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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Bear Creek Lake <br />Fact Sheet <br /> <br />Constructed by: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers <br />Officially Completed: September, 1982 Date of Closure: July, 1977 <br />Authorized by Congress in the Flood Control Act of 1968, Senate <br />Document No. 87,90th Congress, 2nd Session <br /> <br /> Elevation Contents Surface Area *Evap. <br /> (FT) (Ac Ft) (Acres) (AC Ft) <br />Permanent Pool 5,558 1,974 107 268 <br />Requested Cons. Stor. Space 5,585.25 6,599 258 645 <br />Max. Cons. Storage Space 5,615.99 18,400 524 1,310 <br />Flood Control pool** 5,635.5 30,683 715 <br />Spillway Crest 5,667.0 58,224 1,037 <br />Maximum Pool 5,684.5 78,000 1,237 <br />Maximum Elevation <br />attained 6/23/83 5,581 5,539 221 <br /> <br />* Evaporation based on an average annual rate of 30"(2.5'). <br />State has committed to covering 50% of the evaporation off the <br />permanent pool. <br />** Surcharge = any storage in Flood Control Pool or above 5,635.5 <br />elevation up to a maximum of 47,317 acre-feet. <br /> <br />Water Riqhts Presentlv Involved <br /> <br />I. 1-79CW306 Bear Creek Lake storage Decree <br /> <br />Decree Date: 12/3/79 <br />Appropriation Date: 10/1/70 <br />1st Used Date: 5/10/79 <br />Diligence Case No: 84CWl15 <br />88CW094 <br /> <br />Basin Rank: 11083 <br />Amount: 1989 Acre-Feet <br />Uses: ABSOLUTE - piscatorial <br />(done) conditional - municipal, <br />domestic, irrigation, <br />recreation <br /> <br />Statements of Opposition to 84CWl15 & 88CW094 <br />- Genesee Water & Sanitation District <br />- Central Colorado Water conservancy District <br />- Water Division 1 Engineer (in consultation} <br />- City of Thornton <br /> <br />II. 1-W-232-73 Morrison Exchange Reservoir <br /> <br />Decree Date: 12/31/70 <br />Decree signed: 2/28/73 <br />Appropriation Date: 8/29/70 <br /> <br />Basin Rank: 8203 <br />Amount: 2000 Acre-Feet; 1500 A.F. <br />must go to Perm. Pool <br />4265E <br />