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<br />RUEDI DAM AND RESERVOIR, COLO.
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<br />.Ruedi Reseryoir was considered as the sole source of addit.iona-l wat.er
<br />,for t.he Cattle. Creek lands. Sources of a,lditional water cunsidere,!:
<br />a.vaihlb1e for th\;", Bluestone a.re.\ consist.ed of increa..ged return flow
<br />from the Cattle Creek area. find releases from Hue-di Resen-oir made.
<br />either for the direct. Use of t.he Bluestone lands or to maintain fish
<br />flows that. would be surplus to other existing downstream uses. It
<br />was considered r'leCeSSlll'J to replace only the st.reamflow deplet.ion due
<br />t.o irrigation of these lands. The rema.inder of the "ateI' diyerte<l to
<br />the lands "ouId ret,urn to the Colorado River and would be, a,ailable
<br />to ot.her uses. Re-snlts of the studie...;;, intended only ns n. rough a.p-
<br />proximation of possible nItBJ11ath"e inoigat.ion lIses of Ruedi R.eservoir,.
<br />are slll11lll,uized in tJle following tn.bnlntioll in thOllSflJlds of aCl'C-fe.et.
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<br />Wa-ter SUPp111 summary 1
<br />C....TTLE CHEEK AREA
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<br /> ~l;l>' June July IAllgUn ,-:eJ.l- Tot~l
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<br />AVJi1.\h]e irrilwtifJn ~rnsnfl (ILr"ct fllJw.__ ___nu___ , 4 4.3 I , O.S 0.(; 10.4
<br />~(Jpplv from t"ISIIll!: H',,'n()lr~ -' ---- ____u__ _n_ 1.11 , , _____no ------ .J.1I
<br />"UI>pl}' from RUP!]I R(,~(,r\uJr___ .. _n_ 4.tl 11.2 11.(; 10.4 1.8 3!UI
<br />TOIIl!:l\'.lil!lhksur.plr____.____ ------ ________n_ K:~ lfi..'i IS D ]1.2 2,' ,',4.~
<br />D1I(!rsion reQlJiremcnL.______ u__ _____n___ .. .. S 3 ]fl.,'; ] ~" !) ]1.2 :.'.4 ,',4.;1
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<br />BLUESTONE AREA
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<br />Tuwl C,Hll,~ ('rpel; r,'lurII n(.w_______ -------- I., .'i.{l 1'.1 8., 5,' I 29,'
<br />Pre."f'Ht l'llttl~ Crrrk rr:IUrn flow______n_. __n____ I., :l.ti 2.1 1.2 8.:1
<br />In\:r'-~,',,*\\ C;:tt',p CH't'k fe-turn flow -"---------. 1.0 :~. 3 .\ ,; C.(, ~. i 21.\
<br />RUf'r!1 fi,h ton','sscs____ f1(;~:an(1 i-{iJ-"~ii'fisi-i h'}:jl;;;_ 3.9 3,0 2.1; 1.9 " 12 ~
<br />Total CattJeCrrr,kr.'I'lnJ 4,' L.3 Sol , ,; 0,0 33.;l
<br />Cattle Cr,'ck r'~tum llownnd Hlledi fish h.vp~seITec-
<br />til'(' mcolllpl'llsJIiJ11( rnr HJllesIOll~\lt-plE'tion_n__n. , , 4. ~ 1l.4 4, 3 .; :2'2.\1
<br />Hu.:t1i rt'It'3$e{vr 1:I]UI',tl,[\('__ _______u_______n____.__ .4 ,,; 0 " I.l
<br />ToLl! Hurdi waler Ll\'i1illltilt' wiLhin Bluestone .loplc-
<br />tnlJ1________,._______.______n_____n__ .------ 3., , 2 5 , U 3 , 24.0
<br />"Iu~,',>n~ rlh'"r.,jon requirl'mt'IlL___ --------- ------ .\.'J ,,' I 11.1', .,. ',0 43.,1
<br />Bllll'~tOl1t' rl'turn f1ow_______~___ _nnn n______ 1.1 ~. 2 4.7 " ,5.f, H/.tl
<br />BJu"sWnc drplelloo_________ _u____.._______ _____n. r s. ~ , , 4.7 J..', :t~. {J
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<br />1.1., v(:Ja!:e VlIluE'''' lor tbe IlQrlo,j 1(I2\1--4:l.
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<br />Although t.he extent of potenlial irrigation development for the
<br />1\rIount Sopris area is not presently known and for t.hut reason not.
<br />considered in the preceding tabulation, it. has been very roughly esti-
<br />mated that the lands in that. area coul,l require an avera<'e of 3,000
<br />acre-feet of additional waterannllally, On this bnsis, the toTal ft\"el:age'
<br />annua.l yield required from Ruedi Reservoir for alternative irril1;ltion
<br />lls,lge w'uulcl be in the neighborhood of 44,000 ncre-feet. ~
<br />The dep.ndable a1111ua1 viele] of water from Ruedi Reservoir "ould
<br />vary somewhat depending upon the pat.tern of water usa(re and the'
<br />availability of ,water from other sourceS to assist in meetin~ demn.nds.
<br />If the reservOIr. "ere operated solely to supply local irrigation de-
<br />mandS1 It IS estImated that the total flyerage yield of the reservoir'
<br />would be about G2,000 acre-fe.t annually.
<br />. Rased on tJle above figures, it appears t.hat Rued; Reservoir could'
<br />YIeld an ave't~ge of about 18,000 acre-feet of water in excess of require-
<br />ments of the Cattle Creek, Bluestone, and Mount Sopris areas. De-
<br />ta11ed studies, ho'\'\'ever, rTllg~t. sho~ t~l~t the water requirements for
<br />the three areas would be eIther slgIllhcantly lower or higher than..
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