Public Recreation Development Report

• Description: Plum Creek Watershed
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 1/1/3000
• Title: Public Recreation Development Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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The estimated benefits of a P. L. 566 watershed project on Plum
Creek to the Chatfield Reservoir are:
A. Estimated reduction of sediment deposition to the Chatfield
Reservoir sediment pool is shown in Table I.
Table I: Estimated Sediment Deposition Reduction
No. of P.L. 566
Structures on Sediment Estimated Sediment Reduction
Plum Creek Capacity to Chatfield Reservoir
8 3,906 4,000 acre -feet
10 7,580 6,000 acre -feet
The estimated reduction of sediment deposition to the Chatfield
sediment pool shown in Table I could be used for Public Fish and
Wildlife Development.
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The Fish and Wildlife Service estimates , 0 visitor days for the
20,000 acre -foot sediment pool of the Chatfield Reservoir.
Assumptions and Projections:
1. 100 -year evaluation period.
2. Present value per visitor day is
3. 100 -year hence value per visitor
4. Average value per visitor day is
5. 75,000 visitor days for 20,000 a
6. A direct relationship of visitor
of permanent storage.
$1.50.
day is $3.00.
$2.25.
zre -feet storage.
days for lessor amounts
Estimated benefits to a P. L. 566 watershed project on Plum Creek
by reducing sediment depsotion to the Chatfield Reservoir.