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<br />Paonia Project
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<br />Colorado: Delta and Gunnison Counties
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<br />Upper Colorado Region
<br />Water and Power Resources Sen"ice
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<br />l1w Pannia Projf"CI, in w"~l-n'nlra[ Colorado. pro~'id..,.
<br />full anJ"uj.lpl..m..nlal in'iltalioll "ah'f ~uppli..:> for 15.3UO
<br />,leH"" of land in lht' \icinil\ "f Palloia and lIolchki,.,..
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<br />Projl'{:[ l'on"tOll"linn indudl's Pannia Dam and H"l>ol'f\<lir
<br />and ..nlarceml'n1. .InU t'xll'n"ion or Fir..-;\lountRIn Ganal.
<br />Paunia Dam ,'onlrlll~ and rt'l.'Ulatl"'< th.. runoff "f ;\lulldy.
<br />Crf"t'k. 11 lJ"ibllla~' ..f ttw -"Ilrth Fork of til.. Gunni,...m
<br />RiH'f. ....0 0"" inicalinn ratf'ral~ h3\1' lw..n prn\'idt'tl b~
<br />the projt't.'l.
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<br />I'annia n""t'noir "Ion', ttw flo"" lOr .\lll(I(I~ r:r....k
<br />upl'lfO"am..f it" nm([uPIU'" "ilh lilt' ...."nh Fork OIf tll<'
<br />Gllnni"on HiH'f. O",,"..trl'am. lh.. Fin- 'fountain Din'f-
<br />~ion Dam ;lnd Canal di\.>rt now~ from Ih., ri\t'r for
<br />tlf>lin'I')' In proj.>.:t lands in thl' Firf' \lollnlnin D;vi!<iun,
<br />L.-WlI.'( Crf>pk [)id~ion "aIPr. lI':'t...I.luwnstn'am of Ih..
<br />Fir.. .\lmlnt<lin Canal ,,'(ft'n~i"n. is t>x('hanl!:t'(! wilh lht>
<br />Firt' ;\tl,unlain Canill alllllt......t\.,ir C'mpan~. Th.'""
<br />Shlltt.S arl' u,...,;! ;.a,. projl'l'l "al..r b~ Ih.. L.-wux t.rf>t'k
<br />\l'at..r LJ....,... _-\~~()t..illtion for irnltalion nf Lt:'roux Di\'ision
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<br />land~ a~)\t' Ihe Fir.. .\lollnlain Canal. Firf> .\Iuuntain
<br />Di\j,.ioll "alf>r is th...n Il~ b~ Ih.. u.roux Division land!l
<br />on HOCf'rs .\Ie,.a tlo"mlream "f Ihl' Fir.. .\loIIOlain Canal
<br />,.~..t,'m. Impro"f>mf'm nf "...islinc small r~noirs in thE'
<br />L.-rottx Cr....k Di\i,.i"n \\i1S actomplishPd indl'pt'ndE'mly
<br />by WlIll'r lIS.-rs.
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<br />Paunill Dam and H......n..ir
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<br />Paonia Dam i,. "II .\ll1tld~ Crf>t'k J~HlI I milt' IIp..tr..am
<br />of ilsjuOI.ti"n "ilh .\nlhra...ill' Cr....k. "hich in lurn
<br />form,. th.. ,\"rlh Fork "I Itlt' (;unni,..m Hi\t'r. Thl' dam ill
<br />an "llrthfill ..trm'llIr., '."nlaininc I.Jn:!.uolI ('ubi... yards of
<br />..mbankmf'nl "ith an int,'rior impl'nioll" zont'. blankt'teod
<br />uJlstrl'am ,md .Iown,.trt'll.m hy 7.00t',. nf ,..1m!. j!r:J\t'1. and
<br />l:'obhlt>s. TIlt' IIpSIrt'3m fal'l' is prnt",,'I...1 by a la~t'r of
<br />riprap aOtll~lt' ,lo"nslrl'lIm faCI' In ;, JaYl'r of r"ekfill.
<br />11... I'rl'''' "f Ih.. d,lm i..:\:; r....t wi.l!' ami -;--;-11 r....t Inng;
<br />Ihe .tflll:lur.. "lands l{t(l r....1 ilbmt' rnuOIlalillll.
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<br />T'1I' <>1111.'1 ""rb "n till' ri~hl abutmt>nl of tht' dam eon-
<br />,;_t~ "I ;t ('onnt'tt' intak.. I()\"'f. ..nnl'r,'!I,-lin<'(! tunn...l.
<br />~atl' ...hamllt'r nt'.lr lh.. dam axi~. and a .."mbin3tinn ~till.
<br />inlt b;t~in for hnth tht> "ullt'1 \\orb ami "pill"ay. TIlt'
<br />oulll't work", ill,.,) indlldt'~ a l"Onl'rt'tt> .haft bOll"'" and
<br />ronn..tt'-lin....l ,haft and allit 11t'1"....n th.. I!al!' ....hamllt'r
<br />and a("('.." -halt. 'fht' eapst'ily <If thl' 011I1..1 works is
<br />1.1311 ,'ubi.. f....l pt>r "I'Nlnti al m..ximllm W81t'r ,.urface
<br />1:'1..\ <llion,
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<br />'nlt' 'pilll\a\. ;11,." ..n thl' ril!ht abutnlt'lll. ('I>n~i,.t... of an
<br />lInt."ntrnlll'1i"L!t't' .-r....1 and "I....n .-I-1IIt.. ha\inc: a t!t'~ij(O
<br />eal':wit\ tlf 1~.I~HI ,'uhie {..,.t I>t'r _'nnt!. Thf' t'bUII' join~
<br />thl' (."mhiOf'11 "utl.'1 \\ork"-"l'ill"3\ 'lillin!! basin.
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<br />I'auni.. Ht'....n..ir ba.. II .nrfal..... ..rt'a nf .1.1.J. aert's "ith a
<br />10t..1 '.<II>1wil\ "f :!lI..,_;!l'"7i.-r...f....1 and..n ;It.ti,.. c3paeilY
<br />"f Utl;:;tl "t'r...lt'l"l.
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<br />Fir,. \Inunlain Diq"r..iu" Ham ami Canal
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<br />Fin. \Iountain ni,,'r~i"n Dam. 101.at....1 on tIlt' .\onh
<br />Fork "f tilt' t;"llni...,n Hi"'r n..ar ;,,,mt'r_l. C..ln.. i~ a
<br />limb..r .h....I.l'ilinlt. ""..kfill ~Im(.tnr!'. It b.... a h...iltht
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