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<br />d. The effective regulation of f10vs resulting fro. storage of <br />floodwater during the sno~lt ruuoff period provided flood control <br />benefits shown in the following tabulation. <br /> <br />Project <br /> <br />: <br />I <br /> <br />E8tiuted flood <br />daaaae prevented (8) <br /> <br />Blue Me.. Reservoir <br />LlllIOn Ileservoir <br />Navajo Reservoir <br />Paonia Reservoir <br />Va11ecito Re.ervoir <br /> <br />$200.000 <br />13.000 <br />100.000 (b) <br />12.000 <br />75,000 <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />$400.000 <br /> <br />(a) Bureau of Ileclamation estimate <br />(b) Corps of En&ineer. esti..te <br /> <br />e. Numerous other flood control projects. both public and private, <br />prevented flood damages throughout the Upper Colorado IUver Region; how- <br />ever. they are lIIO.t1y nnor in extent and no effort was _de to ....ure <br />their overall effect. <br /> <br />44. Great Buin Region. <br /> <br />a. Effect of projects. - The Corps of ED&iuers cODBtructed the <br />Big Wash Diver.ion Dam and Channel Iaprove..nt structure near Milford, <br />Utah and three other channel iaprov_nts; one locatad naar ~nd. <br />Utah; another on lover Kays Creek at Layton. Utah; and the third on the <br />lover Jordan River. The Red_nd Channel Iaprove..nt on the Sevier River <br />prevented an e.tiaated $20.000 in daaage.. Three .toraae unit. located <br />within the Weber IUver Ba.in that are operated for joint u.e .pace <br />(con.ervation and flood control) a. e .pecifica1ly designated function <br />were instr~nta1 in reducing floodf1ov. to channel capacities and pre- <br />venting da_gee a. fo11_s: <br /> <br />: E.timated flood daaaae. prevented (a) <br /> <br />Causey Reservoir $ 2.000 <br /> <br />East Canyon Reservoir 7.000 <br /> <br />Pineview 10,000 <br />Total $19,000 <br /> <br /><a> Bureau of Reclamation estiaate. <br /> <br />16 <br />