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;:H:lJ RUEDl DAM AND RESER\"OlR, COLO. 63 '. If constructed as plllnnerl, the resen"oir would be about. -1 miles long find average fOUl.~tenths of a mile in width. . A report by the Bureau of Reclamat.ion. Bltle-South PJ~tte fll'oje"t, dated ,Tune 1048 made the following reference to the huedl Dam: Construdion of thia. dam would require acquisition of about 1.0tlO <lCI"l::'~ of primtely o,"ned lnnd, iucluding some 250 3eres of farmland and 2.'} homes nud farm buildings. It would be necessary to relocate approximately 7,5 miles. of State Highway 104 and approximately 7.5 miles of Forest S~r\'ice telephone line. A total of about 1.,,00 acres of land will be acquirerl, a portion being public land in t,he White Riyer Na.t.;onal Forest. The reservoir site is on the FrJingpan River, a tributary of the Roaring Fork Riyer in Eagle and Pitkin Counties. It is within the Wllite Riyel' National Forest boundary and is about :)5 miles south- east of Glenwood Springs allll 20 miles nort,h of Aspen, Colo. 1fuch land in t.he vaHey is privately owned and is used for farming or grazing-. Access to the sit.e is by State IIighwa.y 104. This area is surroLIllded by mountain country of considerable scenic character where opportunities exist for such forms of recreation as hiking, fish- ing, mount.llin climbing, camping, pllek t.rips, and nature study. :Ma.ny of the mountains upstTeam are snow capped for most of the ,veal', sup- plying- cold and clear water for t.he Fryinf;.pan RiYer. There are numerous small lakes in t.he high country. l)e,nse forests of spruce, pine, and aspen cover the sides of the mountains find border most of the streams. Fishing is reported to be good ill the FryiIlgpUl~ River. Hunting in the re<rioll is considered equal to n.ny in the Stn6'e. These activities support, g.uest ranches, cabin camps, fishing lodges, llnrl public camp. grounds in the valley. lndicn.t.ions a.re thnt an increasing number of people a.re being attracted to this region for vacations. Cool nights and SUIUlY days are also features that attract visitors to t.his vicinity during the summer season. I-Iea\')' snowfalls are common and the genera.l region has some fine areas for winter sports. . .' According to the census of 1050, about 30,000 people hyed wlthll1 a 50-mile radius of the reservoir site. The lack of roa.ds in this region would make nece.,;sa.ry longer distances of tra.vel to t.he reser- voir for some of t.he people. The resident population is augmented each summer by a. rela.tively large number of summer residents, tOllr~ ists, Yllcationists, and sportsmen who visit t.he region. According to current proposals the reservoir ut normal water-sur- face ele"lltion 7,764 would form an impoundment of about 1,000 sur- face acres. Under t.he tentative operating plan, inactiye storage ele- vation would be 7,622 with water surfaee of 305 acres. Operational data furnished bv the Bureau indicates that the water leyel will be well above t.he de:Ld-storage pool during- the summer recreation senson. It appeRrs that the elevation of water during .Tune, .July, and August in all but. exceptionally,dry years ""ill ayerage about 7,7fi:3 with ~L water surface area of about' 92;') acres. The increase in eleva.t.iolls from spring to summer months would amount to about ,,0 feet. During the surruner recren..tion season, it is estimated that.. t.he elevations micrht f1Uliate about 7 feet. The highest l<;.vels "ou]d be reached during Ju, Lowest levels would occur d"ring "inter months with the ]0 .e_ .in April.