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<br />, <br /> <br />OU17H <br /> <br />Hay 1970 <br /> <br />PROJ2CT: Fruitland ":~Ga <br /> <br /> <br />STATUS: Authorized September 2, 1964, P.L. 88-568 - Definite Plan <br />Rcp~rt co~pleteG June 1967 and ~~aiting funds for conotruction <br /> <br />Ii <br />II <br />I J <br />: I <br />i <br />'I <br /> <br />~ j <br />, I <br />II <br />I! <br />I, i <br />I; <br />I <br />I: <br />, i <br />; i <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />i I <br /> <br />LOCATION: In D~lt~, M~n~rose) ~nd G~nnison Counties so~th of C~3~ford, <br />ColoradD and ehe h~.:lGwaters of Soap and Curecanti Creeks <br /> <br />SPO~SORING AGENCY: Fruieland Xesa Water Conservancy District org~ized <br />8-18-60 <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION: <br /> <br />~atc~ will be developed fro~ So~p Crce~ with the constr~ctio~ of So~p <br />pOj,rlc !)~m and Re~erVDil"'. H.s. ter fro:~1 the recervoir vlOuld be conveyed <br />by the ilIacI" !':~S.::l Conduit to the Crystal Creek Drainage. Flot-IS of <br />Curcc.Jt1ci CrcBk ~lOuld be diver:.cd to the conduit by the Curec~nti <br />Creek Diversion Dn~. The ~3tcr uould be diverted into the Fruitlond <br />z.r~s.:t C.3nal fo:: conveY.Juce to project: l~l1ds .3r..d to the GO;Jld Feeder <br />C.Jn~l for convey~nce to the existing Gould Reservoir. The latt~r <br />reo~rvoir ~ill provide regulntion o~ project water. Exiotins ditches <br />will nlsc help distribuee irrig~tion water. Recreation end fishery <br />facilities will be provided at Soep Pcr~ Reservoir and fiohery <br />oppcrtunities will be ~de available in the existing Gould Reservoir. <br />:'lini~UI'J flows wculd be pr:lVided in Soap and Curecanti Crec~s spec i- <br />;:ically for fioh. I <br /> <br />F?..OJZC1: PU~OSES ~ <br /> <br />lrrir.ation - Supplemental service land <br />Full service l~nd <br />Total <br /> <br />7,010 acres <br />15.870 acres <br />22,830 acNs <br /> <br />ncereation: Esti=cted visitntions of 100,800 will create $i51,200 <br />of benefits annually <br /> <br />Fish and uildlife: Esti",,,ted visitations of 8.400 for fiohing <br />and 200 for small game will create benefits <br />of $13,000 annually <br /> <br />PROJECT FEATURSS: <br /> <br />r:.~cervoir <br /> <br />Total <br />cap.::c ity <br />(:;c.-ft.) <br />48,235 . <br /> <br />Caa~ 1s <br />Black 1,:05a C::mduit <br />Frc.i.tland <br />Gould Feeder <br /> <br />Length Capacity <br />(mil"'") (efs) <br />.11.2 275, <br />21. 0 600 <br />1. 8 120 <br /> <br />S~~p P.:::rk <br /> <br />.Divc::::-sion da;:;s <br />Ct'ystal Creek <br />Curecanei Creek <br /> <br />(ds) <br />,600. <br />250 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />------------ -..------ <br /> <br />___....---.._~......._....._...,__ .... ~'T <br />