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Government Highline Canal System near Grand Junction This photograph shows the Government Highline Canal near Palisade, Colorado with the Book Cliffs in the backgroulld. The canal is con- slrUcted on the west and north side of the Coler rado RIVer near Grand Junction and Palisade It extends from the Grand Valley Diversion Dam. which is located 8 miles northeast of Palisade. This concrete weir is 14 feel high and 546 feel long. Flow over Its crest is controlled by Sill roller gales These gales were the firs! of their type deSigned In the United States. Approximately 4.6 miles below the main diver- sion, waler fOf the Orchard Mesa Di....ersion is diverted from the canal. From the Orchard Mesa diversion. the Government Hl9hline Canal runs parallel 10 the river westward. distributing water 10 laterals of the Garfield Gravrty DIVision. Water also is furnished to 8.580 acres in the Mesa County and Palisade IrrigatIOn Districts which were 5el"i'ed by private facilities prior to project construction. The Government Highline canal runs southwest for a distance of 55 miles. The Grand Valley protect has a capaCIty of 1,675 cfs. which in- dudes 800 cubIC feet per second for the Orchard Mesa Power Canal. The remammg flows are dlSlnbuted through the Government Highhne Canal and Price-$tubb Pumping Plant The Price-$tubb Pumping Plant is on the canal near Tunnel No.3 Outlet at the east end of the Grand Valley_ II lifts 25 cfs of waler 31 feet to the Stub/) Drtch 10 seNe land of the Mesa County Imgatton Distncl. Power is provided 10 tne hy- draulic pump by water In the Price Ditch that is belllQ delivered 10 the Palisade IrrigatIOn Dlstnct .....- -- , . May 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. " . " ., ., .. .. .. .. .. .. .. '. " .. " .. .. . " .. . .. .. .. " " .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. Sun I Mon I Tue r Wed I Thu I Fri Sat 1 21 3 I 4 5 6 7 I 1 I I 9t - -- 8 10 I 11 12 13 I 14 I I I I I Molher-sDay 1 - - - 18 I 20 I -- - 15 16 17 19 21 I 1 I I , 22 23 24 251 26 271 28 I I I I I I I I I 291 30 31 I I I I I I A1o;tmonal Day I . AnnlO1'1<:>I.o f'.:.......,,(\ Inl"