Lower Wind Watershed

October 2005

Description of Watershed

The total estimated area in the watershed is 1,092,791 acres. The majority of the watershed is in Fremont County, Wyoming and includes part of the Wind River Indian Reservation. The watershed also extends into small portions of Hot Springs and Natrona counties in Wyoming.

The land uses in this watershed consist of rangeland and irrigated cropland, pasture, and hayland. The watershed includes the northern intermountain desert basin and central Rocky Mountains east of the continental divide.  

There are approximately 176 farms and ranches in the watershed according to the 2000 census.  There are actually over 400 operations.  Primary crops include small grains, corn, beans, beets, and alfalfa hay.  Rangeland covers 997,390 acres of the watershed. Ranches are mostly cow/calf and some yearling operations.  There are also several Tribal operations in the watershed.

Land Cover/Use

Map of the Lower Wind River

For General and Application Information, visit our CSP home page.

Counties in Watershed

• Fremont, Wyoming
• Hot Springs, Wyoming
• Natrona County, Wyoming

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Lower Wind Fact Sheet

Lower Wind CSP Payment Rates

Payment Information

Applicants must address water quality and soil quality concerns as program eligibility criteria and enrollment will be targeted to those demonstrating the highest levels of stewardship.  CPS payment limitations will be based on three "tiers" that represent increasing levels of resource treatment.  Payments rise with increased levels of treatment.

CSP contract payments include two or more of the following four components:  
 
1.  An annual component for the existing base level of  conservation treatment.  (All contracts will have stewardship payments.)
2.  An annual payment for maintaining existing conservation practices.  It will be calculated to equal 25% of the contract's annual Stewardship Payment.  (All contracts will have an existing practice component.)
3.  A one-time cost share component for implementing additional needed practices.  (Not all contracts will have a new practice component.) 
4. An enhancement component for exceptional conservation effort and additional activities that provide increased resource benefits beyond the prescribed level.  (Most contracts will have an enhancement component.)  

Enhancements

Local Program Contacts - Wyoming

Nick Biltoft
District Conservationist, Riverton WY
Phone: 307 856-7524
Email: nick.biltoft@wy.usda.gov  

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Last Modified: 08/11/2008