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6.0 PROJECTIONS
Table 6-12 Current and Projected Water-Based Recreational Activity Days
River Basin 1
Green
Northeast
Powder/Tongue
30-Year Projections
Activity Current High Scenario Mid Scenario Low Scenario
number of days
Still water fishing 485,000 868,800 685,300 547,000
Stream fishing 281,700 531,400 414,500 326,900
Waterfowl
hunting 10,600 17,600 14,100 11,500
Still water fishing 50,000 93,000 72,000 62,000
Stream fishing 15,000 28,000 22,000 19,000
Waterfowl
hunting 3,000 5,000 4,000 3,500
Still water fishing 132,000 208,000 183,000 159,000
Stream fishing 140,000 221,000 194,000 169,000
Waterfowl
hunting 2,000 2,700 2,500 2,300
Fishing 2 488,000 722,000 577,000 488,000
Wind/Bighorn
Waterfowl
hunting 28,500 79,000 61,500 28,500
1 Water-based recreational activity days were not developed and projected for the Bear River Basin, the Platte River Basin, and the Snake/Salt River
Basin.
2
Fishing in the Wind/Bighorn River Basin was not broken out into still water fishing and stream fishing.
In the Platte River Basin and in the Snake/Salt River Basin, projections of water consumption
were prepared for golf course irrigation and snowmaking for alpine skiing. These projections are shown
in Table 6-13. This effort was not conducted for the remaining river basin planning areas.
Table 6-13 Current and Projected Water Consumption for Golf and Skiing
River Basin
Activity
Current
High
Scenario
30-Year Projections
Mid
Scenario
Low
Scenario
Golf Course Irrigation 4,400 6,300 5,000 4,400
Platte Alpine Skiing Snowmaking 10 10 10 10
Golf Course Irrigation 880 1,440 1,240 880
Snake/Salt Alpine Skiing Snowmaking 60 140 100 60
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Total 5,350 7,890 6,350 5,350
6.5.3 Adequacy of Existing Resources
The WGFD in the past has estimated the supply of water resources available to meet the demands
of fishermen in various regions of the state. These supply estimates were expressed in terms of fishermen
days, and reflect the amount of pressure the WGFD believed that publicly accessible fisheries could
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