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292G xiv towards the river. The darn and dikes across Bijou Cr~ek will have a total crest length of 34,000 feet and a height above foundation of 147 feet. The river outlets and spillway will be constructed on the north side of the river. The river outlets w~ll have a capacity of at ~ast 4,000 cfs to meet downstream irrigation require- ,nents and the combined capacity of the spillway and the river outlets will be 23,300 cfs. In operation, discharges to the stream must be controlled to not more than 10,000 cfs until such time a~ the flood control Space is filled; then discharges may equal the inflow. A separate outlet conduit will be provided to maintain service to the Fort iJorgan Canal. One of the main problems involved in the constl"u~':.~"n of Narrows Dam Vlill be the relocation of approxvnately 30 miles of Union Pacific Railroad which nOIT tra- verses the entire length of the reservoir. Tv~ main ~outes, one on either side of the reservoir, were considered. It vIa's determi;led that'the relocation on the north side of the reservoir, where the railroad is now located, "culd be the most advanta- geous to the Government. However, negotiations have been en~ered into with the Rail- road whereby they w,Juld do all the relocation \/Ork, wi'Gh the Government's obligation limited to payment of estimated 'coat for replacement in kind. llelocation of State Highway #144 and county roads and transmission lines would also be required. Acquisition of hight-of-V~y hights-of-waJ' to be acquired for the liarrows heservoir area include 26,150 acres of lal".d and the i":lprovenents thereon. It is the policy of the Bureau to ac- quire in fee the land needed for construction feat-Jre~ and that telow the elevation at the top of the joint-use pool. Plood easements v/Quld be acq11ired for the 2,150 acres of land lying between the top of the joint-use pool and the top of the flood- control pool. This acreage is not included in the total previously mentioned. This land could still be ~sed for agricultural purposes but hwaan occupancy would be prohibited ~~der terms of the easements. hi~hts of ~,gress and egress for lands covered by flood easements would be granted where necessary, Above the elevation of the flood-control pool, no easements or title would be required, and no restric- tions would be placed on use of tre land. Within the right-of-way to be acq'Jired for Narrows Reservoir are the tovms of "eldona, Goodrich, and 'Jrchard. These three towns ar(l also the school centers for the school districts in which they are located. }:h:L:Le small portions of two other school districts fall wi thin the right-of-.my, no sel':0'.1,5 danage will be incurred by any except these three. Riverview Cemetery, cont.a!:;,_:,:' af'prQxirnately 30 graves and covering an area of 30 acres, Hill be moved to !ligh &'ccmd outside the reservoir area. Water Rights in Reservoir Area,--It is antidpated that through acquisition of lands in the reservoir area the GoVernment Hi:!..l <.cqc-ire cert2,in water rights which the land ovmers ~ay othenvise not be able to sell. I am referring specifically to lands irrigated from the Weldona Canal lying Hithin the reservoir take line. It is recognized that 'these direct-flow rights cOdld not be changzd to storage rights with- out court order ar,d that in no. event would it be probable that the original priority da.ta could be preserved. To use these rights on otper lands \locid im'olve a change