Basin Issues February 1998

• Description: Basin Issues February 1998. Various colorado basins, issues, data, budgets and meetings.
• State: CO
• Date: 2/1/1998
• Title: Basin Issues February 1998
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Meeting

SECW(,- ,,ARKANSAS BASIN
WATER AND STORAGE NEEDS
ASSESSMENT
TABLE 1 -- POTEN i iAL ALTERNATIVES
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Williams Creek Reservoir
New Dam Site; Colorado Springs Utilities (Proposed)
Lower Middle Basin
30,000 AF
Identified in Colorado Springs Utilities' Water
27,000 AF - Conservation Storage WSEL 5463
20 miles north of
ResourcePlan; Provides storage for return flows
30,000 AF - Total Storage WSEL 5467
Pueblo
9
Pueblo Reservoir
Existing Reservoir; Frying pan-Arkansas Project
Lower Middle Basin
25,000 AF
Raise conservation pool 5 feet provides 55,000 af;
294,800 AF - Conservation/Joint Use Storage WSEL 4894
2 miles west of
to
Concerns re: flood control; USBR looking at raising
349,900 AF - Total Storage WSEL 4899
Pueblo
70,000 AF
dam as part of sfely modification evaluations
405,000 AF - Raise Dam 5 feet WSEL 4904
10
St. Charles Reservoirs #2, #3
Existing Reservoir; CF &I LP
Lower Middle Basin
3,000 AF
Small storage potential
(Enlargement)
17,000 AF - #3 Existing Storage WSEL 4960
7 miles south of
20,000 AF - Raise Dam 5 feet WSEL 4965
Pueblo
11
Cucharas Reservoir
Existing Reservoir; Huerfano- Cucharas Irrigation Company
Lower Middle Basin
22,000 AF
Significant sedimentation and evaporation concerns;
(Enlargement)
41,000 AF - Existing Storage WSEL 5766
10 miles NE
History of safety concerns; Downstream dam has
63,000 AF - Raise Dam 5 feet WSEL 5871
of Walsenburg
larger storage potential; Old dam would be difficult to
raise
12
Deweese Reservoir
Existing Reservoir; DeWeese Dye and Ditch Reservoir Co.
Upper Middle Basin
Up to
Existing storage restriction and concerns re: dam
(Enlargement)
1,800 AF - Normal Storage WSEL 7665
20 miles SW
40,000 AF
stability; Old dam difficult to raise; Downstream
2,600 AF - Maximum Storage WSEL 7665+
of Canon City
site has larger storage potential
13
Fourmile Creek
New Dam Site
Upper Middle Basin
Limited water availability; Storage less than 5,000 AF
Just north of
Canon City
14
Badger Creek
New Dam Site
Upper Middle Basin
1000 AF
Small storage potential
8 miles east of
Salida
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