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The Gunnison grouse, Gunnison sage-grouse or lesser sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus) is a species of grouse endemic to the United States.It is similar to the closely related greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in appearance, but about a third smaller in size, with much thicker plumes behind the head; it also has a less elaborate courtship dance.
Location of Gunnison County in Colorado. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Gunnison County, Colorado. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The locations of National Register properties ...
Blue Mesa Reservoir from the air. Created by the construction of Blue Mesa Dam in 1966, Blue Mesa Reservoir is Colorado's largest body of water. Fed by the Lake Fork Arm of the Gunnison River, Soap Creek, and Cebolla Creek, the long, broad lake is 20 miles (32 km) long, has 96 miles (154 km) of shoreline, and is the largest Lake Trout and Kokanee salmon fishery in the United States.
Morrow Point Reservoir is an 817-acre (331 ha) artificial reservoir on the Gunnison River in western Colorado.Located in the upper Black Canyon of the Gunnison, the lake was created in 1968 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation as part of a larger plan to impound the upper section of the Gunnison and create opportunities for hydroelectric power generation, water conservation, and recreation. [1]
The genus includes two species: the Gunnison grouse (Centrocercus minimus) and the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). These birds are distributed throughout large portions of the north-central and Western United States , as well as the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan . [ 4 ]
Uncompahgre National Forest (red) location in Colorado. The Uncompahgre Plateau [1] in western Colorado is a distinctive large uplift part of the Colorado Plateau. Uncompahgre is a Ute word that describes the water: "Dirty Water" or "Rocks that make Water Red".
The Gunnison Valley is also served by the Gunnison Watershed RE1J School District [14] which includes Public and Non Public schools. [15] The public schools in the RE1J school district are located in Crested Butte and Gunnison; Marble Charter School is located in the Statutory Town of Marble in northwest Gunnison County. Public Schools in ...
Grand Mesa Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests Uncompahgre National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering 955,229 acres (1,492.55 sq mi, or 3,865.68 km 2 ) [ 1 ] in (in descending order of land area) parts of Montrose , Mesa , San Miguel , Ouray , Gunnison , Hinsdale , San Juan , and Delta Counties in western Colorado .