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<br />r <br />I <br />I} <br />'i <br />i <br />I' <br /> <br />ULli <br /> <br />I <br />j <br />I <br />j <br />i <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />, <br />I v"l <br /> <br />Hay 1970 <br /> <br />rROj~CT~ Fruitgro~e~s <br /> <br />STA~US: Operating p.oject <br /> <br />construction completed 1939 <br /> <br />LOCATION: Delta County near Austin, Colorado <br /> <br />SPOKSO~ING AGENCY: Orchard City Irrigation District <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION: <br /> <br />Frui~gro\vcrs D3mand Reserv::>i= 1;rl.:1S con~tr;.:cted on Alfalfa Run Creek <br />3 miles north of Auscin, Colorado. The reservoir is filled from <br />notural flows of Alfalfa Run Creek supplemented by diversion from <br />Dry .:Jnd Surface Creek. H3ter fro~ Su:-face Creek is corricd through <br />the privately o\'lled Alfalfa Ditch. Storage releases are delivered <br />to the project lands through a privately o<med system of conals and <br />laterals. The reservoir is used for fishing, huncing, boating, water <br />skiing, and picnicking. <br /> <br />PROJECT PURPO~ES: <br /> <br />Irrigotion - Supplemental service land <br /> <br />2,662 acres <br /> <br />Recreation: General recreation visits amounted to 2,625 during 1969 <br /> <br />Fish and wildlife: <br /> <br />Dl:ring 1969 about 1,980 people fished';nd hunted at the reservoir. <br /> <br />PROJECT FEATURES: <br /> <br />Total <br />capac ity <br />Reservoir (ac.-ft.) <br />Fruitgrowers 4,600 <br /> <br />Length <br />(miles) <br />. 3.0 <br /> <br />Capacity <br />(cfs) <br />100 <br /> <br />Conal <br />Dry Creek Ditch <br /> <br />21 <br />