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<br />Selig Diversion D~ and Canal. Selig Diversion Dam is on the <br />Uncompahgre River about 5 miles northwest of Montrose. It has a <br />sluiceway with timber gates and an uncontrolled concrete overflow <br />weir and concrete stilling basin. Its structural height is 25 ft. <br />The canal extends generally north about 20 miles from the diversion <br />dam. This unlined canal has a diversion capacity of 320 cfs. This <br />canal serves an area of 9960 acres. The original dam and canal were <br />privately constructed and were purchased by the USBR in 1914. <br /> <br />Ironstone Diversion Dam and Canal. Located on the Uncompahgre River <br />about eight miles northwest of Montrose, the Ironstone Diversion Dam <br />is a concrete structure with a gated sluiceway and a concrete wing. <br />The structural height is 7 ft. The unlined canal runs 14 miles <br />northwest from the diversion dam. The diversion capacity is 400 cfs <br />and this canal serves an area of 22,550 acres. The original dam and <br />canal were privately constructed and were acquired by the USBR in <br />1915. <br /> <br />East Canal Diversion D~ and Canal. Located on the Uncompahgre <br />River about 10 miles northwest of Montrose, the East Canal Diversion <br />Dam is a concrete and timber weir with an earth embankment wing. <br />The structural height is 16 ft. The unlined canal extends 10.6 <br />miles north from the diversion dam. Its diversion capacity is 165 <br />cfs and it serves an area of 7670 acres. The original dam and canal <br />were privately constructed and were acquired by the USBR in 1911. <br /> <br />Garnet Diversion Dam and Canal. The diversion dam is on the <br />Uncompahgre River about 15 miles northwest of Montrose. The dam is <br />a concrete-faced rockfi11 weir, and has a structural height of 8 ft. <br />Garnet Canal is unl ined and extends 10.7 miles northwest from the <br />diversion dam. Its diversion capacity is 75 cfs and it serves an <br />area of 1590 acres. The original dam and canal were constructed by <br />private interests and purchased by the USBR in 1914. <br /> <br />B-ll <br /> <br />[J (;00D3638 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />