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<br />OU1'lO <br />rROr~CT: Yellow J~cket <br /> <br />Hay 1970 <br /> <br />STATUS: Fe:lsibilJ.ty - I'rapa0cd R",~ioncl Direct::>r's Report CC::J?leted in <br />October 19(8) .:JH3~t~~1g cO;;1~l~ti::>n of FC.:lsibility Report <br />LOCATION: Rio Elanco and Moffat Counties along the White River and Xilk Creck <br />Drainages near X"eker ~nd Axial, Colorado <br /> <br />SPONSORING AGENCY; Yellow Jacket W"tor Conservancy District organized 9-29-59 <br /> <br />DESC RIP'fION: <br /> <br />The pr::>jec t w;)uld develop fl;)I-IS of North For!, of the I.ihite River in Ripple <br />Reservoir, Last Creek in Last Park Rcse"voi~ and Milk Creek in Th::>rnburgh <br />Resorv::>i" for irrigati::>n, fish ~nd wildlife, and flood c::>ntr::>l. M~nicipol and <br />indu~tri.Jl vl.:1"ter also 1;.]o\;ld be developed in Lost Park and Ripple P..escrv:::>irs. <br />The irrigation and municipal and indust"isl wauld be conveyed to delivery points <br />and se~vice areas by the Yellow Jccket and Josephine Basin Canals. Irrigation wate <br />in the ":iLK Creek area I-Iould be conveyed ty, the <lilk Creek Canal and the Jubb <br />~::Jping Pl"nt would lift paTt of the irrigation w"ter to higher lying lands in <br />Axi"" B~sin. Requests by thc Color~do Division of Gamc, Fish, and Parks for <br />replace~ent of big-game range lost through irrigation of 'private lands has met. <br />with much opposition by the local people. <br /> <br />PROJ:CT PURPOSES; <br /> <br />Irri~eti::>n - Supple~ental service land <br />Full service land <br />Tota 1 <br /> <br />3,690 ocres <br />,19.920 acres <br />~3,610 acres <br /> <br />Hunic;.nol and domestic \,:ater; Tn" dev"lopment of 55,500 acre-feet for this <br />purpose would have ~nnual benefits $1,115,500. <br /> <br />~ocrc"tion; Visitations of 180,400 yearly would create benefits of $220,900 <br />annu.111y. <br /> <br />Fish ~~d I-lildlife; Visit~tions of 90,600 would cre~te benefits of $128,700 <br />annually. Mitig~tion costs of $900,000 are projected by Col~ado Division <br />of G,:lIl:e) -Fish, and P~rks. <br /> <br />Flood control: Control of snoWIllelt would amount to benefits of, $11,000 <br />annu~lly. <br /> <br />PROJECT FEATURES; <br /> <br />R::scrv::d.rs <br />Ripple <br />Los t P':::i:k <br />ThornbuTgh <br /> <br />Total <br />C"?2C ity <br />(ac.-ft.) <br />17,000 <br />22,000 <br />16,535 <br /> <br />C3n2.1s <br />Yellow Jacket <br />'Josephine Basin <br />Hilk Creek <br /> <br />Length <br />(miles) <br />.31.1 <br />35.8 <br />12.1 <br /> <br />C.:;p<ocity <br />(cf~) <br />360 <br />185 <br />90 <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />I <br />-~----'~- ~ <br /> <br />- - --'~.~-'-:'-"'-'"."'-'----~'''''''''~'--''''--'''''----=''''.-- <br /> <br />- ","._~~~---,-..---.-' .....:.-.,,-==.-.-.-. <br /> <br />. -~..... ~.........---- <br />