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city. Reservoir storage is: <br />Conservation pool: 15,000 acre -feet <br />Surface acres: 880 <br />Flood control pool: 81,000 acre -feet <br />Surface acres: 2,630 <br />Total Storage 96,000 acre-feet <br />Our studies for the Chatfield project considered conservation <br />star ° irrigation, water supply, water quality, and recreation. <br />We determiried..there: were no existing demands or water rights for storage <br />for °any _these,purposes: except recreation. Consequently, we recommended <br />that the sediment allocation of 20,000 acre -feet be used as a <br />recreation..pool,,.with the understanding that the water for initial fill <br />and for evaporation..loss be furnished by local interests. The principal <br />function of :.the Chatfield project is, however, to provide flood protection <br />for metropolitan Denver and other downstream areas. <br />VU -GRAPH - DENVER VICINITY <br />CHERRY CREEK. CHATFIELD & MT. CARBON PROJECTS <br />This slide illustrates our primary "perimeter defense" plan to pro- <br />vide flood protection for metropolitan Denver. Shown here are the <br />locations of Cherry Creek Dam (in operation), Chatfield Dam (under con- <br />struction), and of Mt. Carbon Dam (proposed) which would be located on <br />Bear Creek about 8 miles upstream from its confluence with the South <br />Platte River. Because of the location of Bear Creek relative to the <br />southern sector of Denver, and because of the potential flood threat from <br />this stream., we were authorized by the Chief of Engineers to make a <br />separate study of the problems on this stream. <br />5 <br />