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<br />, <br /> <br />. ~ <br />C; <br />o <br />C\J <br /> <br />.~' <br />...~" <br />~~< <br />>'+-. <br /> <br />..;.~~~ <br />~:JifiJ <br /> <br />The most favorable site lvil1 b(~ selccrcn dU}-ing :_1(1VaJ.1C'~ p1 a,_miLf <br /> <br />studies. <br /> <br />Th(~ same provision outlined for protection of thQ cn~.l': ::C:':;"l;~~::_~ <br /> <br />at Ripple Reservoir will be included in the contracts [or j,r'st <br /> <br />Park Dam and Reservoir. <br /> <br />Tho.rnburgh Reservoir <br /> <br />Thornburgh Reservoir \vould have a relatively low :llt:l.t":kHlk~ <br /> <br />setting of about 6,696 feet above sea level. Loeatedi,,, a rdativ, .y <br /> <br />barren area of sagebrush and vlater sh\)rt irrigated pai-ituresJ th.:~ <br /> <br />reservoir basin is presently used for grazing by livcstoc-;~ ;_~!nd (it".,.c-,' <br /> <br />A fe1;v cottonwood trees are scattered along the :-;t.re8.m cb,';"ilnel. Th: <br /> <br />reservoir would inundate about 3 miles of Milk Creek. The pre~H~nt <br /> <br />flow of Milk Creek ranges from seasonal 19\,,3 of 0.2 second-foot "0 ", <br /> <br />maximum of 640' second-feet. An aerial vi.ew of the reservoic 10,,,:. 'cn <br /> <br />follows on the next page. <br /> <br />The reservoir when full would have' a surface areH of 605 aen"'. and <br /> <br />contain 22,536 acre-feet, of which 6,001 acre-feet would bc dca,' a;c( <br /> <br />in3ctive for the protection and rnflni:\gement of fishery .and T{~creatir.l1 <br /> <br />resources. Forming the reservoir wculd be B roll.ed e["rthi.i.ll d,'l.el' " <br /> <br />feet high, 30 feet wide, and 700 feet long. <br /> <br />Recreation faciliti'es around tl,e reservoir would CCUSJ::Jt <br /> <br />of camping and picnic units, access roads, boat ramp, tro.ils, and <br /> <br />sanitation. The reservoir is in the general vicinity ,dlCl~C an Ind':~:ln- <br /> <br />23 <br />