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U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Reclamation
Pacific Northwest Region
Snake River Area Office

January 30, 2004

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has prepared this Recreation Carrying Capacity (RCC) Study as part of the long-term management of Ririe Reservoir. Reclamation recently identified the analysis of recreation carrying capacity at the reservoir as a management priority, as documented in the Resource Management Plan (RMP) for Ririe Reservoir and the Tex Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA) (Reclamation 2001).

In this study, recreation carrying capacity conclusions for the Ririe Reservoir study area are summarized based on four capacity types (ecological, spatial, facility, and social).