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<, \ -" 0'0 0 5 8 4 ;1 I' I April 1971 , (: " SUMMARY SHEETS Savery-Pot Hook Project, Colorado-Wyoming i' ~ I I', ,I -;J " LOCATION Southern Wyoming and northwestern Colorado in the Little Snake Basin of the Upper Colorado River Basin. J I' (I, AUTHORIZED ;'\ Authorized for construction on September 2, 1964 as a participating project with the Colorado River StOrage Project, Public Law 88-568. fblli , Savery Reservoir will be constructed on Savery Creek approximately 17 miles north of Savery, Wyoming. Surplus flows of Savery Creek will be stored in the reservoir and released into the stream channel for conveyance to irrigation diversion points at lower elevations. About 7 miles below the reservoir, the Dolan Mesa Diversion Dam will divert water into the Dolan Mesa Canal for deli v ery to full servic-e lands on Dolan Mesa. Project waters flowing past the diversion dam will supplement the present irrigation supply along Savery Creek and , ' the Little Snake River below its confluence with Savery Creek in both Wyoming and Colorado. Return flows will be utilized on the lower lying lands. Present diversion and ditch systems will be utilized to distribute this supplemental water. In accord with Wyoming fishery recommendations, minimum flows in Savery Creek below the reservoir and the diversion dam will be 15 second-feet and 10 second-feet, respectively. About 1,500 acre-feet of inactive storage in the reser- voir will be provided specifically for fish, wildlife, and recreation. I. if ::i I:) rt :! I; I: J " l~ Unused flows of Little Snake River and its tributaries, Savery Creek from the north and Slater and Willow Creeks from the south will be developed for irrigation, recreation, flood control, and fish and wildlife uses. Storage regulation will be provided in both Wyoming and Colorado. Releases from the reservoir and usable natural and return flows will be utilized in both states. i " " It II The Pot Hook Reservoir will be constructed on Slater Creek about 1 mile south of Slater, Colorado. Surplus flows of Slater Creek will be stored in the reservoir and released into the Pot Hook Canal. The westward flowing canal will provide irrigation service to pre- dominantly full service lands south of the Little Snake River in both Wyoming and Colorado. Two major laterals will branch from the main canal. The Willow Creek Lateral will service lands along Willow \~ i: , " \ I I \ i " l; I' l~ , I I l --- ----~--_..--~.,-~--. -----_.-~- ----- ,-- - .,. "'''r-__'_~':' .,. "p." "",:,.,.-._..~-,."-"rr'r"T;':" '[f'-'';',''I-:;'""",--,,, ";-.;-.~._;