Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§195a North St. Vrain Creek and Adjacent Lands
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XXI — ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK › § 195a
Summary
No federal official or agency may approve or help build any new dam, reservoir, or impoundment on North St. Vrain Creek or its tributaries inside Rocky Mountain National Park, or on the main creek downstream until it reaches 6,550 feet above mean sea level. A permit may still be given to build a new water gauging station where North St. Vrain Creek meets Coulson Gulch.
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Title 16, §195a
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Neither the Secretary of the Interior nor any other Federal agency or officer may approve or issue any permit for, or provide any assistance for, the construction of any new dam, reservoir, or impoundment on any segment of North St. Vrain Creek or its tributaries within the boundaries of Rocky Mountain National Park or on the main stem of North St. Vrain Creek downstream to the point at which the creek crosses the elevation 6,550 feet above mean sea level. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the issuance of any permit for the construction of a new water gauging station on North St. Vrain Creek at the point of its confluence with Coulson Gulch.
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16 U.S.C. § 195a
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102