PUB00089

• Year: 1980
• Title: Upper Colorado Resource Study: Colorado and Utah - Concluding Report May 1980
• CWCB Section: Water Conservation & Drought Planning
• Author: R. Keith Higginson, Commissioner
• Description: Study to determine expected increases of water needs for energy-related developments along White and Yampa Rivers
• Publications - Doc Type: Tech Report

Chapter VI

Chapter VII

CONTENTS (Continued)

Potential water development (continued)
Yampa River Drainage . . . . . . . .
Four Counties Project . . . . . .
Twenty Mile Reservoir, Recreation
and Irrigation Project.
Utah International, Inc. ....
Yamcolo Project . . . . . . . . .
Oak Creek Power and Water Project
Pittsburg and Midway Coal Company
Juniper-Cross Mountain Project.
Colowyo Coal Company. . . . . . .
Sheephorn Project . . . . . . . .
Colorado-Ute Electric Association
Pleasant Valley Investment Corporation.
Public Service Company of Colorado.
Yellow Jacket Unit. . . . . . .
Introduction . . . . . . . .
Modified MOP Compromise Plan
Purpose . . . .
Plan. . . . . . . . . .
Milk Creek Segment .
White River Segment.
Unit administration . .
Unit features--designs and estimates.
Sawmill Mountain Dam and Reservoir
North Fork Diversion Dam .
North Fork Feeder Conduit.
Oak Ridge Tunnel . . .
Yellow Jacket Conduit. . .
Oak Ridge Conduit. . . . .
Thornburgh Dam and Reservoir
Milk Creek Diversion Dam
Milk Creek Canal
Laterals . . . . . .
Drainage . . . . . .
Permanent operating facilities
Fish and wildlife measures
Recreation facilities.
Historic preservation.
Hydrology . . . . . . . .
Stream depletions, . .
Changes in salinity of the Colorado River.
Minimum streamf1ows. .
Irrigation. . . . . . . .
Municipal and industrial water.
Recreation. . . . . . . . . . .

iv

.
Page
III
111
112
112
112
113
114
114
114
115
115
115
115
116
116
117
117
120
120
121
121
123 .
123
124
124
124
124
126
126
126
126
126
127
127
127
127
128
128
128
128
128
129
131
131

.