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<br />. <br />I' <br />~. 0 0 1 76:.J <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />, <br /> <br />P20JEC'J.' : <br /> <br />lh.c oOlpohgl"e <br /> <br />Hay 1970 <br /> <br />Bssic constn:ction co,,:pleted in 1912 - Taylor Park D3m completed in 1937 I <br /> <br />LOCATION: K)stly in }lontrose and Delta Counties in the vicinity of the towns <br />of Hontro5C ~nd D8.1ca) Colorada <br /> <br />5T,nus: <br /> <br />SPONSO~ING AGENCY: Uncompahgre Volley Woter Users Association <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION: <br /> <br />Storage of Taylor River w~ter in;Taylo~ P~rk Reservoir above Gunnison, Colorado. <br />prividcs w~ter for the project. ; Reservoir ~eleases ~re m~da to the river for <br />l3t~r diversion into the Gunnison Tunnel and Southside Canol. Divcrgion from <br />the Uncomaphgre River adds to the project supply. The South, West, Loutzenhizer, <br />~bntrose and DeItz) Selig, Ironsto\1.c, Enst Gnd Garnet Canals distribute the . <br />water to irrigocion surface oreos. About 425 miles of laterals distribute the <br />woter to project lands. Subsurface droins, totoling 215 miles, llave been con- <br />structed to mointain th~ land in an arable class. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />PROJECT PURPOSES: <br /> <br />Irrir,ation - Full service lond' <br /> <br />76,300 acres <br /> <br />Although recreation, fish "nd ,dldlife, and flood control were not port <br />of the original project pU~p05e$, e~ch benefit from the project. RGcre~ <br />otion 3nd fish and wildlife f.Jcilities hove been installed around Taylor <br />P~rk Reservoir and the reservoir is used to control floods in the Upper <br />Gunnison Valley. Visitations to T..ylor Park Reservoir totaled 32,458 in <br />1969. <br />PROJECT FEATURES: <br /> <br />Reservoir <br />Taylor Park <br /> <br />Tota 1 <br />capacity <br />(ac.-ft.) <br />106,200 <br /> <br />CA.nals <br />Gunnison 'Iunnel <br />South <br />T,-lest <br />Montr~se & Delta <br />Loutzenhizer <br />Selig <br />Ironstone <br />E3st <br />G..s1rnet <br /> <br />Len3th <br />("'Ues) <br />5.8 <br />11.4 <br />21.2 <br />40.0 <br />14.5 <br />20.0 <br />14.0 <br />10.6 <br />10.7 <br /> <br />26 <br /> <br />Capac ity <br />(ds) <br />1,000 <br />1,010 <br />172 <br />563 <br />120 <br />320 <br />400 <br />165 <br />75 <br />