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<br />'.' <br /> <br />000.;13 <br /> <br />.,' <br /> <br />~.ay 1970 <br /> <br />PROJECT: Collbran <br /> <br />STATUS: Opera~ing project--authorlzed July 3, 1952. P.L. 445-- <br />construction completed 1n 1962 <br /> <br />LOCATION: Mesa County south of Buzzard Creek near Collbran. Colo. <br /> <br />SPO~SORING ACENCY: Collbran Water Conservancy District organized 10-26-55 <br /> <br />DESGRIPTION: <br /> <br />Vega Reservoir was constructed on Plateau Creek and in addition to <br />Plateau Creek natural flows, the Leon-Park Feeder Canal conveys <br />surplus flows of Leon and Park Creeks to the reservoir. The South- <br />side Canal delivers storage w::Iter to project lands and replaces <br />irrigation water diverted from Big and Cottonwood Creeks. The flow <br />of these two creeks regulated by 15 existing reservoirs is diverted <br />into the Bonham-Cottonwood Pipeline and used for power generation <br />at the Upper and Lower Molina Powerplants. Recreation and fish and <br />wildlife facUities have been constuctcd at Vega Reservoir and visit- <br />ations h4lve fOlr exceeded those anticipated. . _ . <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />PROJEGT PURPOSES: <br /> <br />IrriJ;t3tion <br /> <br />Supplemental service land <br />Full service land <br />Total <br /> <br />118.340 acres <br />2,310 acres <br />20.650 acres <br /> <br />Recreation: Benefits of $17.400 annually projected including <br />$4.700 at Vega and $12.700 at Bonham Reservoir. <br />1969 recreation visitations.to Vega Reservoir <br />totaled" 36.923. <br /> <br />Fish and wildlife; Benefits of $2.720 annual projected in feas- <br />ibility report___1969 fish and wildlife <br />visitations totaled 26.734. <br /> <br />Flood control: Insignificant <br /> <br />Power: Power benefits of $613.600 <br /> <br />annua 11y <br />, I <br />, . <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />PROJEGT FEATURES: <br /> <br />Reservoirs <br /> <br />Total <br />capacity <br />(ac .-ft.) <br />33,500 <br /> <br />Vega <br />15 existing reservoir <br />on Grand Mesa <br /> <br />8.970 <br /> <br />Canals <br />Southside <br />'Leon-Park <br />East Fork J <br />Bonham-Cottonwood <br />Pipgline <br /> <br />Length Capacity <br />(milos) (CF~ <br />29.2 240 <br />3.2 350 <br />1.2 30 <br /> <br />P~rplants <br />Upper Mol Lna <br />Lower Molina <br /> <br />Capacity <br />(kilowatts) <br />8,400 <br />4,600 <br /> <br />15.5 50 <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />01"".... ~ <br /> <br />.=---- "..~ ~.,... u~..-,.'", <br /> <br />~ _"w_' .~." ~P::, .......::.....Il~.P_.. _~~~~_._ ..~__ <br />