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Table 2. Reservoirs with a normal capacity greater than 5,000 acre-feet located in the Upper Colorado River Basin
<br />[Data from N.E. Spahr, U.S. Geological Survey, written commun., 1985; °-min-s, degrees-minutes-seconds]
<br /> Normal
<br />Reservoir State Latitude Longitude Location Year capacity
<br /> o-
<br />( min-s) o-
<br />( min-s) (river basin) completed (acre-feet)
<br />Big Sand Wash Reservoir Utah 40-17-36 110-13-48 Lake Fork 1965 12,050
<br />Big Sandy Reservoir Wyo. 42-15-18 109-25-48 Big Sandy River 1952 39,700
<br />Blue Lake #1 Colo. 37-53-00 107-46-00 San Miguel River 1911 6,014
<br />Blue Mesa Reservoir Colo. 38-27-13 107-20-00 Gunnison River 1966 940,700
<br />Bottle Hollow Reservoir Utah 40-17-24 109-52-06 Uinta River 1970 11,100
<br />Boulder Lake Wyo. 42-50-12 109-42-24 Boulder Creek 1964 22,280
<br />Brown's Draw Reservoir Utah 40-25-24 110-07-12 Cottonwood Creek 1981 6,750
<br />Bush Creek Reservoir Wyo. 42-08-00 108-29-18 Bush Creek 1945 17,267
<br />Cleveland Reservoir Utah 39-34-42 111-14-18 Spring Creek 1908 5,340
<br />Crawford Reservoir Colo. 38-39-18 107-35-42 Smith Fork 1951 14,395
<br />Crystal Reservoir Colo. 38-30-38 107-37-25 Gunnison River 1976 25,236
<br />Currant Creek Reservoir Utah 40-20-00 111-03-06 Currant Creek 1977 15,670
<br />Desert Lake Utah 39-22-00 112-29-00 Huntington Creek 1926 7,300
<br />Dillon Reservoir Colo. 39-37-14 106-03-53 Blue River 1963 252,678
<br />Eden Valley Reservoir #1 Wyo. 42-13-36 109-23-06 Little Sandy Creek 1910 18,490
<br />Electra Lake Colo. 37-32-48 107-48-24 Animas River 1976 23,254
<br />Electric Lake Utah 39-36-12 111-12-54 Huntington Creek 1974 31,500
<br />Elk Head Reservoir Colo. 40-33-48 107-22-36 Elk Head Creek 1979 11,500
<br />Flaming Gorge Reservoir Utah 40-54-24 109-25-12 Green River 1964 3,787,000
<br />Fontenelle Reservoir Wyo. 42-02-00 110-04-00 Green River 1964 345,300
<br />Fremont Lake Wyo. 42-55-00 109-50-00 Pine Creek 1934 20,600
<br />Gould Reservoir Colo. 38-36-12 107-35-36 Iron Creek 1954 9,000
<br />Grass Valley Reservoir Colo. 39-36-24 107-39-36 Harvey Gap 1920 5,058
<br />Green Mountain Reservoir Colo. 39-52-42 106-19-45 Blue River 1943 154,000
<br />Groundhog Lake Colo. 37-47-24 108-17-36 Dolores River 1938 21,711
<br />Gurley Reservoir Colo. 38-02-06 108-15-00 San Miguel River 1961 10,039
<br />Homestake Reservoir Colo. 39-22-06 106-27-48 Homestake Creek 1964 43,600
<br />Huntington North Reservoir Utah 39-21-06 110-57-12 Huntington Creek 1966 5,420
<br />Jackson Gulch Reservoir Colo. 37-24-06 108-16-30 West Mancos River 1949 9,980
<br />Jerry Creek #2 Reservoir Colo. 39-11-24 108-06-42 Plateau Creek 1977 6,320
<br />Joes Valley Reservoir Utah 39-17-18 111-16-12 Cottonwood Creek 1966 62,460
<br />Johnson Reservoir Utah 38-36-30 111-38-00 Fremont River 1900 10,350
<br />Juniata Reservoir Colo. 38-58-06 108-17-06 Kahnah Creek 1979 5,752
<br />Lake Avery Colo. 39-58-18 107-38-48 Big Beaver Creek 1964 7,658
<br />Lake Catamount Colo. 40-21-54 106-48-00 Yampa River 1974 7,422
<br />Lake Granby Colo. 40-08-36 105-52-54 Colorado River 1950 540,000
<br />Lake Powell Ariz. 36-56-12 111-29-00 Colorado River 1964 27,000,000
<br />Lemon Reservoir Colo. 37-22-48 107-39-42 Florida River 1963 40,100
<br />Long Park Reservoir Utah 40-54-30 109-52-06 Sheep Creek 1980 13,700
<br />Mahoney Reservoir Wyo. 41-57-36 107-29-24 Separation Creek 1910 6,119
<br />Many Farms Lake Ariz. 36-21-48 109-36-30 Chinle Wash 1943 12,500
<br />Mc Chivvis Reservoir Colo. 40-07-06 107-01-12 Watson Creek 1962 7,141
<br />Meadow Creek Reservoir Colo. 40-03-06 105-45-18 Meadow Creek 1975 5,750
<br />Meeks Cabin Reservoir Wyo. 41-01-36 110-34-48 Blacks Fork 1971 32,470
<br />Midview Reservoir Utah 40-11-12 110-10-06 Duchesne River 1937 5,800
<br />Mill Meadow Reservoir Utah 38-29-42 111-34-06 Fremont River 1954 5,232
<br />Miller Flat Reservoir Utah 39-32-24 111-14-30 Miller Flat Creek 1949 5,560
<br />Millsite Reservoir Utah 39-05-48 111-11-06 Ferron Creek 1971 18,000
<br />Miramonte Reservoir Colo. 37-58-24 108-20-06 Naturita Creek 1978 6,851
<br />Moon Lake Utah 40-33-42 110-29-24 Lake Fork 1938 49,500
<br />Morgan Lake N. Mex. 36-41-36 108-29-06 Chaco River and 1960 36,550
<br /> San Juan River
<br />Morrow Point Reservoir Colo. 38-27-05 107-32-12 Gunnison River 1968 .117,200
<br />Narraquinepp Reservoir Colo. 37-29-00 108-37-30 Narraquinnep Canyon 1956 18,960
<br />Navajo Reservoir N. Mex. 36-48-28 107-36-31 San Juan River 1963 1,708,600
<br />New Fork Lake Reservoir Wyo. 43-05-06 109-58-00 New Fork River 1928 20,340
<br />12 Characteristics and Trends of Streamflow and Dissolved Solids in the Colorado River Basin
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