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<br />o lfl '7 ,; ~ <br /> <br />May 1970 <br /> <br />rROj~CT: Collbra~ <br /> <br />STATUS: Operating p~oject--3uthori2ed July 3~ 1952, P.L. 445-- <br />construct~on completed in 1962 <br /> <br />LOCATION: "~sa County south of Buzzard Creek near COllbran, Colo. <br /> <br />SPONSORIl\G AGEl\'CY: Collbran \'!ater Conservancy District organized 10-26-55 <br /> <br />DESCRIP?ION: <br /> <br />Veg3 Reservoir w~s constructed on Place~u Creek and in additi~n to <br />PlatcQu Creek n~tur~l flows, the Leon-P~rk Feeder Canal c~nV8YS <br />surplus flows of Leon .and Pj.'ck Creel"s to the reservoir. the South- <br />sid~ Canal delivers ~t;)rage vl.:.ter to project lands and replaces <br />irrigation water diverted from Big Dud Cottonwood Creeks. The flow <br />of thesc two creeks regulated by 15 existing reservoirs is diverted <br />into the Bonham-Cottom,o:>d Pipeline end used for pOlo'<:r generati:>n <br />at t~c Upper and Lower Molina PowerplDnts. Recreation and fish and <br />,>'ildlifc faciliti..s have been constuctcd at Vega Reservoir and visit- <br />ations have f:l1: exceeded those anticipatcd., ' <br /> <br />PROJECT PURPOSES: <br /> <br />Irrigation - Suppl~ental service land <br />Full service land <br />Total <br /> <br />, 18,340 acrcs <br />2,310 acres <br />20,650 acres <br /> <br />Recreation: Benefits of $17,400 annually projected including <br />$4,700 a: Vega and $12,700 at Bonham Reservoir. <br />1969 recreation visitations to Vega Reservoir <br />totaled'36,923. <br /> <br />Fish and wildlife; Bcnefits of $2,720 annual projected in feas- <br />ibility report___1969 fish and wildlife <br />visitations totaled 26,734. <br /> <br />~lODd control: Insignificant <br /> <br />~: Power benefits of $613,600 annually <br /> <br />PROJECT FEATURES: <br /> <br />Reservoirs <br /> <br />Total <br />capacity <br />(DC .-it.) <br />33,500 <br /> <br />VC,G3 <br />15 existing reservoir <br />on Grand Mesa <br /> <br />8,970 <br /> <br />Canals <br />Souths ide <br />Leon-P~rk <br />E~st Fork <br />Bonh~ro-Cottonwood <br />Pipeline <br /> <br />Lcngth Capacity <br />imiles) (CF~ <br />29 ' 2 2/,Q <br />3.2 350 <br />1.2 30 <br /> <br />POi:'~Z'plants <br />Upper Mol ina <br />Lower Molina <br /> <br />C"p.:Icity <br />(kilovatts) <br />8,400 <br />4,600 <br /> <br />15.5 50 <br /> <br />19 <br />