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<br />'"J- "l.~' <br />i..' _V....'t <br /> <br />Paonia Project <br /> <br />Colorado: Dt:'lta and Gunnison Counties <br /> <br />Upper Colorado Hcgion <br />HUrl"aU nf Ht'damatiun <br /> <br />l1w Paonia Proj~'('t. in wt>!'l-cf"ntral Colorado. pro\'idf"s <br />full and "lIppleml'nLaI irrigation .....ater ,<.upplies for 15.300 <br />aert''' o( land in thf' 'iicinit~.. of Paonia and lIotchki.,s. <br /> <br />Project con"Ullction include.. Paonia Dam and H~r\'lJir <br />and enlargt'menl. and extension of Firl' ;\lountain Canal. <br />Paonia Dam control!! and regulalP1l Ih.. runoff of :\tudd~' <br />CrN'k. a tributary of thl' :'\"orth Fork of thp Gunnison <br />River. i\o new irr4:ation laterals haw' bN-n provided by <br />the project. <br /> <br />PL'\~' <br /> <br />Paullia H{'!.'('n'oir stores the flo.....!'I of :\tmJd} Crf'f'k <br />upslrf'am of its t'onfluence with tht' ;\'orth Fork of tht' <br />Gunnison HiH'r. J>u.....nslrt"am. Ihf' Fire ~l()llntain Din'r- <br />sion Dam and Canal divt'rt flow!\ from tht' ri~'er for <br />(Jt'lin'r)' to projrt.t landll in the Firt' :\lollntain ni~'i!\ion. <br />u.roux Cre!"K f)i~'i~ion watt'r. lI~d dO\\Il~trt'am of th(' <br />Firt' :\lollntain Canal ('xtf'n~ion. is eXl'hangro with the <br />FirE' 1\lounlain Canal and Hf'!\f'r\'oir CHmpany. Tht'!'(' <br />~harcs art' u"t'd as projeet watl'r by' tht' vroux Crt't'K <br />WatE'r U!\("n' :\~"ociation for irrigation of u.roux Di~'isi()n <br /> <br /> <br />l'.oniaPam <br /> <br />Hrpon Rr,ioion 10 8Z <br /> <br /> <br />land" al1o\p tht' Fifp :\1ountain Canal. Fire :\lollntain <br />Di\'ision \\att'r is thplI II~ by thl' vroux Di\isioll land~ <br />on Hogn'l :\11'!i8 Ilownstream of thl' Fire "'ountain Canal <br />!iystpm. Imprn\l'nwllI of I'xj"tinf:l" small rl'S('rvoirs in tht' <br />l...roux Crffk Dhi"ion was 81'1,"umpli"hl'tl indt'fw'lIlit'ntly <br />by water IIM'rs. <br /> <br />Paonia Ilam and Hr:oot'noir <br /> <br />I'aonia Dam i" on :\1uddy Crffk about I mil", up"u('om <br />of its junction with AnthracitE' Crl"t"K. which in tUfn <br />forms tht' North Fork of the Gunnh.on Hi\'t'r. l1w dam is <br />an l'arthfill strul'tur(' rontaininl! 1.302.(I()(1 cubic yards of <br />pmbanknwnt with all intt'rior impt'f\iollS wnl'. blankt'tl'(j <br />IIp''trt'am and dllwnstrpam by' 7.llnps of "81lt1. gra\'t"1, and <br />cobhlt'". Thl' upstrl'am fal'l' i.s pmtl'Ch'tl by a laYl'r of <br />riprap and till' do\\"mtrcam fal'l' by a laYl'r of f{)ckfil1. <br />11w eff't<t of th.. Ilam i-!' 3~ ff'('t wid.. and 770 fN't long: <br />tht' -!'tructnrl' stand" It)(_l ft't,t ahmt' fnundation, <br /> <br />'Ibl" outll"l work-!' on thf' right abutnwllt of tht' dam ('Oil' <br />!'isb of a (nnrrptt' intake lnwt'r" t.'tmcrf'te.linl"d tunnel. <br />gatt' chaml...r npar thp dam axis. and a t'ombination still- <br />in~ ballin for both (ht' ontll.t works and ~pillway". Tht' <br />nutlet works also includes a t'Oncrl'te ~haft hlluSt' and <br />l"Onnptl'-linro "haft and ad it lwtwl'ell lh.. Io:ste chamber <br />and aN't'!i" shalt. Thp c~pacity nf tilt' lIutlE't worK" is <br />1.250 cubic ft'i't ppr St'l'ond at maximum watf'r surfal't' <br />f-'Il'\ation, <br /> <br />Tht' "pillway'. al;;o nn thl' right abutml'nt. ('()fl!'ists of an <br />uncontroliftl ogt'1' crl'st and ofWn chutl' having a dt'!iiJln <br />capacity of 12.500 ('ubi<- fN'tlX'r ~ond. TIlt' l'hutt' joins <br />tht' rombinl'd outlet \\orks-spillw8Y stilling ba"in, <br /> <br />!'aonia Rl'St'f\oir ha~ a !'urfa('(' arra of 334 ane!' with a <br />total capacity of 20"Q5() al'rl'-fl'l't and an Betht' capacity <br />of IH.150 acrt'.fN'L. <br /> <br />fin' '10untain [)iH.....ion Ham aOft Canal <br /> <br />FirE' :\1ountain IJhf'f"inn Dam. Ifl('atl'd on thl' :\orth <br />Fork of thl' Gllnni;;on Riw'r nl'ar SOnll'f!'ol'1. Colo.. is a <br />timl)('r shl"t"t-piling. fO('kfill -!'tructllrf', It ha" a ht'i~ht <br />