voir which would affect the lower section of the Kaweah River. 



Tule River, Tulare County. U. S. Army, Corps of Engineers. The Success 

 flood control and irrigation benefit project, consisting of a large dam and 

 reservoir which would affect the lowermost section of the Tule River. 



Kern River, Kern County. U. S. Army, Corps of Engineers. The Isabella flood 

 control and irrigation benefit project, involving a large dam and reservoir at 

 Isabella which would affect sections of the Kern River. 



Owens River, Inyo and Mono Counties. Hydroelectric power project in the 

 Owens River Gorge affecting some five miles of river above Birchim Canyon. 



Colorado River, San Bernardino-Riverside Counties. U. S. Bureau of Reclama- 

 tion. 



A. Upper section affecting Nevada, Arizona and California from Davis 

 Dam, Arizona to Needles, California. Davis Dam, a hydroelectric booster 

 plant for Hoover and Parker Dams power plants — created a 65-mile long 

 fishing reservoir. Studies were primarily on the effects of cold water releases 

 to the river section below the dam. 



B. Upper section from Needles, California, to Topock, Arizona. River 

 channelization over a 10-mile strip isolating and draining ox-bow lakes and 

 sloughs with relative destruction to fish life present. 



C. Middle section from Taylor's Ferry to Palo Verde Lake in Cibola 

 Valleys. Channelization to drain and reclass slough areas for agricultural uses 

 and to drop elevations of outlets of waste irrigation drains with accompanying 

 distress to fishes utilizing this habitat. 



Santa Ynez River, Santa Barbara County. Construction of Cachuma Dam by 

 Bureau of Reclamation creates a barrier across the present steelhead stream 

 in Southern California. The impoundment which provides domestic and irri- 

 gation water for Santa Barbara and Central Coastal areas, may be utilized 

 for public fishing. 



Santa Clara River Drainage. Flood control project. 



Santa Ana River Drainage. 



Of smaller individnal proportions than the above major projects, 

 but in the aggregate of considerable importance to fish life, are the 

 numerous small diversions from our streams and rivers. All new applica- 

 tions for permission to appropriate water are filed with the State Division 

 of Water Resources and are reviewed by the Division of Fish and Game. 

 In cases where there is definite threat of injury to fish, the Division of 

 Fish and Game enters a protest, with a statement of the conditions under 

 which the protest may be dismissed. In most instances these conditions 

 consist of the release of a certain flow of water to the stream below the 

 diversion for the preservation of fish life. The disposition of protests 

 madf* by the Division of Fish and Game during the biennium and during 

 the preceding biennium is shown in Table 8. 



