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<br />il~j395 <br /> <br />M.1y 1970 <br /> <br />PROJECT: Upper Gunnison <br /> <br />STATUS: Feasibility investigations in progress <br /> <br />LOCATION: In Gunnison and Saguache Counties along tbe Gunnison River and <br />it tributary near Gunnison, C~lorado <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />SPO~SORINC AGENCY: Upper Gunnison Water Conservancy District organized 7-9-59 <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION: <br /> <br />Three sep3rate service areas are inclcdcd 1n the plan. The Tomichi Creek area <br />would store surplus flows of Tomich! Creek for-relc~se to the Crookeon Canal <br />and existing ditches for irrigation purposes. Exchange water replaced by Elko <br />~~servoir releases would be made available by transfer to lands above project <br />facilities. The exlsting Taylor Park Reservoir would be operated for fish <br />and wildlife and food control. Storage releases would be made to the river <br />for later diversion to the Paragon Canal for irrigation and through the <br />Paragon Canal to the Gunnison munic ipsl and domestic Pipeline for conveyance. . . <br />of l:lunicipal and domestic water to the town of Gunnison. Cement Creek Reser- <br />oir would develop flows of Cement Creek for irrigation and municipal and <br />domestic uses assocl.3ted with anticipated growth in the area. Recreation and <br />fish and wildlife opportunities would all be major purposes of the project. <br /> <br />PROJECT PURPOSES:!J <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Irri~ tion <br /> <br />Supplemental Service land <br />Full service land <br />Total <br /> <br />17.200 acres <br />2.160 acres <br />19.360 acres <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />Hunicipal and domestic water: 8.000 acre-feet of wat.er would be made <br />available <br /> <br />RecreatiOn: Facilities would be constructed at all project reservoirs. <br />including improved operation and use of Taylor Park. <br />Fish and wildlife: Fishery opportunit.ies would be provided at all project. <br />reservoirs and along t.he Taylor River. <br /> <br />Flood control: Elko and the existing Taylor Park Reservoir woul~ control <br />flood waeers. <br /> <br />PROJECT FEATURES:!I <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Reservoirs <br />Elko <br />Ccmen:: Creek <br />T~ylor P.1rk <br />(exis tin~) <br /> <br />Total <br />c.1pacity <br />(ac .-ft.) <br />18,300 <br />4,100 <br /> <br />Cana Is <br />Crookton <br />Paragon <br /> <br />Length <br />(miles) <br />8.0 <br />6.0 <br /> <br />Cap.1c1ty <br />(cis) <br />40 <br />65 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />106,000 <br /> <br />l!PreJ.iminary data <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />,~_C~~h~ ~J <br /> <br />., <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ T,"'="'~ <br /> <br />-.' ':;:"" <br />