WSP11583

• File Number: 8407
• Description: Platte River Basin - River Basin General Publications
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 2/1/1963
• Author: BOR
• Title: Reconnaissance Report - Cache La Poudre Unit - Colorado - Longs Peak Division - Missouri River Basin Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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PART II--FEATURES AND ESTIMATES (continued)
Cost Estilnates . . . . . .. . . . . .. ..
Summary- of Construction Costs ....
O~eration, Maintenance and Replacement
First Stage Development. .

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Costs

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PART III--HYDROLOGY .. .

Gen.eral ..... . .. ..
Water Supply . ... . . .......
Records of Stream-flow . . . . .
The Mountain Supply Area ..
Water Requirements and Utilization . . . . . .
The Plains Use Area . . . . . . . . . . .. .
Administration of water ...
Ground water development . . .
The plains reservoirs ........
E)~JL\U3 ~cn{s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Historic vs Future Conditions . . .
Basin Depletion Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Historic and Future Shortages . . . . . . . . . .
Historic conditions .....................
Future (w.I. thout Poudre Unit) . . . . . .
Consumptive Use Area . . . . . .
Hydxologic Studies for the Plan of Development
Utilization of Surplus Flows .,....
Mwdci:paJ. Water Supply . . . . . . . . . .
Plains Reservoir Consolidation, Replacement,
and Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Carriage Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total New Water Suyply Developed by the Unit
Associated Hydrology Functions
Flood .....
Sedimentation . . . . . . . .
Quality of water . . . . . .
Fisn, wildlife, and recreation
Operation Studies . . . . . . . .
Power Studies , . . . . . . . . .

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PART IV--LANOO AND AGRICUIll'TJRAL ECONOMICS
Area Surveyed and Purpose of !and Study

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Results of the Survey . . . . . . . .
Physical Aspects of the Classified Area

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Physiography and geology . . . . . .
'!'opography . " . . . . .
Soils ........ . . . .

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Drainage . . . . . .. .. ..
Salinity and aJJtalinity

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