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<br />cation af the six-miles-long Narraws Dam, which Far~ Morgan. . .'. ~....;:;~:. '..
<br />wauld Impaund the waters af the South Platte -Rock~ Mountain News. M'!p bf:,~a~~;~~on.
<br />By, ROBERT L, PERKIN ' :. .
<br />Rocky Mountain News Writer . -.' ,. '{.. ~ ..
<br />',FORT MORGAN, Sept. 12.-The first of three State Water Boaid hearIrigsJrito the,
<br />propose.d 32-million-dollar Narrows Dam will open here at 10 a. m. tomorr~wjn;tl1.e\:V~teran~'1
<br />of ForeIgn Wars Hall. ' ' . ," ""-,,,,' ,
<br />Clifford H. Stone, water board Platte Valley could be reached The' 'bo~r'd..tb.e~:;~tri-> dra:ft the ~
<br />director, will. preSIde over ~he to bring the total cost to -.about state's ofticiciliecommeridations. on:
<br />hearings called to expla~n in detail $39,310,000. the project" to 'go.;tQ the'Reclama--~
<br />plans for the huge proJect and to AUTHORIZED IN 194" ttion Bureau .in 'W.8shirtgto.D1 .
<br />rece~ve local comment and sug- Against this. cost, ~ureaiJ- engi- . .'. _~..).:.'o '.-
<br />'g~stIOns... neers forecast benefits of $1,063,300
<br />.Th~ hearl.ngs Will move on to a year when the Colorado-Big
<br />SterlIng' FrIday and to Greeley Thompson Project is in full opera-
<br />S.aturday. . tion upstream and $1,810,000 a
<br />. Re.cI~r:natlOn :Sureau ~represen~a~ year when. the projected :S1.ue-
<br />tlves WIll outhne their tentatIve South Platte diversion' is accom-
<br />plans for t,he giant earth-fill dam plished . ~
<br />~hich .would str~tch for nearly The Narrows Dam was author-
<br />.SIX' 1.rllle~, spannmg the SO:':lth ize~in tlle 1944 .flood ~ontrol act
<br />Platte R~ver and s.t.ormy BIJou for future construction' as- a part
<br />. Cre~~,to lmpound t?e!r .v.:aters for of the far-reaching Missouri.River
<br />flood control and IrngatIOn. Basin Project, popularly known as
<br />OTHER SITES REJECTED the Pick-Sloan Plan
<br />Proposed site for the dam is .' .
<br />about seven miles west of here. Representmg the Rec~amatll:m I
<br />The Narrows site was picked after Bureau at tJ:.e three meetmgs "':111 .
<br />about five others in the 'same b~ J. H. Kmght,.South Platte d~s-
<br />general area were studIed by tr~ct manag~r; J. C.. Douglas, dIS-
<br />.bureau engineers and dicarded tnct plam;mg engmeer; W: ~.
<br />because of disadvantages. Zel1:er, engmeer:; and Jo.hn Keumg,
<br />. The dam would be 147 feet regIOnal planmng engmeer.
<br />high.at its highest point, according DENVER MEETING SET
<br />to preliminary. bureau plannin~, The state Water Board will be
<br />. and would req1.ure 16,300,000 cub!c represented "by Judge .Stone, his
<br />;rards. of rock; gravel and earth In administrative assistant, Ray E.
<br />lts constructIon. It would store Peterson, and Royce R. Tip.ton,
<br />1,518,O~0 ~cre feet ot. water. (An consulting engineer who partici-I
<br />acre. foot IS the amount of water pated in much of the project's I
<br />.reqwred to cover. an acre of land planning ,
<br />to a depth of one foot.) ..
<br />Initial bureau studies indicate Judge. Stone .explamed tha~ the
<br />that" the dam would cost $32.455,- board Will receIve oral or wr~tten
<br />000 for its initial development. In comments at, the th}-e~ hearmgs,
<br />abouf 30.years an ultimate stage and that B fmal meetIng on the
<br />ot development bringing water to matter will be held later in Den-
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