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<br />e <br /> <br />BEAVER CREEK DAM AND RESERVOIR <br /> <br />PLAN DESCRIPTION <br /> <br />Beaver Dam & Reservoir would be a new structure located on Beaver <br />Creek which is a tributary of the Dolores River. Beaver Creek <br />flows into McPhee Reservoir on the Dolores River. The dafil and <br />reservoir would be about 20 miles north of the Town of Dolores, <br />Adjacent to the Dolores-Norwood Road. Figure 1 shows the general <br />reservoir location, Figure 2 is a copy of a USGS Quad map showing <br />the reservoir site and drainage basin. <br /> <br />The sponsoring entity for the dam and contact person are: <br /> <br />Dolores Water Conservancy District <br />John Porter, Manager 303-565-7562 <br />P . 0 . Box 1117 <br />Cortez, Colorado 8132l <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />The dam would be constructed by the Dolores Water Conservancy <br />District (DWCDI for additional fishery releases to the Dolores <br />River below McPhee Reservoir. The fishery flow below Mcphee Dam <br />has been an issue for several years because the Dolores Project <br />releases turned out to be inadequate in dry years, the Bureau of <br />Reclamation is in the process of attempting to obtain additional <br />water for the releases. Beaver Creek reservoir would be one <br />possibility for the water supply. <br /> <br />Data for a second reservoir, Bear Creek Dam and Reservoir, is <br />included herein because the site is located on the east fork of the <br />Dolores River and can provide augmentation water as well as fish <br />water. The site is shown on Figure 1 and Figure 3 shows the Quad <br />map for the Bear Creek Reservoir. The cost of Bear Creek Dam is <br />substantially greater than Beaver Creek. <br /> <br />The drainage basin above Beaver Creek Reservoir is about 25 square <br />miles, covered with brush and grass, and an average elevation of <br />about 9000 feet. <br /> <br />This reconnaissance report describes the engineering issues, <br />construction, and costs of constructing Beaver Creek dam primarily <br />and Bear Creek dam in less detail. The preliminary designs <br />developed for this report are based upon Quad map data, a site <br />visit was not made nor is any field data available, so there will <br />be significant changes as more detailed studies are performed. <br /> <br />Beaver Creek Dam <br /> <br />1 <br />