BOARD02108

• Board Meeting Date: 5/19/2003
• Description: ISF Section - Gunnison River New Appropriation Recommendation - Water Division 4 - Montrose & Delta Counties
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Stream: Gunnison River

Executive Summary
Water Division: 4
Water District:
CDOW#:

Seament: USGS Gage #09128000 to North Fork Gunnison River

Upper Terminus: USGS Gage #09128000 at
(Latitude 380 31' 45") (Longitude 107038' 54")
UTM = 42 67 632N 13 2 69 175 E
NE NW SIO T49N R7WNMPM
1900' East of West Section Line 1100' South of North Section Line

Lower Terminus: North Fork Gunnison River
(Latitude 380 46' 58") (Longitude 1070 50' 09")
UTM = 42 96 277N 13 2 53 652E
NW NW S6 T15S R93W 6PM
100' East of West Section Line 1070' South of North Section Line

Counties: Montrose & Delta
Length: 28,9 miles
USGS Quad(s): Grizzly Ridge, Red Rock Canyon, Black Ridge, Lazear
Flow Recommendation:
. Time Period: May I sl - July 31 sl
· Flow Amount: The instream flow amount is that amount of water which is determined as
follows:

1. Begiuning with each year's April 1 forecast from the Colorado River-~_e! d:=sf'.
~ Forecast Center, if Blue Mesa is projected to fill and spill by July 31 st;,,\va'i~
fA} III f;l.l- beyond that which satisfies present and future obligations of the authorized
-k'l~ purposes of the Aspinall Unit, as specified in the Colorado River Storage Act, 43
U,S,C, Section 620 et seq" as amended through April 2, 2003 (see Agreement _
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Paragraph (l)(b,), and &P-~
2, Further, the amount of water for ISF purposes shall be limited to a maximum of
10,000 c,f,s" or such lesser amount, that when combined with tributary inflow
~ D; curring upstream of the Gunnison River gage located near Delta, CO does not
~( \1 ce~d I ?,OOO c,f.s, (to ensure that the ISF water right does not contribute to
'('11>"'1 o?d~ng mt:\J.f.i}.#,~ area); ,and , , .
This, wstrea.!'!;l.~M' water fight shall not be exercIsed m a mauner that mterferes
f~ /1 WI. spinall Unit operations,
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