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<br />U 0 1"1 ~i 8 <br /> <br />May 1970 <br /> <br />PROJECT: Upper Y~wpa <br /> <br />,I <br />! <br /> <br />STATUS: Reconnaissance <br /> <br />LCCATION: Routt, Moffat, and Rio Blanco Counties south of the Yawpa <br />River between Craig and Steamboat Springs, Colorado. <br /> <br />SPO;;SORING AGENCY: Upper Y~r.l~~ Wate;: Conservancy District organized <br />in Hay 1965. <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION: <br /> <br />Tne U2per Yampa Project includes three units, Wessels, Hayden Bench, <br />3ucl Toponas. The Wessels Unit ne~r Steambo~t Springs, would include <br />the Bear Reservoir and j,!essels C.::nal for storage and distribution <br />of project waters. The Bbyaen Bench Unit near Hayden would be pro- <br />vided i~rigaced w3ter from Dunkley ReserVDi~~ distributed by H~yden <br />Bench and Twenty Mile Pari, Canals. The Topollas Unit near Toponas <br />T~lould be provided 'Wc.ter from Toponas and Yar.1colo Reserv~irs.. Dis- <br />tribution would be th;:ough the Toponas Canal and Stillwater Ditch. <br />Recreation and fish and wildl~fe are being considered at each reser- <br />voir ~nd the Bear Reservoir m~y be used for flood control. The plan <br />for each unit is expected to be modified sowewhat during feasibility <br />scud ie s . <br /> <br />PROJECT PURPCS ES:: <br /> <br />Irrigation <br /> <br />Supplcrnental service land <br />Full service land' <br />Total <br /> <br />7,260 acres <br />43.975 acres <br />51,235 ~c;:es <br /> <br />}jun:;.cioal and domestic water: ) <br />) <br />)("creation: J <br />) <br />Fish and wildlife: ,) <br />) <br />Flood control: ) <br /> <br />To be evaluated during <br />feasibility studies <br /> <br />PROJECT FEATURES: <br /> <br />~eser\O irs <br />Eear <br />Dun\cley <br />Ya:r.colo <br />Toponas <br /> <br />Total <br />cap:lcity <br />(cc.-ft.) <br />11,600 <br />56,900 <br />6,400 <br />16,400 <br /> <br />Canals <br />Hess(.":ls <br />E.:lst Fork <br />fulyden Bench <br />Twenty, Mile Park <br />Toponas ' <br />Stillwater enlargewent <br /> <br />Length <br />(mil~ <br />49 <br />1.5 <br />'82 <br />15 <br />22 <br />10 <br /> <br />Capae ity <br />(cfs) <br />120 <br />475 <br />390 <br />48 <br />:187 <br />100 <br /> <br />16 <br /> <br />-- ---.--------.- <br />