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Water Supply Protection
File Number
8102
Description
Arkansas River Hydrology
State
CO
Basin
Arkansas
Water Division
2
Date
10/1/1970
Author
Colorado DNR
Title
Preliminary Report on Travel Time and Transit Losses Arkansas River October 1970
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Report/Study
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<br />OJD179 <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />TABLE 11-2 <br /> <br />ARKANSAS RIVER UPSTREAM <br />STORAGE RESERVOIRS <br /> <br /> Capacity (Acre-Feet) <br />Storaqe Reservoir Past Present' Future <br />Turquoi se lake 17,400 147,000 147,000 <br />Twin lakes 55,000 55,000 166,000 <br />Clear Creek 11,400 11,L100 11,400 <br />Rese rvo i r <br /> <br />The Fryingpan-Arkansas Project of the Bureau of Reclamation will be brought <br />from the western slope of Colorado through the Continental Divide by tunnels <br />and released into the Arkansas River basin. <br /> <br />The river between leadville in lake County and Sallda in Chaffee County <br />has a relatively steep gradient of about 50 feet per mile and alternates be- <br />tween pools and rapids. The character of the river is indicated by the sport <br />of river-running with kayaks. Annual races are held at Sal ida. The channel <br />is well defi ned in the valley and is usually about'ilO feet wi de. I ts banks <br />are steep and consist of large, angular boulders or solid rock outcrops. <br />Major tributaries entering the river in this section are lake' Greek, Clear <br />Creek, lake Fork, Cottonwood Creek, Trout Creek, Chalk Creek, Brc...ms Creek <br />and near Salida the South Fork of the Arkansas River. Most of the tributaries <br />are dry in summer months or consist of very low flows. Ground water from each <br />of these tributaries contributes to the main river flow. <br /> <br />Except for SOme Quaternary terrace alluvium deposits which are fairly <br />widespread adjacent to the present channel, the river passes through igneous <br />and metamorphic rocks forming a dendritic drainage pattern. Yhe igneous <br />rocks are various Tertiary intrusive and extrusive types. Pre-Cambrian gneiss <br />and granite make up the metamorphic rock. The soil is in general thin and <br />gravelly in this portion of the hasln except for the alluvium deposits which <br />are as deep as 3,000 feet. <br /> <br />It is on these alluvium deposits where most of the agriculture and irri- <br />gation takes place. The present agricultural land is in three main groups <br />between Buena Vista and Salida, with most arable land at the latter. Arahle <br />land is _Jlmlted by the narrow confines of the mountains and extent of the <br />Quaternary alluvium. Approximately 18,000 acres are Irrigated at present, <br />mainly as ~razing pasture or for the production of hay for livestock. Diver- <br />sions from the river are made at small headgates and ditches, and In general <br />have small decreed flows. <br /> <br />The natural vegetation is made up of two types. Phreatophytes, or plants <br />that are dependent on the ground water for thei r water supply, would not sur- <br />vive In this region were It not for the main river channel and its tributaries. <br />These plants are usually found for a distance of 20 to 40 feet along each bank <br />of the river. This is their restricted habitat. Some common phreatophytes <br />along the Arkansas River consist of various species of cottonwoods and willows, <br />saltcedar, and numerous speci~s of grasses. The species composition of the <br />
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