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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />el <br /> <br />distance the river is in canyons \ti~h preci)itous walls, and of <br />the total fell of 2,000 feet. 1,825 feet appears to be su~ce)- <br />ti ble of power de velopmslJt with out obstl"uctine: irrige ti on de ve- <br />lopmen t. <br />The faal in the Yamps aiver from Craig.. Colorado, to its <br />~unction with the Green, a ~istance of 130 miles. ls 1,lOO feet, <br />practically all of which is susce;)tible of ~)o~ler development. <br />(~se ~xhibit H, A,pendix Salt Lake City Hearings) <br />The obviously economical and effective ~lan of development <br />is by a series of dams "Ii. th ylants adjacent thereto. 'rhis per- <br />mits of a step by step development of the power in substantial <br />blooks as required to meet gro~~ng needs without unduly creat- <br />ing idle investment. After a thorough study of topographic <br />and other data, a plan has been proposed for the complete and <br />effective development of the power resources of the Green and <br />the Yampa v:ithin the limi t8 previously mentioned. Hine sites <br />on the Gl"een vii. th d~;ms ITcrying fror'l 110 feet to 300 feet hiGh. <br />have cayacities varyin8 from 25,000 to 125.000 H.P. Four sites <br />u)on the YamJc have ca)~cities varying froc 12,000 to 25,000 <br />H.P. Altogether the full develo1)ment would produce appromimate- <br />ly 750.000 continuous H.:? <br />General benefits r~sult~ng from ,ower develo~ment would be <br />ver~' silbstsiltiel, L tho1'our:h stu~~; fails to disclose any way <br />in which the -JCner develo1Jment would interfere with i rrigEtion <br />lcwer dO~'!D, &1'0. on the other hend, the ec:ualizetion in flow )1'0- <br />ducted by the veriol,s reservoirs would be of (1:re2t value in <br />eliminatinf floods. reducinG silt end increasing dry seasons <br />flow. S.I. <br />