Lost Creek Boat Ramp
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Project ID: 5770
Status: Cancelled
Fiscal Year: 2022
Submitted By:
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Project Manager: Clint Brunson
PM Agency: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
PM Office: Northern Region
Lead: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
WRI Region: Northern
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Description:
Widen and improve existing boat ramp at Lost Creek Reservoir
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Location:
The project location is in the south arm of Lost Creek Reservoir at the current boat ramp site.
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Project Need
Need For Project:
Lost Creek Reservoir is a very popular fishing location and in November of 2020 reached Blue Ribbon status. This designation will increase traffic and boat use at the reservoir. The current boat ramp will fit one vehicle/boat at a time. The ramp needs to go from the current 20 feet wide to about 50 feet wide.
Objectives:
Widen existing boat ramp from 20 feet to 50 feet
Project Location/Timing Justification (Why Here? Why Now?):
The current ramp is in good condition but is too narrow for the increasing traffic. There are no ecological threats or risks with the ramp.
Relation To Management Plan:
Lost Creek Reservoir currently operates under an MOU agreement between the Divison of Wildlife Resources, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Morgan County, and Division of Parks and Recreation.
Fire / Fuels:
N/A
Water Quality/Quantity:
N/A
Compliance:
The current location has been previously disturbed by the construction of the current boat ramp. BOR may need to do some investigation on their end and if necessary, other requests will be filled.
Methods:
The design work will be taken care of by an engineering firm. All permitting and obtaining of contractor will be taken care of by UDWR purchasing guidelines. The awarded contractor will install a wider portion of a boat ramp adjacent to the existing ramp.
Monitoring:
Monitoring will be done during our gill netting events in the fall or spring depending on the schedule and at other times of the year during personal fishing trips.
Partners:
Bureau of Reclamation
Morgan County
Utah Division of State Parks and Recreation
UDWR
Future Management:
All future management and maintenance of the ramp will fall upon Morgan County. Seeing that the existing concrete ramp has been in place for several decades, there should be very little maintenance needed.
Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources:
A wider ramp will greatly increase the quality and quantity of use at Lost Creek Reservoir. We have started stocking more fish into the reservoir anticipating more angling traffic. We also anticipate that even with a wider boat ramp the small parking lot above the ramp will limit the total number of boats on the reservoir to about 20.
| Budget | WRI/DWR | Other | Budget Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $77,000.00 | $0.00 | $77,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $79,000.00 |
| Item | Description | WRI | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| Contractual Services | Services for the construction of an additional portion to the existing boat ramp including permitting. In-kind from Morgan county if needed to do some initial rock and groundwork. | $75,000.00 | $0.00 | $2,000.00 | 2022 |
| Materials and Supplies | For materials needed to construct the boat ramp | $2,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2022 |
| Funding | WRI/DWR | Other | Funding Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $77,000.00 | $0.00 | $77,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $79,000.00 |
| Source | Phase | Description | Amount | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| Habitat Council Account | For widening the boat ramp at Lost Creek Reservoir. Deer and elk hunters use the ramp to launch boats to then hunt the reservoir banks for animals. The rest will be anglers fishing. | $38,500.00 | $0.00 | $1,000.00 | 2022 | |
| Blue Ribbon (Restricted) | Widening the boat ramp at Lost Creek Reservoir, a new Blue Ribbon Fishery. | $38,500.00 | $0.00 | $1,000.00 | 2022 |
Species
| Species | "N" Rank | HIG/F Rank |
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Project Comments
| Comment | 01/25/2021 | Type: 1 | Commenter: Tom Ogden |
| Hi Clint, I'm curious if there could be some funding available from the motorboat access fund to help on the project? Thanks, Tom | |||
| Comment | 01/25/2021 | Type: 1 | Commenter: Clint Brunson |
| Tom, Yes, I have already started working in that direction with Nate Owens in our Salt Lake office. That funding is very difficult to receive now and is somewhat limited so I made sure I made the contacts needed in advance. | |||
| Comment | 01/25/2021 | Type: 1 | Commenter: Tom Ogden |
| Thanks for the quick reply, Clint. I think it's a good project now that the road has been improved up there. There will be more boaters now that they don't have to worry about beating their boats to death getting there. | |||
| Comment | 01/25/2021 | Type: 1 | Commenter: Clint Brunson |
| I have personally seen more and bigger boats using the reservoir with the new road there. We have anticipated that pressure and have increased our stocking events to reflect that. It is a great resource. | |||
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Map Features
| ID | Feature Category | Action | Treatement/Type |
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| 10419 | Affected Area |
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