FLOOD10516

• County: Delta
• Basin: Gunnison
• Title: North Fork Water Conservancy District Water Management Plan
• Date: 7/1/2001
• Prepared For: Delta County
• Prepared By: Delta Soil Conservation District
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Floodplain Report/Masterplan

List of Tables

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1-1
1-2
1-3
2-1
2-2
2-3
2-4
2-5
2-6
2-7
3-1
3-2

Title

Paae No.

Average Monthly Precipitation at Paonia ........................................................................................... 1-3
Water Pricing for Other Districts ... .................. .................................. .................................................. 1-7
Summary of Fire Mountain Canal Facilities ....................................................................................... 1-8
Summary of Paonia Reservoir Water Rights..................................................................................... 2-2
Summary of Fire Mountain Canal Water Rights................................................................................ 2-4
Senior Water Rights on the North Fork............................................................................................... 2-6
Water Budget for Fire Mountain Canal- Average Scenario ............................................................2-9
Water Budget for Fire Mountain Canal- Drought Scenario ........................................................... 2-1 0
Fire Mountain Canal Diversions: 1988 - 1998 ................................................................................2-12

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Monthly Crop Requirements ...... ......................... ..............................................................................2-14

Alternative Evaluation Matrix Example........................................................... .................................... 3-3
Summary of Selected Water Management Actions .......................................................................... 3-8

List of Figures

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Title

Paae No.

1-1 Planning Process ....... ........................... ............... .............. ............. ................................. ......... .......... 1-2

1-2 Changes in Irrigated Acres .................................................................................................................1-4
2-1 Water Distribution along Fire Mountain Canal................................................................................... 2-7

2-2 Water Budget Concept..... .... ..... ..... ............. ....... ........... ..... ........ ........... ... ............ ..... ................ ..........2-8

2-3 Average Canal Diversions and Diversion Requirements ................................................................ 2-11
2-4 Canal Diversions and Diversion Requirements for 1994 Drought year......................................... 2-11
2-5 Fire Mountain Canal Diversions: 1988 -1998 ................................................................................2-13
Map 1 North Fork Water Conservation District Boundaries ........................................................see map tube
Map 2 . Fire Mountain Canal...........................................................................................................see map tube

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