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Roaring Fork River - Lost Man to Tagert Beaver Ponds above Lost Man Diversion to the “Plunge” below Weller Creek  This segment of stream flows through subalpine ecosystems in the White River National Forest – some of the most majestic and pristine landscape in the Southern Rockies. But from the top of the second reach in this segment on downstream to the Colorado River, the cumulative effect of numerous diversions alter the natural hydrologic regime and consequently the characteristics and ecological functions of the entire landscape. Highway 82 runs parallel to the stream over its entire length. Where the riparian zone is wide and vegetative cover is adequate, pollutants from road runoff are buffered. Where the riparian zone is degraded or diminished due to encroachment of the roadway, pullouts or human trampling, the buffering capacity of riparian vegetation is degraded and pollutants move directly into the stream. Sources of pollutants include automobiles, road cut erosion and human waste.  Roaring Fork River Mainstem: Segment 2 East.  Roaring Fork River Mainstem: Segment 2 West. |
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