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<br />v.ay 1970 <br /> <br />PROJECT: Grand Mesa <br /> <br />O,ij393 <br /> <br />STATUS: FC.3sibiUty <br /> <br />l <br /> <br />LOCATION: Mostly in Delta County surrounding the town of Ccdaredge, Colorado <br /> <br />SPONSORING AGE:\CY: Grand l-!esa Wolter Conservancy District organized Apr. 10, 1961 <br />North Fork W~tcr Conservancy District organized P~r. 17, 1941 <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION: <br /> <br />Th~ project would develop flows of tribut3rics to the Gunnison River and stab- <br />ilize selected reservoirs on Grand Y.esa for fishery and recreation purposes. <br />Th~ water lost co irrigation through stabilization would be replaced by the <br />potential Cactus Park Reservoir about 4 miles east of Cedaredge. Water for the <br />latter reservoir would be supplied by the Surface Creek Feeder Canal and Grand <br />Mesa Canal. The Grand Mesa Canal would convey water from the potential Electric <br />Mountain Reservoir on West Muddy Creek and intervening streams along its route. <br />Irrigation water would be released to th~ Ccdaredge and Grand Mesa Canals for <br />co~veyances to project lands. Municipal and domestic water would be made avail- <br />able in the vicinity of Ccdaredge either by direct flows or storage releases. <br />Recreation and fishery facilities would be provided at both potential reservoirs <br />and at selected reservoirs on Grand ~~sa. The scenie environment and living <br />conditions would aloo be enb3nced by the praject.. " <br /> <br />PROJECT PURPOSES: <br /> <br />Irri~a tion <br /> <br />Supple~ental service land <br />Full service land <br /> <br />20,840' acres <br />7.430 3cres <br />28,270 acres <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />Domestic water <br />Cedaredse Fish <br /> <br />supply of <br />H3tchery. <br /> <br />1,400 acre-feet and <br />Benefits estimated <br /> <br />Municinnl and domestic water: <br />3,600 acre-feet provided the <br />at $311,900 annually. <br /> <br />Recreation: Annual visitations of 246,800, valued at $427,760 <br /> <br />Fish and wildlife; Annual visitations of 120,750, valued at $322,600 <br /> <br />Flood control: None <br /> <br />Other: <br /> <br />Rcserv~irs <br />Electl"ic Mountain <br />Cactus Park <br />Stabilized "Grand <br />~sa <br /> <br />Total <br />capacity <br />(ac .-ft.) <br />27,000 <br />29,000 <br />5,000 <br /> <br />It <br />'. <br />. <br /> <br />Length <br />(miles) <br />43.0 <br />lO.3 <br />7.6 <br />4.4 <br />1.3 <br />2.l <br /> <br />Capacity <br />(cfs) <br />200-400 <br />235 <br />200 <br />lO <br />20 <br />20-l00 <br /> <br />PROJECT FEATURES: <br /> <br />Canals <br />Grand }fesa <br />Cedaredge <br />Surface Creek <br />Ward Creek <br />Fruitgrowers <br />Electric ~~unta1n <br /> <br />lO <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />:1-'"'-"=- <br /> <br />_,., 'r,._. ..,' .____ <br /> <br />~ '--"-'~ .,... <br />