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<br />.U U 17 ~ li <br /> <br />P"'y 1970 <br /> <br />PR.OJ::;CT: Eagle Divide <br /> <br />STATUS: Rcconn~issance <br /> <br />LCCA<IO~: Eagle County ne~r Gyps~~, E~gle, Wolcott, and McCoy, ColoradD <br /> <br />SPONSORING AGENCY: <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION: <br /> <br />The p~tcntial Redstone Reservoir on Piney Creek would store surplus <br />flo\-.'s of Piney River for release .::nd conveyance to project lar.ds by <br />the Catamount and Willow Creek Canals. The potenti~l Yocman P~rk <br />Reservoir would be constructed on Brush Creek. Reservoir releascs <br />\~uld be madc to thc stre3m for loter diversion into the Coulee Mesa <br />Canol ~nd delivcry to project lands. Direct flows of Gypsum Crcok <br />would be divcrted to the Sundell Canal to serve new lands west of <br />Gypsum. Recreation, fish and wildlife could be a an important purpme <br />or c~ch reservoir. <br /> <br />PROJECT PURPOSES: <br /> <br />Irrigation--Supplemental service land <br />Full service land <br />Total <br /> <br />9,255 .-:!cres <br />13,085 acreg <br />32,340 acres <br /> <br />r<unicioal and domestic \Vater:) <br />) <br />Recreation: ) <br />) <br />Fish and wildlife: ) <br />) <br />Flood control: ) <br /> <br />To be evaluated during <br />feasibility studies. <br /> <br />PROJECT FEATURES: <br /> <br />RC$crvoirs <br />Red Sandstone <br />Yoeffian l'ark <br /> <br />Tote 1 <br />c~pacity <br />(ac.-ft.) <br />12,800 <br />8,600 <br /> <br />C;:;na ls <br />C~tzmDunt <br />Coulee Mesa <br />Sundell <br />Hillow Creek <br /> <br />Length <br />, (miles) <br />31 <br />29 <br />7 <br />8 <br /> <br />Capacity <br />(ds) <br />,156 <br />76 <br />25 <br />48 <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />-! <br /> <br />. ~. <br /> <br />. <br />