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<br />OQ1107
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<br />Draft - 9/81
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<br /> TAllLE 1
<br />Estimated Total and Agricultural Depletions by
<br />Possible Bureau of Reclamation Projects
<br /> Total
<br /> Depletions
<br /> Total Agricultural Reservoir due to
<br />Region/Project Source Depletions Depletions Evaporationa Agriculture
<br />Platte -
<br />, Narrowsb 4 70,000 25,000 95,000
<br />Northern High Plains -
<br />Deep wells 0 0 0
<br />Arkansas -
<br />Fryingpan-Arkansas 3 33,000 14,300 N/A 14,300
<br />Southwest -
<br />Animas-LaPlata 1,2 120,700c 81,000 3,574 84,574
<br />Dolores 1,2 80,900 70,250 5,400 75,650
<br />San Miguel 1,2 30,700 16,300 400 16,700
<br />Gunnison -
<br />Dallas Creek 1,2 17,100 5,100 400 5,500 I
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<br />Fruitland Mesa 2 21,300 20,900 400 21,300
<br />Colorado River -
<br />West Divide 1,2 38,200 35,700 1,300 37,000
<br />Northwest -
<br />Savery pothookc,d 2 12,700 10,700 2,000 12,700
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<br />a. Includes only that portion of reservoir evaporation chargeable to irrigation
<br />except for Narrows Project, in ~hich all reservoir e~aporation is included because
<br />no breakdo~ is available.
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<br />b. The Colorado state position is that the Narrows will be const~ucted.
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<br />c. Includes Colorado portion only.
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<br />d. Disagrees with ewCB projection of ~rch 1977 of 22,400 acre-feet/year.
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<br />Sources
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<br />1. U. S. Water and Power Resources Service.
<br />Review - west Slope Proiec~s, ~olorad~, March
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<br />Annual Plannin9 and Construction
<br />1980.
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<br />2. Rinckel, J. F., Projects Manager, Grand Junction projects Office of Upper Colo-
<br />rado Region, Bureau of Reclamation. Telephone interview, June 1980.
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<br />3. The Fryingpan Arkansas Project is almost completed. This represents additional
<br />water which will be available after 1978 as estimated by Colorado Department of Nat-
<br />ural Resources.
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<br />4. Whittlesey, Norman K., "Irrigation Development potential in Colorado," a paper
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