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<br />. <br />'001768 F..oy 1970 <br /> <br />?ROJ~CT: Smith Fork <br /> <br />STATUS: Opera.ing project - conct~uction completed in 1963 <br /> <br />LOC~!lON: Delta County surrounding Crawford, Colorado <br /> <br />SPO~SO~ING AGENCY: Crawford Watcr Conservancy District organized 5-31-57 <br /> <br />DESCRIPTIO:>: <br /> <br />Cr.1\",ford R~sc'(":,)i.t' an l"Co';\ C'Ce~k st.nre.s surplus flov1S of Iron Cre-..;:k <br />end surplus flows of Smith Fork of .he Gunnison River. The Smith <br />for:, flo"5 are dclivcrcd to thc rcscrvoir by the Smith Fork Feeder <br />Canal. Rcservoir r~leases arc code to the Aspcn Canal and Iron Creck <br />for conveyance to project l~nds. Storage relc~ses replace lowe~ Seith Fork <br />direct flow divcrzio~ and rr.~l'e these direct flows available upstrenm <br />by exchange. Recreation and fish and wildlife facilities have been <br />constructcd at Crawford Reservoir. <br /> <br />PROJECT PURPOSES: <br /> <br />Irrigation <br /> <br />Supplemental service lond <br />Full service land <br /> <br />6,920 aer~s <br />1,320 acres <br />8,,240 ac res <br /> <br />Recreation: Bencfits of $16,000 annually werc projected--1969 <br />visitations totalcd 61.464. <br /> <br />Fish and wildlife: Benefits of $6,000 annually were projected-- <br />1969 fish and wildlife visitations totalcd <br />37,165. <br /> <br />PROJECT FEATURES: <br /> <br />Reserv::)irs <br />Crawford <br /> <br />Total <br />capacity <br />(ac.-ft.) <br />13.650 <br /> <br />Canals <br />Aspcn <br />Smith Fork <br /> <br />Length <br />(miles) <br />6.6 <br />2.7 <br /> <br />Capacity <br />(eFS) <br />125 <br />60 <br /> <br />,'. <br /> <br />i <br />i <br />i <br />i <br />i <br /> <br />25 <br /> <br />" <br />