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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />CHAPTER II <br /> <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> <br />Recorded runoff of Yampa River as measured at the gaging station <br />near Maybell. Colo., is considered to be representative of the flows <br />available for development at the nearby Juniper Dam site, or at the <br />alternative downstream Cross Mountain Dam site, as the river inflows <br />between the gaging station and the dam sites are nominal during average <br />and lower than average runoff years. The streamflow record at the sta- <br />tion reflects past upstream diversions, storage, and irrigation uses of <br />Yampa River waters for about 65,000 acres of land. These upstream uses <br />have been relatively stable without material change for many years. The <br />recorded past flows are therefore reasonably representative of available <br />flows under present conditions of upstream development and uses. The <br />effects of potential future upstream water developments on Yampa River <br />flows have not been included in the present water supply study. The gen- <br />eral effects of such future upstream developments, however, are discussed <br />later in this chapter. <br /> <br />White River <br /> <br />Continuous runoff records are available for the "~ite River at a gag- <br />ing station near Watson, Utah, several miles above the Savannah Butte Diver- <br />sion Dam site. Records for the 38-year period 1924-61 have been published <br />by the Geological Survey. The runoff for this period averaged 517,000 acre- <br />feet annually, with the maximum runoff being 1,257,000 acre-feet in 1929 <br />and the minimum runoff being 281,000 acre-feet in 1934. <br /> <br /> <br />':~ <br /> <br />Looking northeast at White River (flowing from right to left) <br />and. project lands about 10 miles east of Ouray. Utah. <br /> <br />30 <br /> <br />