PROJ02179

• Contract/PO #: 04000000014
• Contractor Name: Clear Creek Economic Development Corporation
• Contract Type: Grant
• Water District: 0
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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Reservoir, the application filed for a total and aCtive capacity of 110 acre feet, dead storage of 0 acre feet,
a surface area of 7.3 acres and a 900 ~oot long dam with a maximum height of 30 feet.

Streamflow A vaiIability

Bard Creek at the point of diversion has a drainage area of approximately 11.0 square mil~s (see Figure
2). Physical availability of streamflow for diversion to the Ball Placer reservoir was determined by
analysis of USGS streamflow records for USGS gaging stations at Clear Creek Near Lawson (USGS Gage
NQ 06716500, with approximately 55 years of record) and West Fork Clear Creek Above Mouth Near
Empire, Colorado (USGS Gage NQ 06716100, with 7 years of record).

For the Clear Creek Near Lawson station, the average yield for the period of record is 709.5 acre-
feet/square mile with the driest year on record (1954) yielding 356.2 Acre-Feet/Square Mile (50% ofthe
average yield). For the West Fork Clear Creek station, the average yield for the period of record is
1059.3 acre-feet/square mile. Since the period of record is relatively short for the West Fork station, the
driest year yield is estimated at 50 % of the average year yield or 529.7 acre- feet/ square mile.

At the Bard Creek point of diversion, average year yields would be about 11,665 acre-feet/year and dry
year yield would be about 5832 acre-feet/year.

Water Rights Evaluation

Several existing water rights exist on Bard Creek that are senior to the application for Ball Placer
Reservoir. These existing water rights are summarized in Table 1. Historic senior division calls are
common on the stream and it is anticipated that water can be diverted one year in four on average.
Diversions from Bard Creek will most likely occur in Mayor June as a result of snow-melt runoff. At
the maximum decreed diversion rate of 5.0 cubic feet per second, it would take approximately 11 days
to fill the reservoir.

LEGAL/REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS

Town of Empire

The majority of the site is currently owned by the Town of Empire with a small portion in private
ownership. The site is currently zoned Residential R-l and use of the site as a reservoir will require
approval by the Town of Empire as a "Use By Special Review". The majority of the property was
deeded to the Town of Empire by a warranty deed subject to the following restriction:

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