WSPC03246

• File Number: 8220.100.70
• Description: Colorado River Water Projects - Colorado River Storage Project - CRSP - Publications
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 7/31/1972
• Author: Unknown
• Title: Project Reports-Summaries-Descriptions - Curecanti Storage Unit - CRSP
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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has been difficult to determine the frequency and damages of such

floods. In cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Corps

of Engineers has implemented emergency flood relicf authority/and

constructed several emergency dikes/and a channel clearing and

.nQ8siag program)along vith the Bureau's land purchase program.

This program appears to be quite successful sLnce no flooding

occurred last vintor on privately owned land.

Approximately $700,000 was expended by the Bureau in F.Y. 1972 on

purchase of land and easements in the areas susceptible to the ice

jam flood, and additional funds will be expended in F.Y. 1973.

Morrow Point Dam creates a reservoir of 117,000 acre-feet. The

powcrplant has a capacity of 120,000 k.w. Construction of chesc

fcatures vas startcd in Junc'1963 and completed in Junc 1971. The

only work remaining on Morrow point Dam and Reservoir is the

bituminous paving of acccss roads to the dam and powcrplant. which

is scheduled in F.Y. 1973. and the construction of a Visitor's

Ccnter which i. scheduled for F.Y. 1974.

Crystal Dam was originally planned as a zoned earthfill structure.

Bids were received in May 1971 which wore excessivcly high. mainly

because of working room in the canyon and scarce earth-fill ~terial

on the canyon walls. A decision was made. therefore. to redesign

the dam as a double-curvature. thin-arch concrete dam. that would be

les8 costly and have 1es8 affect on ehe enviro~ental conditions in

the narrow canyon area. CoQ$cruction i. being done in twO phases.
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