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<br />'0 lJ 17 G 3 V"'y 1970 <br /> <br />P~OJZCT: Cur~cdnti Unit <br /> <br />STATUS: Unde~ construction--authorized by Act of 4-11-56, P.L. 485 <br />Blue Hes~ ccmple"ed in December 1965, l'b~row Point cor,struc- <br />tion stcrted in 1963 and is 011 complete except the power- <br />plant; Crystol Dam construction has not started. <br /> <br />LOCATION: In Hontrose "nd Gunnison Counties along the Gunnison River <br />between Montrose and Gunnison <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />SPONSORING AGE~~Y: Bureau of Reclamation <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION: <br /> <br />The Curecanti U"it of the Col:ll:'ado River Storage Project consis ts <br />0< three reservoirs and associJted powarplants. Flows of the Gunnison <br />River cre largely controlled by Blue 1-1"sc'Reservoir. Water released <br />from this upper reservoir generates electricity os it passes through <br />the p~lc~plant for rcrcgulation i~ Morrow Point Reservoir irr~ed~ tely <br />do~'rnst:.-cam. Present t'l~ter releases through the Morrow Point D.:l!U and <br />l'ol,erplant <ire as uniform as possible. With the construction of the <br />future Crystal D.:::m and Reservoir, Horr:m Point ~lill be operated for <br />po,"er production and. Crystal Reservoir will regulate the flol'J of the <br />river. Po\.;er produced is t~ansmitted to pO\-1er Ii1arket. areas and <br />revenues go to,"ard paymant for this and irrigation projec ts inc lud ed <br />in the Colorado River Storage Project Act mentioned above. The proj- <br />ect has recreation and fish and "lildlife facilities and floods along <br />the Gunnison River are controlled by the tWO cxesting reservoirs. <br /> <br />PROJECT PURPOSES: <br /> <br />Recreation: Visitations for this purpose totaled 215,740 during <br />1969 <br /> <br />Fi.sh and ,.,ildlife: Visitations for these purposes totaled' 225,500 <br />in 1969 <br /> <br />~: Huen completed th" unit pO"lerplants will have the capacit;y <br />to produce 208,000 kilowatts of electricity. <br /> <br />Flood control: Controlling ranging spring floods is another <br />~portant purpose of the project. <br /> <br />PROJECT FEATURES: <br /> <br />Rcsl..~.....voirs <br />Bl uc }:esa <br />Norr'ow Point <br />Crystal <br /> <br />Total <br />cJ.p~city <br />("c.-ft.) <br />940,000 <br />117,000 <br />27,240 <br /> <br />PCl't.~rol.ants <br />Blue Hcs.:"l <br />Morrow Point <br />Crystal <br /> <br />Kilo'latts <br />60,000 <br />120,000 <br />28,000 <br /> <br />20 <br /> <br />_._- .---. -.-_..~ <br />