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<br />, <br />o 0 1 "1 4:1JJZCT: h'" s c Divide <br /> <br />J.:~J1970 <br /> <br />STATUS: Autnori2ed September 30, 1963, P.L. 90-537 <br /> <br />LOCATIOX: SOUCll of tne Colc:::~do River in Gcrfield, Mcs~, and pickin <br />Counties between DeBcque ~nd Clenwood Springs, Colorado <br /> <br />SPONSORiNG AGE~CY: Wesc Divide Wcter Conservancy District orgcnized April 22, 1964 <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION: <br /> <br />Project ~~cer will be developed by Plccitc Reservoir on Crystcl River, Yank <br />Creek Rescrv~ir O~ N~rth Thompsen Crec!~) Dr.d Haystack Reservoir ~u Wcct Divide <br />Creek. W$cer from Placit3 Reservoir will be rele~~ed to the streom ch~nnel <br />f':)'r rr.ur.ici?31 aad industrial use ~nd to the Huntsman Canal for convc)'2r.ce to :'1 <br />West Divide Creek. Fro~ th~ l~tter strc~~ water will be diverted to the East <br />, <br />aad Hest Divide Can~ls tOl' conveyance to municipal and industri~l delivery points <br />~nd irrig~tion service areas. Water relcJsed from Haystack Rescrv~ir will supple- <br />ment flous in West Divide Crock. Hcter from Yank Creek Reservo ir Hill be released <br />to Fourmile CzniJl for municil?~l and industrial and irrigation purposes. RCcre- <br />acioa and fishery facilities will be provided ~t all project reservoirs and <br />rilinL-n= flo\;s wJ.ll be maintained in Cryst~l River, West Divide, Lee, and l'luddy <br />Crec~s to enhance the stream fishery. Control of snowmelt in Placita Reservoir' <br />will help prevent floods. . <br />PROJECT PURPOSES: <br /> <br />Irri~.3 c i~l}.n <br /> <br />Supplemencal service land <br />Full service land <br /> <br />21,030 acres <br />18.890 zcres <br />39,920 acres <br /> <br />Nllnicipa1 end do",estic ,.;ater: Provide 34,500 <br />and 43,000.acre-feet of low quality water. <br />would result from the project. <br /> <br />acre-feet ~f hi~h quality water <br />Benefits of $1,979,100 annually <br /> <br />Recreation: Benefits of~56,200 annually expected due to the project. <br /> <br />Fish 3~d wildlife: Benefits of $63,800 cnnually including $58,300 frOm <br />fishery and $5,500 from im~roved upland game hunting. <br /> <br />Flood control: Benefits of $22,000 annually <br /> <br />PROJECT FEATURES: <br /> <br />R2se;:voirs <br />Plac it.a <br />H=ys tcc!< <br />Yank Creek <br /> <br />Total <br />cap~city <br />("c,-ft.) <br />10:',660 <br />7,590 <br />9,210 <br /> <br />C.1i~.31s <br />th.:.ntz~~an <br />Hest Divide <br />E3S t Divide <br />Fourmile <br /> <br />Length <br />(miles ) <br />25.5 <br />49.0 <br />6.5 <br />9.3 <br /> <br />Capac ity <br />(cis)' <br />570 <br />620 <br />50 <br />35 <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />...---.--. <br /> <br />-.=-=W- .- --. ""-'<'- _.0---_ _'~.-- --.--,. .-""~__....._ 04-...... ." <br /> <br />~~....,.._~" <br /> <br />__~_J <br />