FLOOD04607

• County: Gunnison
• Community: Upper Gunnison
• Basin: Gunnison
• Title: Final Report Appendices Upper Gunnison-Uncompahgre Basin Phase I Feasibility Study
• Date: 5/1/1989
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Project

a capacity of 6220 cfs at maximum water surface elevation. The
reservoir has a total capacity of 13,520 af, including 12,820 af of
active capacity and 700 af of inactive capacity. When filled to its
normal water surface elevation, the reservoir has a surface area of
293 acres.

Bostwick Lateral and Drains. The 3.6-mile Bostwick Lateral was
constructed to del her water to full service 1 ands above the West
Vernal Mesa Lateral. Repair, extension, and some new construction
of about 7.2 miles of drains were completed by the BPWCD.

The principal project features discussed above are shown in Figure

B.2.

Project irrigation facilities were turned over to the Bostwick Park
Water Conservancy Di stri ct for operation and mai ntenance on January 1,
1976. As in the case of the Uncompahgre project, title to the Bostwick
Park project remains with the USBR.

B.2.4.4 Uncompahgre Valley Private Ditch Systems

Irrigated lands in the Uncompahgre Valley are served by privately
owned ditches as well as by the Uncompahgre Project facilities. Most of
these ditches were constructed in the early 1900's and have water rights
with appropriation dates of 1916. Many of the major ditches have
additional decrees from a mass filing in 1942. These ditches are
discussed below, grouped by Water District, and are shown in Figure B.3.
The information presented below was obtained from the State Engineers
Division office in Montrose and interviews with District Water
Commissioners.

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