PROJ00414

• Contract/PO #: C153326
• Contractor Name: Fruitland Mesa Water Conservancy District
• Contract Type: Grant
• Water District: 0
• County: Montrose
• Bill Number: XB 99-999
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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3. The following portion of each service area will be providing
usable return flows. Return flows from the remaining part of the
lands will flow out of the project area.

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Upper Iron Creek 100 %
Crystal Valley 25 %
Lower Iron Creek 25 %
Upper Fruitland Mesa
Lower Fruitland Mesa 10 %

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4. Return flow from the Upper Iron Creek will be used as inflow

to the Gould Reservoir. The return flows from the remaining

three areas will be used as inflows into the same respective

areas.

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C. Lake Evaporation

The following values of loss due to evaporation from the Gould

Reservoir were used in the project operation study.

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Month
Evaporation Loss (ft)

April
.18

May June
.29 .42

July
.39

August
.30

September
.21

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D. Water Yield

Based on the available data for the water years 1961 through 1965,
the status of annual water yields in the Crystal Creek at the point of
diversion to the project area is as follows:

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Average Annual Water Yield 25,000 acre feet
Annual Water Yield Normal Year 24,900 acre feet
Annual Water Yield Exceeded
Two out of 10 Years 33,900 acre feet
Annual Water Yield Exceeded
Eight out of 10 Years 16,700 acre feet

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