Resource Stats

FISHING

FISHING

LEES FERRY: GCNRA- GCNRA visitation was 2.27 million people in 2011; 178,922 in the Lees Ferry District (NPS 2012- CFMPEA pg 87)
Between 2009 and 2011, 8,048 people participated in guided fishing trips on the Colorado River in GCNRA, averaging 2,682 people per year during this period.
FISHING: Between 09-11, An average of 1,000 anglers visited Lees Ferry that did not use commercial guides and who fish from shore, bring their own boats, or rent boats (Anderson et al. 201)

RAFTING

(SOURCE: CFMP-EA_pg 87)
RAFTING: Approximately 50,000 visitors per year experience the Glen Canyon Reach on guided raft trips from GCD to Lees Ferry boat ramp operated by an NPS concessioner.
RAFTING: Approximately 24,000 visitors participate in commercial and noncommercial river trips each year.
The Colorado River Management Plan set a visitor capacity of 60 trips at one time (1,100 people) based on campsite size and location and other resource factors.
Durning peak summer months, a maximum SIX trips (motorized and non-motorized)launch each day.
Summer trips range from 6 to 16 days, and Maximum group size is 32 people.
Non-Motorized use period (Late September throught March)
Approximately 1/2 of trips launching at Lees Ferry terminate at Diamond Creek, and other trips terminate at Pearce Ferry.
Diamond Creek is located at river mile 225, and is accessible by a rad on the Hualapai reservation.
HUALAPAI RIVER RUNNERS: conduct one-day river trips from Diamond Creek to the Quartermaster Canyon areas near RM 263, where visitors debark and take helicopters to the rim.
Hualapai operate short pontoon trips near Quartermaster Canyon as well.
Visitor Use statistics for Hualapai river trips are not available.

(SOURCE: CFMP-EA_pg 88)
The Colorado River is a popular destination for many of Grand Canyon's 37,000 overnight backpackers and thousands of day hikers.
Approximately 56% of backpackers camp overnight in the popular Cross-canyon Corridor that includes three campgrounds and a trail system that links South Rim to North Rim.

GCNP- Glen Canyon National Park was visited by 4.36 million people in 2011 (NPS 2012)
Grand Canyon-
- About 18,000 people visit the Grand Canyon daily in October
- Nearly 5 million people visit the Grand Canyon Park each year, and 1,500 people call it home.

The Colorado River and its tributaries provide water to nearly 40 Million people for municipal use, supply water to irrigate nearly 5.5 million acres of land, and is the lifeblood for at least 22 federally recognized tribes, 7 National Wildlife Refuges, 4 National Recreation Areas, and 11 National Parks.

(SOURCE: Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study)

The Colorado River provides 15% of our nation’s crops, and suppors a 26 billion dollar recreation industry.KCSG LINK
~50% of river length is now reservoirs. (JSchmidt_SDM workshop_Aug 2013)

Hydropower facilities along the Colorado River provide more than 4,200 megawatts of electrical generating capacity, helping to meet the power needs of the West and offset the use of fossil fuels.

(SOURCE: Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study)

Glen Canyon Powerplant has a total capacity of 1,320 megawatts and annually produces approximately five billion kilowatt-hours of power to help sustain the electrical needs of about 5.8 million customers Source: News Article- LINK