WSP08839

• File Number: 8220.123.A
• Description: Parshall Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 1/1/1963
• Author: USDOI - Bureau of Re
• Title: Status Report - Parshall Project-Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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CONTENTS

Page
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Present development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Pending water right adjudication . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
)?urpose and scope of report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Project plans and costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Plans of development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Project costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Replacement storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Project lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Water supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Water resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Quality of water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Irrigation diversion requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Usable return flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Project water rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Project water operation studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Agricultural economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife report . . . . . . . . . 23