9604

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9604
• Author: Montgomery Watson.
• Title: Yampa River Basin Small Reservoir Study - Final.
• USFW Year: 2000.
• USFW - Doc Type: Steamboat Springs, CO.
• Copyright Material: NO

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F ebruzry 2000

CRWCD * YanpaR.i1.erBasinSmtllRtseruirStJIdy * roc. i

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section No. Page No.

1.0 INTRO D U CTI 0 N ............................................................................................................................1

1.1 BACKGROUND................................................................................................................................1
1.2 PROJECT PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................3

1.3 REPORT ORGANIZATION ...............................................................................................,'.............3

2.0 WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROLOGY ..............................................................................5

2.1 WATER RESOURCES .....................................................................................................................5

2.2 WATER USE .............................. .......................... ............................................................................. 8

2.3 HYDROLOGy.................................................................................................................................. 8

2.3.1 Basin Streamflow..................... .................. ............................ ......... ..................................... ......8

3.0 IDENTIFICATION AND SCREENING OF POTENTIAL SMALL RESERVOIR SITES... 14

3.1 SCREENING OF POTENTIAL SITES ...........................................................................................14
3.1.1 Preliminary Screening........................................... .............................. ....................... .............14
3.1.2 Detailed Screening ..................................................................................................................14
3.2 RESULTS OF TIlE DETAILED SCREENING ..............................................................................17
3.3 Y AMP A RIVER BASIN SCREENING ..........................................................................................17

3.3.1 Upper Yampa River .................................................................................................................18

3.3.2 Elk River..... .... ........ ... .......... ... ................... ... ... ...... ... ... ..... ................. ............ ......... ...... ........... 20
3.3.3 Middle Yampa River............ ................................ ........ ......... ............. ........ ................ .............. 24

3.3.4 Lower Yampa River........................ ............. ....... .......... ....................................... .......... ..... ..... 24

3.3.5 Williams Fork River ........................................... ................. ......... ........ ........... ............ ....... ..... 27

3.3.6 Little Snake River ....................................................................................................................31

3.3.7 Green River .............................................................................................................................34

4.0 SUMMARY AND CON CL USI 0 NS .............................................................................................40

5.0 LIST OF REFEREN CES ..............................................................................................................44

LIST OF TABLES

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Yampa River Basin Drainages and Significant StreaIm 7
Basin Stream; with Streamflow Gage Records 11
Streams Eliminated from Further Consideration During the Preliminary
Screening Process 15
Potential Small Reservoir Sites Subject to Additional Screening 16
Potential Small Reservoir Opponunities in the Upper Yampa River Drainage 19
Potential Small Reservoir Opponunities in the Elk River Drainage 21
Potential Small Reservoir Opportunities in the Middle Yampa River Drainage 25
Potential Small Reservoir Opportunities in the Lower Yampa River Drainage 28
Potential Small Reservoir Opportunities in the WilliaIm Fork River Drainage 32
Potential Small Reservoir Opponunities in the Little Snake River Drainage 35

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