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Water Level Impact on Recreation
Boating Use Survey
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The purpose of this survey is to provide information to the Bureau of Reclamation for evaluating and
improving the recreation services and programs that it provides to the public. Response to this survey is
voluntary. No action may be taken against you for refusing to supply the information requested. The
reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 20 minutes, which includes the time for reviewing
instructions and completing and reviewing the form. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a
person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. Please direct comments regarding the
burden estimate or any other aspect of these forms to the Bureau of Reclamation, Policy and
Administration, Asset Management Division, 84-57000, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225.
Privacy Act Statement
No Privacy Act Information is being collected; therefore, no direct link to the individual(s) filling out
this survey will be available. Information collected will be compiled to produce statistics.
U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Reclamation
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WATER LEVEL IMPACT ON RECREATION BOATING USE
SURVEY
For agency use only
Lake or reservoir being surveyed: ____________________________________________
1.
How many visits to the lake have you taken with your boat in the past 12 months? A visit
can be defined as a one time visit to the recreation area no matter how much time is spent at
any one time. For example, a one hour visit would be considered the same as a three day
visit.
_____ visits
On average, how many days per visit or hours per visit did you spend at the lake in the past
12 months? Please circle below.
Number of
days per visit
Number of
hours per
visit
Less than
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days
More than
7 days
Less than
1 hour
2 hrs.
3 hrs.
4 hrs.
5 hrs.
6 hrs.
7 hrs.
More than
7 hrs.
Scenario 1: Please think of a situation in which the water level of this lake was reduced by
_____ feet (agency enters feet) lower than the normal water level (as indicated in the attached
photographs – agency supplies photos). This would result in additional sandbars or islands,
submerged hazards, and relocated marinas requiring shuttles to and from them. At this lake
level, some of the boat ramps and boat docks may be out of the water.
2.
Suppose that the conditions described above existed for the next year. How many visits
would you then take to this lake to go boating during that period?
_____ visits
On average, how many days per boating visit or hours per boating visit would you spend
during lower water levels?
Number of
days per
boating visit
Number of
hours per
boating visit
Less than
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days
More than
7 days
Less than
1 hour
2 hrs.
3 hrs.
4 hrs.
5 hrs.
6 hrs.
7 hrs.
More than
7 hrs.
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3.
4.
Suppose that you had known at the time you decided to take your last visit to this lake that
the previously described conditions existed. What would you have done? Circle the number
below and fill in the appropriate blank line for the number you circled, if appropriate.
(1)
Would make a boating visit to the same access point on this lake.
Name of access point? ____________________
(2)
Would still make a boating visit to this lake, but use a different access point.
Name of access point? ____________________
(3)
Would still make a boating visit, but visit another lake or river.
Name of other lake / river? ____________________
(4)
Would still make a visit, but participate in another activity.
Type of activity? ____________________
(5)
Would stay home.
(6)
Other (specify): ____________________
If you still would make a visit (if you circled 1, 2, 3, or 4 in Q. 3 above), approximately
how many days or hours would you spend at your destination? If you did not circle 1, 2, 3,
or 4 above, please go to Q 5.
Number of
days per
visit
Number of
hours per
visit
5.
Less than
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days
More than
7 days
Less than
1 hour
2 hrs.
3 hrs.
4 hrs.
5 hrs.
6 hrs.
7 hrs.
More than
7 hrs.
If none of the access points on this lake were usable due to the low water conditions
described, what would you do? Circle the number below and fill in the appropriate blank
line for the number you circled, if appropriate.
(1)
Would still make a boating visit, but visit another lake or river.
Name of other lake / river? ____________________
(2)
Would still make a visit, but participate in another activity.
Type of activity? ____________________
(3)
Would stay at home.
(4)
Other (specify): ____________________
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6.
If you still would make a visit to another lake or river (response No. 1 to Q. 5 above),
approximately how many days or hours would you spend there? If you did not circle (1)
above, please go to Q. 7.
Number of
days per
visit
Number of
hours per
visit
Less than
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days
More than
7 days
Less than
1 hour
2 hrs.
3 hrs.
4 hrs.
5 hrs.
6 hrs.
7 hrs.
More than
7 hrs.
Scenario 2: Picture A on the back of this page shows this lake at its normal water level.
Picture B shows what the lake would look like if the water level were reduced by _____ feet
(agency enters feet and provides pictures).
7.
Please refresh your memory (from Q. 1) on the number of visits you said you took to this
lake with your boat in the past 12 months. How many visits would you have taken to this
lake with your boat in the past 12 months if the conditions depicted in picture B had existed?
_____ number of visits taken for boating
8.
If you answered 1 or more visits in Q. 7, approximately how many days or hours would
you have spent on each visit?
Number of
days per
visit
Number of
hours per
visit
9.
Less than
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days
More than
7 days
Less than
1 hour
2 hrs.
3 hrs.
4 hrs.
5 hrs.
6 hrs.
7 hrs.
More than
7 hrs.
Suppose that you had known at the time you decided to take your last visit to this lake that the
conditions described in Picture B existed. What would you have done? Circle the number
below and fill in the appropriate blank line for the number you circled, if appropriate.
(1)
Would have made a boating visit to the same access point at this lake.
Name of access point? ____________________
(2)
Would have still made a boating visit there, but used a different access point.
Name of access point? ____________________
(3)
Would have still made a boating visit, but visit another lake or river.
Name of other lake / river? ____________________
(4)
Would still have made a visit, but participate in another activity.
Type of activity? ____________________
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(5)
Would have stayed at home.
(6)
Other (specify): ____________________
10. If none of the access points on this lake were usable due to the low water conditions
described, what would you do? Circle the number below and fill in the appropriate blank
line for the number you circled, if appropriate.
11.
(1)
Would still make a boating visit, but visit another lake or river.
Name of other lake / river? ____________________
(2)
Would still make a visit, but participate in another activity.
Type of activity? ____________________
(3)
Would stay at home.
(4)
Other (specify): ____________________
If you still would make a visit (responses 1 and 2 above), approximately how many days or
hours would you spend at your destination? Go to Q 12 if you did not circle 1 or 2 above.
Number of
days per
boating visit
Number of
hours per
boating visit
Less than
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days
More than
7 days
Less than
1 hour
2 hrs.
3 hrs.
4 hrs.
5 hrs.
6 hrs.
7 hrs.
More than
7 hrs.
Note: The background information being collected below is needed to provide a profile of our
study population to make sure it is representative of all the visitors to our recreation area. None
of the information in this or other sections will be associated with any names or addresses.
12.
Are you from in-state, out-of-state or another country? Please check ( ) only one
location.
_____In-State
_____Out-of-State
_____Another County
Note: The two questions below are designed to describe your ethnicity and race. Regardless of
your answer to Q. 13, go to Q. 14.
13.
Are you Hispanic or Latino (i.e., a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or
Central American, or other Spanish culture, regardless of race)?
_____ Yes
_____ No
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14.
Please select one or more racial categories with which you most closely identify. Please
check ( ) all that apply.
_____ American Indian or Alaska Native
_____ Asian
_____ Black or African American
_____ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
_____ White
— Thank you for your cooperation —
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