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<br />IV
<br />CON TENTS
<br />Stream regulation-Continued-
<br />Silt and evaporation data ___-_------------------------------- 1
<br />Silt------------------------------------------------
<br />Evaporation, by Robert Follansbee .------------------ ------
<br />Irrigation and agriculture ----------------------------------- 1
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<br />General conditions----------------------------------------
<br />Irrigation------------------------------------------------
<br />Agriculture----------------------------------------------- 1
<br />Present development and future possibilities__-------------------1
<br />Upper Green River Basin----------------------------------
<br />Yampa and White River Basins -----------------------------
<br />Uinta Basin in Utah ---------------------------------------
<br />Lower Green River Basin ----------------------------------------------------------------
<br />Summary
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<br />power ----------------
<br />Generalfeatures ----------------------------------------------
<br />Factors affectinghydroelectricdevelopment--------------- ------
<br />Developed power--------------- ----------------------
<br />Upper Green River Basin----------------------------------
<br />-Yampa and White River Basins----------------------------
<br />Uinta Basin in Utah ---------------------------------------
<br />Lower Green River Basin ----------------------------------
<br />Undeveloped power-------------------------------------------
<br />Upper Green River Basin-----------------------------------
<br />Yampa and White River Basins ---------- -_
<br />Uinta Basin in Utah---- ----- -- ----
<br />Lower Green River Basin ---------------------------------
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<br />Green River canyons-------------------
<br />Recapitulation---------------------
<br />Relative value of streams for power and irrigation -------- -
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<br />idtatketconditions ------------ ------•-=---------- -----°-
<br />Records.of stream flow-------------------
<br />Index--------------- ------------------------------------------
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<br />PLATE I. General map of Green River Basin ------- _-------------- In pocke
<br />2..A, View upstream over Green River Lakes, on tl.e upper Green
<br />River iv6 Wyoming; B, View up the Green River at a sug-
<br />Seated dam site about 5%.Lmiles below Green River Lakes_._ V
<br />3. A, 3]am as completed at outlet of New Fork,Uke near:Cora,
<br />- - Wyo.- R,:.View upstream at the.Qutlet-of.Boulder Lake-near
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<br />Boulder, Wyo------------------------------
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<br />_4, Rams Fnr!* reservoir site
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<br />_- irevorr erte - - rt?F,
<br />$. Flaming Gorge dams#fe_ ----- - -y-~ €
<br />{ dear, alum site on t? e
<br />T. A, V.rew $ow-nAreim toward the t3pPer
<br />amga Mve%..dbout 14 ;mBes south bf Stesmboat $pring% 1
<br />Colo _B Mew u5a?tream from the'Upper`Bear dam site
<br />9. Juniper dam site ----------------------
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<br />PLATE' 10. A, View down Juniper Canyon from point below•.Juniper dam
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<br />site on the Yampa River, Colo.; B, View upstream into
<br />Cross Alouutain Canyon, on the Yampa River, Colo___.___- 120
<br />11. Rangely reservoir site and dam sites________________________ 128
<br />12. Hades reservoir site______________________________________ 136
<br />13. Tabiona reservoir site -------------------------------------- 136
<br />14. A, Rock Creek Canyon and Stillwater reservoir site; B, Brown
<br />Duck Lake A Uinta Basin, Utah ------------------------ 136
<br />15. Lower Currant Creek reservoir site_________________________ 136
<br />16. Three Forks reservoir site_________________________________ 136
<br />17. Starvation reservoir site --------------------------- ------ 136
<br />18. Nloon Lake reservoir site ----------------------------------- 136
<br />19. Lake Atwood reservoir site -------------------------------- 144
<br />20. 5lontc, Hollow reservoir site------ ------------------------------ 144
<br />21. Bottle Hollow reservoir site -------------------------------- 144
<br />22. Stauaker Draw reservoir site______________________________ 144
<br />23. Pleasant Vallev Reservoir_________________________________ 150
<br />24. Cleveland Reservoir ------------------------- _------------ 154
<br />25. Buckhorn Reservoir -------------------- _----------- 150 _
<br />-26. A,' Hcdreeleet•ric power :plant on Pine -Creek near Pinedale;
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<br />Wvo.; B, Hydroelectric power plant on the Uinta River near
<br />Roosevelt, Lash- C, Hydroelectric power plant on Ashley
<br />Creek near Ver>l, Utah- _-___ t _
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<br />27. A, View downstream into Black Box Cs ynn from- its
<br />yapper
<br />end, San Rafael River, Utah; B, Vies up the'..5an Rafael
<br />River Valley from the head of Black Box Canyon 231-
<br />'28. Map, cross section, and area -and capacity curves for Browns s . -
<br />Park site --------------------------------------------- 232 .
<br />'29. Desolation Cany on, Green River, upper end to vicinity of Taby-
<br />ago Canyon, showing topography and sectionsatpossible dam
<br />sites - ------------=-- - --=- -----=
<br />34. Profile of Green River from Green River, Wyo., to Green River,
<br />LTtaft, showing suggested plan of power development and alter-
<br />nate dam sites - ----------- - 232
<br />31. A, View down Horseshoe Canyon toward dam site drilled by
<br />United States Bureau of Reclamation; B, View downstream
<br />_: _iuto_Csiiyon. of Lodore from, its upper -end _ -_2.32 -
<br />32. Map and cross sections of dam site and auxiliary dike for -
<br />Flaming Gorge power development______________________ 232
<br />33. Details of proposed dam and power house at Flaming Gorge
<br />site-------------------------------------------------- 232
<br />34. Split Mountain dam site and proposed tunnel site,___________ -: 240
<br />35. Ty pical sections of. Gray Canyon on tlie. Green Elver: A, View __
<br />°P canyon-at mfle 26; B; View up canyen -near Rattlesnake .
<br />dam site
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<br />FicuaE L Map of Green River Basin showing index divislons _ ---_
<br />2 'Foanatronafrom Brgwna Park a#ong e nvoA of #or -_
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<br />3 Formations of Green River Valley-from
<br />Win P001 Canyon:
<br />to Green River, Utah-
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<br />bfap of Colorado River drainage basin showing p-mipitation _ 72
<br />5. Run-off characteristics of the -Green,River andpri nciQal ?
<br />. .-tributarie6______________.______-_______________--_____ ,'81 - 'T
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