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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />PURPOSE AND SCOPE <br />The purpose of this report is to determine the engineering feasibility of <br /> <br />enlarging the Elkhead Creek Dam and Reservoir for providing emergency water <br /> <br />storage for a downstream steam power plant operation. The Elkhead Creek <br /> <br />Dam Project was originally planned by Colorado Division of Wildlife, <br />formerly the Division of Game, Fish and Parks, for fish propogation, <br /> <br />recreation, wildlife habitat and production of fur bearing mammals, and <br /> <br />was scheduled for construction starting in the latter part of 1972. <br /> <br />Designated as the Yampa Project, the proposed steam power plant is planned at <br /> <br />a site along the Yampa River several miles downstream from the town of Craig. <br /> <br />On a basis of common interests, a view has been shared by concerned parties <br /> <br />that an increase in the size and capacity of the Elkhead Creek Dam and <br /> <br />Reservoir would be beneficial to both the state public and Yampa Project. <br /> <br />This report has been prepared to present the potential feasibility of increasing <br /> <br />the reservoir capacity to meet the storage requirement of the Yampa Project. <br /> <br />It includes the results from review of the original design, study and eval- <br /> <br />uation of hydrological, geological and topographical information pertinent <br /> <br />to the expansion of construction and also the additional project cost. <br /> <br /> <br />iii <br />