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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />III-2 <br /> <br />T ABLE III-I <br />SOUTH PLATTE RIVER CORRIDOR USES <br /> <br />Flood control and drainage <br />Domestic water supply <br />Transportation of irrigation water <br />Transportation and dilution of sewage effluent <br />Cultural and recreation <br />Mineral resource extraction <br />Water exchanges <br />Industrial water supply <br />Wildlife ha bitat <br /> <br />Flood Control Storage <br />The South Platte River flood potential is mitigated by Chatfield. Cherry <br />Creek and Bear Creek flood control reservoirs. The study area is affected <br />only by Chatfield Reservoir. The location of these reservoirs is shown on <br />Figure III-I. Tributaries enter the mainstem of the South Platte River <br /> <br /> <br />the reservoirs. <br /> <br />Flood control <br /> <br />which increases the flood potential below <br />storage available in these reservoirs is <br /> <br />downstream of these reservoirs <br /> <br />shown in Table 111-2. <br /> <br /> TABLE III-2 <br /> FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIRS <br /> Storage (Acre-feet) <br /> Permanent* Closure <br />Reservoir Total Pool flood Control Surcharge Date <br />Chatfield 235.000 26.661 208.370 119.900 08/1973 <br />Cherry Cr. 93.920 13.960 79.960 134.470 10/1948 <br />Bear Creek 30.810 1.990 26.570 46,410 07/1977 <br /> <br />*Permanent pool storage includes recreational/multipurpose pools and sedi- <br />ment control volumes. <br />