WSP10001

• File Number: 8220.141.A
• Description: Cliffs-Divide Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 2/1/1954
• Author: USDOI/BOR
• Title: Cliffs-Divide Project Status Report: Substantiating Material for Glenwood Springs Division
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Chapter I

Chapter II

Chapter III

CONTENTS (Continued)

Parachute Creek Unit (Continued)

General discussions(continued)
Present industrial development (continued)
Undeveloped resources . . . . . . .
Economic conditions .....
Investigations . . . . . . . . , . , ~ . .
Previous investigations . . .
Present investigations .... . . . .

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Designs and estimates . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Basis for estimates . . , . . . . . . . . . . .
.Estimating methods ..............
Geolog:r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction problems .......... .. .
Construction season . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction period . . . . . .. ......
Availability of power . . . . . . . .. ...
Construction camps ..............
Right-of-way
Drainage .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .
Project features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parachute Creek Dam and Reservoir. .....
Wheeler Diversion Dam . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drains ......... . . . . . . . . .
Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operation, maintenance, and replacement costs .

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Water supply. . . . " " . ." "..."..."..
Water resources "..."" " , . , , , . .
Streams and watersheds. . . . " . , . . . . . "
Stream runoff records " " " " . " . . . , ,
Diversion records , . " , , , , , , . . , . . ,
Estimated streamflow . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Quality of water. . . . . , . . . " " " " . " ,
Water requirements . " " , " " " . , " "" " . " "
Consumptive use . " " " " " . " , " , " " " " "
Diversion requirements ...........
Return flow. ". . __ . " . . " " " " " . " "
Reservoir losses "".. ".""."."""
Sedimentation " '" . " " " " . " . " " "" ".
Present water rights .............
Unit water rights . , " , . " . . " , " , , , ,

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