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<br />0017{J <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Hay 1970 <br /> <br />rROJECT: l3:>stwick p.jrk <br /> <br />STATuS: Uild~r constructi~n--cuch~rizcd by P.L. 88-563 <br /> <br />LOCATION: N:>nt:"os8 .:l~d Gunnison Counties \3ast of N:>ntrosc) Color~do <br />~nd south of the Gunni~on River. <br /> <br />SPO"SORING AGEl\CY: Bos c"lick P.:lrk W"ter Conservancy Dis tric t org.:lnized <br />9-6-61 <br /> <br />DZSCRH'TlON: <br /> <br />Unused ilo~vs of Cim.::r:.-on Creek are beinz developed by storage in <br />Silver J.::cl" Reservoir. Rele.sGed st.or.a.g..:: t,'lat.CI' and u::;able n.Jt\:ral <br />flows ~~e diverted fro~ the creek into chc existing Ci~arrDn Cen~l <br />for co~veY3nce to D~d distribut~on by thG existing Vernal Mcs.:l and <br />Hcirpin Ditches. rhe Lytle end' Bostwick L.:ltorals will be constructed <br />t::> convey irrig.:)tion from the Vernol Hesa Ditch to new land areas <br />.:lbovc p~escnt f~cilities. Fisti and r~creatiDn fecilitics ~rc being <br />c~u~~~~ct.ed at the reservoir and min~~~ fl~ws will be r~leased to <br />Cim.:l=ron Creck to enhance the ~tre.:lm fis~ry. The full water supply <br />davelo~cd by the pr~ject will improve the crops yields and cconomy <br />of the are.:l, consequently the environment will benefit also. <br /> <br />PROJECT PURPOSES: <br /> <br />Irri~ation - Supplemental, service land <br />Full S~rvic2 lnnd <br />Total <br /> <br />4,500 acres <br />l,610 acres <br />6,liO acres <br /> <br />!'~unicioal and domestic 1;-;,1ter: None <br /> <br />~~creation: Benefits of $80,000 would be created from an estimated <br />50,000 visitor days annually. <br /> <br />Fish 2nd ",il.dlife: Benefits estirJated at $93,000 WOuld be developed <br />by the project annually. <br /> <br />PROJECT FEATURES: <br /> <br />Reservoir <br /> <br />T~ta 1 <br />capacity <br />(ac.-ft. ) <br />13,5:20 <br /> <br />L3ternls <br />Bestwick <br />Lytle <br /> <br />Length <br />(mi.les) <br />3.3 <br />8.9 <br /> <br />Capae ity <br />(ds) <br />15.0 <br />10.0 <br /> <br />Silvcr J.:lck <br /> <br />1 <br />