PROJ00072

• Contract/PO #: C153592
• Contractor Name: West Divide Water Conservancy District
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 0
• County: Garfield
• Bill Number: SB 89-85
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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CHAPTER 1
GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Purpose:

The purpose "f the Alsbury Reservoir Project is to provide a late-season

water supply for .presently irrigated lands which presently rely on the natural

flow of East Divide Creek; and also to provide a source of augmentation water

for new residences in the area which will obtain their water supply from wells.

1.2 Project Location and Description:

Alsbury Reservoir is located near the headwaters of East Divide Creek in

the extreme eastern end of Mesa County. Elevation at the reservoir site is

9,000 feet. Tributary drainage area to the reservoir is approximately 1.75

square miles. The rim of the drainage basin reaches a maximum elevation of

10,000 feet.

The only Project feature is Alsbury Darn, proposed to be constructed to a

height of 25 feet above the stream bed. It will impound approximately 255

acre-feet of water above minimum pool level, out of which, ultimately, an

average of 250 acre-feet will be released annually on demand to purchasers

within the service area. Figure 1-1 shows the Project location and service

area.

1. 3 Climate:

The Project service area ranges from an elevation of 5,800 feet to 7,000

feet. Irrigated areas are generally below 6,400 feet. Average length of the

growing season is 120 days.

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