Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />0907 <br /> <br />FEDERAL PoWER COMMISSION <br />REGIONAL o,rp'~cE . <br />NEIL P. ANDERSON BUILDING <br />FORT WORTH 2. TEXAS <br /> <br />January 13, 1953 <br /> <br />ibe Die1lrict _ilne.. <br />Albl1querque Dilltr:l.Ct <br />,Corps or ltIg1ne..s . <br />:P. O. B'o:l: 1538 <br />Albl1qu~e, Nell Mexioo <br /> <br />Dear ,CciLone1.MoNuttl <br /> <br />Ve have l'~_ed the pre;l1m1n...,.,..draft of your Review Report <br />on SarYq tor Flood Control on Purgatoire (Picket Wire) River, CciLQI.'sdo. <br />Oar oaDlllenw eegiven herewith. ' <br /> <br />1. Thermew report was ,Jll"epared in oOlllpl1ance with the <br />prov1s:l.ons .01: a resciLut10n sdoptedMaroh 20, 1945, by the COIlIIIIi.ttee on <br />Flood Control, Unitied States HoUse of Representatives. <br /> <br />2. ,The upper, basin of the Purgatoire River above its oon- <br />fluenoe with San Franoisoo Oreek, river mile 122, has an, erea of 1,159 <br />square mUes situatied in northeastern New Mexico and southeastern Colorsdo. <br />The Purgatoire River, known 10clllly as Picket Wire, is formed by the con- <br />fluenoe of North and Middle Forks. From the junction of the forks, river <br />mile 186, to the Cityof' Trin1dsd, river mile 157, the river falls 1,400 <br />feet. The channel capacity is 15,000 cfs !'rom a point 7 miles above <br />Trinidsd to the oity, 'atdin the dOllllStream. reach to the mouth of san <br />Francisco Creek. ' , <br /> <br />3. The District Engineerf1nds that there is a serious flood <br />problem on the Purgatoire River at Trinidad"Colorsdo, atdfor the agri- <br />cultural area in the vicinity. The 1'l0odw~ through the City of Trinidad, <br />oonstruoted by local interests after the destruotive 1904 flood, has <br />deteriorated. Lerge seetions of the oonol'ete.floodwalls have fallen into <br />the channel atd further restriot its inadequate capacity. <br /> <br />, 4. As reported by the Bureau of Reclamation the waters 'of the <br />Purgatoire River in southeastern CciLOl'sdo ere ine4equately regulated for <br />the most beneficiel use for irrigation. The economy of the Purgatoire <br />River Valley is impaired because of' water shal'tages atd resulting losses <br />in crop production. <br /> <br />5. The 1nvest:1gating agencies find the Trinidsd Reservoir Projeot <br />is the most faval'able development to provide flood protection for Trinidsd, <br />OciLorsdo, and ooncurrent regulation of the aV,a:Uable water supply for mal'e <br /> <br />APPE~1l IX G <br />Exhibit No. 10 <br />Page 1 of 4 <br /> <br />'"', -- <br />