WSP10444

• File Number: 8441.400
• Description: Colorado Big Thompson Project - Reports
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 8/1/1986
• Author: Colo. Water Resource
• Title: Summary Report - Preliminary Hydrologic Analysis
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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wolcott (with E~gle diversion only) and Red Mountain
Reservoirs

Wolc.ott (with Eagle d,iver$iononly) and Azure Reservoirs

Una, and Red Mountain Reservoirs

Detailed evaluations ot these c.ombination reservoirs were made to
estimElte. their yields and replacement capabilities. Besides the
three reservoir combinations. that Were analyzed" there are many
other possible c.ombinations. For example,.Wolcott Reservoir could
be combined wi t:h Wol,ford A I . This combination . would result in a
yield. th.atwould be very s,imilar to. the Wolcott-Red Mountain.
combination, Such, comparable combinations were not evaluated
separ~tely in this hydrologic analysis.

3.2 SEDIMENT STORAGE OR MINIMUM POOL REQUIREMENT

The minimum pool requirements for each reservoir utilized in this
study is the s;tructural allowance or the sediment storage
allowance, whichever is greater, as d,etermined by preVious
investigations. For reservoirs that lacked this information, it
was assumed that the minimum pools would contain estimated sediment
yields for a 100-year period. Table 3.'1 presented in th<;aprevious
section includes information on the' minimum pool fO.r eaOh single
reservoir or combination of reservoirs.

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r: 3. 3CON.DtTIONAL STORAGE WATER RtGHTS

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Water rights decreed 'or filed for the reservoir sites considered in
this study are summarized'. in Table 3 .2. Al though the location of
Wolford site A' is different from that of Site A as specified in
the water riqht decree, for this analysis it was assumed that Site
A' had, the same priority date CiS Site A.

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