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" ~ COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD 102 Columbine Building 1845 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 March, 1975 SAVERY-PO'!' HOOK PROJECT The Savery-Pot Hook project is located in the Little Snake River basin in northwestern Colorado and southwestern Wyoming. The project was authorized by the Congress in 1964 as a participating project of the Colorado River Storage Project Act. The Pot Hook Water Conservancy District was organized in 1960 to act as a sponsoring and contractual agency for that portion of the project located in the state of Colorado. The district includes a portion of Moffat County. Plan of Development Unused flows of Little Snake River and its tributaries, Savery Creek from the north and Slater and Willow Creeks from the south, will. be developed for irrigation, recreation, and fish and wildlife. Flood control also will be provided. The project will generally be compatible with the environment of the area. Storage regulation will be provided in Savery Reservoir on Savery Creek in Wyoming and in Pot Hook Reservoir on Slater Creek in Colorado. Releases from the reservoirs and usable natural and return flows w1l1 be diverted by new and existing canals and ditches. New canals will include the Dolan Mesa Canal heading on Savery Creek and the Pot Hook Ca~l heading at the Pot Hook Reservoir. Two major laterals will branch fJ:_ the Pot Hook Canal. New lateral systems will be constructed for full irrigation service lands. Drains will be constructed as needed. Dead and inactive storage will be available in both Savery and Pot Hook Reservoirs for fishing and recreation, and minimum flows for fi.h will be maintained in Savery Creek. Recreational facilities will be constructed at both Savery and Pot Hook Reservoirs. Range lands below the project will be improved as wildlife habitat to compensate for habitat lost through inundation of reservoir basins and irrigation of new lands. Some federal and state land will be acquired to permit enlargement; of existing farms and establishment of new farm units. Assistance to settlers will be provided as part of project development.