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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-.".. "j.'_. <br />I. 0867, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />General Description of Area <br /> <br />Location <br />, <br /> <br />The site proposed for Trinidad dam is about <br />three .ile~ upstream (southwest) from the town of Trini- <br />dad, Colorado, on the Purgatoire (Picket Wire) River, <br />tributary to the Arkansas River. The reservoir would <br />extend some six miles upstream and would include several <br />sizeable canyon side reaches. The site is easily acces- <br />sible from Trinidad over paved State Highway 12 (lead- <br />ing to the aountains on the west) which in turn can be <br />reached ove.r U. S. Highways 85, 87, 350, and 160, per- <br />mitting fairly direct access from northern and eastern <br />Colorado, as well as from New Mexico, Kansas, Texas, <br />and Oklahoma. <br /> <br />Trinidad, the county seat of ,Las Animas County, <br />is the trade center for that section of southeastern <br />Colorado. Coal mining and production of beef cattle <br />rank as principal economic activities .in the area. Ca- <br />tering to tourists. has sOllie importance due to its stra- <br />tegic location with respect to highways entering the <br />state from the south and east, making it an important <br />port of entry to vast scenic regions in both New Mexico <br />and southern Colorado. <br /> <br />Purpose of Reservoir <br /> <br />Trinidad Reservoir is proposed as a multi- <br />purpose unit. It would have both flood control and <br />irrigation functions. Municipal water storage may be <br />included as a minor purpose. The proposed operation, <br />due to extreme drawdown, could provide limited recrea- <br />tion as a by-product of the reservoir. However, by <br />harmonizing its multiple-purpose operation so as to <br />be more compatible with basic recreational require- <br />ments, recreation could be made one of the purposes of <br />the reservoir. <br /> <br />Flood impoundments would reportedly be in- <br />frequent and of short duration. ,Their horizontal <br />fluctuation would be only 1II0derate, except in the <br />upper reaches. <br /> <br />Full irrigation impoundment would create a <br />reservoir about six miles in lengt~, a mile wide at <br />the dam, with several side canyon arms, totalling <br />1660 surface acres. Annual withdrawals of 55,000 acre <br /> <br />APPEND IX G <br />Exhibit No, 1 <br />Page _8 of 24 <br /> <br />~"--,-';" <br /> <br /> <br />. <br />