Gunnison_BasinReport_200407

• Title: Gunnison River Basin Information
• Description: General information regarding surface water projects and operations within the Gunnison River basin.
• Decision Support - Doc Type: Basin Report
• Date: 7/1/2004
• DSS Category: Surface Water
• DSS: Colorado River
• Basin: Gunnison
• Contract/PO #: C153933, C154062
• Grant Type: Non-Reimbursable
• Bill Number: SB92-87, HB93-1273, SB94-029, HB95-1155, SB96-153, HB97-008
• Prepared By: Leonard Rice Engineering

2.7.3. Diversions by Upper Project Ditches .............................................. ..................... 2-28
2.7.4. Grandview Ditch Considerations .................................................... ..................... 2-28
2.7.5. Crawford Reservoir Operations ...................................................... ..................... 2-29
2.7.6. Operation of the Smith Fork Rights in the WRPM ......................... ..................... 2-29
2.7.7. Conclusions and Recommendations ............................................... ..................... 2-29
2.8. Uncompahgre Project ..................................................................................... ..................... 2-29
2.8.1. General Description of the Uncompahgre Project .......................... ..................... 2-30
2.8.2. Historic Operation of the Uncompahgre Project ............................ ..................... 2-32
2.8.3. Administration of a Call by the Gunnison Tunnel .......................... ..................... 2-33
2.8.4. Administration of a Call on the Uncompahgre River ..................... ..................... 2-33
2.8.5. Taylor Park -Blue Mesa Storage Accounting ................................ ..................... 2-35
2.8.6. Ridgway Reservoir -Project 7 Exchange Accounting ................... ..................... 2-35
2.8.7. Operation of the Uncompahgre Project in the WRPM ................... ..................... 2-35
2.8.8. Conclusions and Recommendations ............................................... ..................... 2-35
2.9. City of Grand Junction ................................................................................... ..................... 2-36
3. Gunnison River Structure Information and Basin Meeting Notes ....................................... 3-1
3.1. Annotated Structure Listing .................................................................................................. 3-1
3.2. Basin Meeting Notes ........................................................................................................... 3-12
4. Gunnison Basin Instream Flow Rights .................................................................................... 4-1
5. Gunnison Basin Modeling Efforts ............................................................................................ 5-1
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