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<br />.. 001832 <br /> <br />.\ The alternative methO'Il of supply would be much better from the viewpoint <br />of water conservation. <br /> <br />If the water released from Lake Brennon through the Coal Creek <br /> <br />outlet and destined for the Ohio Creek valley were carried in a canal <br /> <br />to Cool Creek valley, siphQned across that volley and then carried in <br /> <br />canal thrQugh OhiO' Pass, it would enter OhiO' Creek valley at the upper <br /> <br />end. This stQred water ~Quld then be available to meet decrees in bQth <br /> <br />upper end lower Ohio Creek valleys. <br /> <br />Economy WQuld dictate that even juniQr decrees in the upper <br /> <br />volley should be supplied with at least some of this stQred water, because <br /> <br />return flQW from such use would moke mQst of this water available fQr re- <br /> <br />diversion in the lowor valley. No surveys for the canal and siphon to <br /> <br />Ohio Pass have been made, but the structure would probably cost more than <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />the changes in the Gunnison-Ohio Creek Ditch. This additional cost would <br /> <br />be soundly justified by the greater use that could be made of the same <br /> <br />pmount of stQred water. <br /> <br />J\l temative Methods Qf Suppll. <br />There are ol ternative methods by which Ohio Creek shQrtage <br /> <br />might be relieved or which could be used to supply nny part of the stor- <br /> <br />age not economically feasible to develop at Leke Brennan. <br /> <br />Surveys were made under th8 direction of the state Engineer, <br /> <br />in 1934, of the following reservoir sites: <br /> <br />Castl e Creek . . . <br />Lower Willow Pk. <br />Upper Willow Pk. . <br /> <br />Water <br />Denth <br />65 <br />100 <br />50 <br /> <br />Acre-feet <br />Clipuci ty <br />1,928 <br />3,138 <br />1,023. <br />6,089 <br /> <br />Location <br />Forks of Castle Creek <br />Up North Fork - 1 mile <br />Up North Fork - 1t mile <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />all located near the head of Custle Creek above all irrigatiQn. Casuol <br /> <br />-25- <br />