Decision Memo Completed

Little King Ranch Dam Inundation

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests & Pawnee National Grassland Grand, Colorado Sulphur Ranger District

Dam maintenance activities on private land owned by Circle C Ranch King LLC would inundate NFS lands under both normal and flood pool elevations and needs inundation authorization from the Forest Service.

Location

9 miles northwest of the town of Granby, on the USGS Parkview and Radial Mountain, CO Quadrangles. T3N, R78W, Sections 3 and 4; T4N, R78W, Sections 33 and 34; 6th PM

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/06/2024
2
Decision
06/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Little King Ranch Dam InundationDecision Signed Date: 06/09/2025
ForestsArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
DistrictsSulphur Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use management