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<br />Authorization: Construction Fund <br />Water Source: Arkansas River <br />Terms of Loan: $490,000 @4,50% for 30-years <br /> <br />County: Crowely <br />Project Yield: 9,500 acre-feet <br />Project Type: Reservoir Rehabilitation <br /> <br />The Lake Henry Reservoir is located approximately 5 miles northeast of Ordway and is filled by the <br />Colorado Canal, which diverts water from the Arkansas River. The existing dam was constructed in the <br />early 1900's and was enlarged in 1951. The existing reservoir is a Class 2 structure, 18-feet high, <br />impounding approximately 9,500 acre-feet of water. Annual maintenance and repair have been needed to <br />keep the dam in operation and in compliance with the State Engineers Office, The reservoir has seepage <br />problems and has no emergency spillway, The proposed improvements to the reservoir are the <br />construction a toe drain system and the construction of a new 400-foot wide spillway to accommodate 50% <br />of the Probable Maximum Flood, The project is tentatively scheduled to be constructed in the falVwinter of <br />2002/2003, <br /> <br />17, Owl Creek Reservoir Companv - Reservoir Rehabilitation <br /> <br />Authorization: Construction Fund <br />Water Source: Owl Creek Basin <br />Terms of Loan: $1,125,000 @2,75% for 30-years <br /> <br />County: Weld <br />Project Yield: 1,200 acre-feet <br />Project Type: Reservoir Rehabilitation <br /> <br />Owl Creek Reservoir is located approximately 6 miles east and 3 miles north of the Town of Ault, <br />The reservoir was originally constructed in 1896 to store water for irrigation, The dam was constructed of <br />granular material, and over the years has suffered structural damage due to seepage, Given the condition of <br />the dam embankment and the potential for failure, the dam was intentionally breached in 1983, The <br />proposed project involves rehabilitating the existing dam embankment, the construction of a controlled outlet <br />structure, and the construction of an emergency spillway, The project is currently being design by the <br />Applegate Group, Denver, Colorado, and is scheduled for construction in the fall of 2002, <br /> <br />46 <br />