Table III-25.--Webster recreation expenditures by activity and category (2001 dollars)
Activity Expenditure item No Action Negotiated Irrigation FWR
Fishing Food - grocery stores $54,233.97 $62,412.85 $65,979.06 $81,264.78
  Food - restaurants 44,417.14 51,115.57 54,036.26 66,555.13
  Lodging 4,023.29 4,630.03 4,894.59 6,028.54
  Gasoline and oil 36,692.42 42,225.90 44,638.65 54,980.33
  Automobile repair 23,335.09 26,854.19 28,388.62 34,965.56
  Privileges and fees 7,241.92 8,334.06 8,810.26 10,851.38
  Boating costs 23,335.09 26,854.19 28,388.62 34,965.56
  Bait 17,219.69 19,816.54 20,948.84 25,802.17
  Ice 8,207.51 9,445.27 9,984.96 12,298.23
  Heating and cooking fuel 1,931.18 2,222.42 2,349.40 2,893.70
  Fishing equipment 41,681.30 47,967.14 50,707.94 62,455.72
  Total $262,318.59 $301,878.17 $319,127.21 $393,061.11
Boating Food - grocery stores $7,371.82 $8,641.00 $9,261.15 $11,622.85
  Food - restaurants 6,037.46 7,076.90 7,584.80 9,519.01
  Lodging 546.87 641.02 687.03 862.23
  Gasoline and oil 4,987.46 5,846.14 6,265.70 7,863.53
  Automobile repair 3,171.85 3,717.94 3,984.77 5,000.93
  Privileges and fees 984.37 1,153.84 1,236.65 1,552.01
  Boating costs 14,938.33 17,510.21 18,766.88 23,552.65
  Ice 1,115.62 1,307.69 1,401.54 1,758.95
  Heating and cooking fuel 262.50 307.69 329.77 413.87
  Total $39,416.28 $46,202.44 $49,518.30 $62,146.01
Camping Food - grocery stores $7,227.15 $8,188.73 $8,899.19 $11,920.31
  Food - restaurants 5,918.97 6,706.50 7,288.36 9,762.63
  Lodging 85.78 97.20 105.63 141.49
  Gasoline and oil 4,889.59 5,540.15 6,020.82 8,064.78
  Automobile repair 3,109.61 3,523.34 3,829.03 5,128.92
  Camping fees 15,610.84 17,687.87 19,222.49 25,748.18
  Ice 1,093.72 1,239.24 1,346.76 1,803.96
  Heating and cooking fuel 257.35 291.59 316.89 424.46
  Camping equipment 2,699.90 3,059.13 3,324.54 4,453.16
  Total $40,892.91 $46,333.74 $50,353.71 $67,447.90

Table III-25.--Webster recreation expenditures by activity and category (2001 dollars) (continued)
Activity Expenditure item No Action Negotiated Irrigation FWR
Swimming Food - grocery stores $4,042.72 $4,653.52 $5,008.89 $6,460.63
  Food - restaurants 3310.95 3,811.20 4,102.23 5,291.20
  Lodging 299.90 345.22 371.58 479.28
  Gasoline and oil 2,735.13 3,148.38 3,388.80 4,370.99
  Automobile repair 1,739.45 2,002.26 2,155.16 2,779.80
  Privileges and fees 539.83 621.39 668.84 862.70
  Boating costs 1,739.45 2,002.26 2,155.16 2,779.80
  Ice 611.81 704.24 758.02 977.72
  Total $15,019.24 $17,288.46 $18,608.69 $24,002.12
Picnicking Food - grocery stores $3,844.42 $4,412.30 $4,680.32 $5,644.79
  Food - restaurants 3,148.54 3,613.63 3,833.14 4,623.03
  Gasoline and oil 2,600.97 2,985.18 3,166.51 3,819.03
  Automobile repair 1,654.13 1,898.47 2,013.79 2,428.77
  Privileges and fees 513.35 589.18 624.97 753.76
  Ice 581.80 667.74 708.30 854.26
  Heating and cooking fuel 136.89 157.11 166.66 201.00
  Total $12,480.10 $14,323.61 $15,193.68 $18,324.62
Wildlife
observation
Food - grocery stores $28,417.31 $32,945.05 $35,353.92 $46,234.66
  Food - restaurants 23,302.19 27,014.94 28,990.21 37,912.43
  Lodging 16,595.71 19,239.91 20,646.69 27,001.04
  Gasoline and oil 23,415.86 27,146.72 29,131.63 38,097.36
  Automobile repair 17,277.72 20,030.59 21,495.18 28,110.68
  Privileges and fees 4,546.77 5,271.21 5,656.63 7,397.55
  Wildlife watching equipment 22,620.18 26,224.26 28,141.72 36,802.79
  Total $136,175.74 $157,872.66 $169,415.97 $221,556.51
Sources: 1996 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, Nebraska and Kansas, Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census; Webster State Park and Wildlife Area, Kansas; 1999/2000 Recreation Visitors Spending Profiles for 16 Corps of Engineers Lakes (per person-trip) (table from Reservoir Recreation Study, Corps of Engineers, 1999/2000 (http://www.msu.edu/course/prr/840/econimpact/); American Automobile Association, 1999. Table: Cost of Owning and Operating an Automobile. Your Driving Costs. Heathrow, Florida: American Automobile Association, as cited in the Department of Transportation. 1999. Web Page: National Transportation Statistics, 1999. Chapter 2: Table 2-14 Cost of Owning and Operating an Automobile (http://199.79.179.77/publications/nts/2000/Ch3_web/3-14.htm).

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