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<br />" <br /> <br />< <br /> <br />OO~?14 <br /> <br />l'.ay 1970 <br /> <br />PROJECT: Curccanti Unit <br /> <br />STATUS: Under construction--authorized by Act of 4-11-56, P.L. 485 <br />Blue l'1csa completed in Dece:nber 1965. 1'1orrow Point cons truc- <br />cion started in 1963 and is all complete except the power- <br />plant; Crystal Dam construction has not started. <br /> <br />LOCATIO~: In Montrose and Gunnison Counties along the Gunnison River <br />between Montrose and Gunnison <br /> <br />SPONSORING AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION: <br /> <br />The Curecanti Unit of the Col:>rado River Storage Project consis ts <br />of three reservoirs and associated powerplants. Flows of the Gunnison <br />River are largely controlled by Slue Mesa'Reservoir. Water released <br />from this upper reservoir generates electricity as it passes through <br />the po.r erplant for reregulation in Morrow Point Reservoir i.rnzl:l.edi1 tely <br />downstream. Present w:Jter releases through the Morrow Point Dam ilnd <br />Powerplant are as uniform as possible. With the construction of the <br />future Crystal ~m and Reservoir, Morrow Point will be operated for <br />power production and Crystal Reservoir will regulate the flow of the <br />river. Power produced is transmitted to power market areas and <br />revenues go toward payment for this and irrigation projects included <br />in the Colorado River Storage Project Act mentioned above. The proj- <br />ect has recreation and fish and wildlife facilities and floods along <br />the Gunnison River are controlled by th~ two exLst1ng reservoirs. <br /> <br />PROJEGT PURPOSES: <br /> <br />Recreation: Visitations for this purpose totaled 215,740 during <br />1969 <br /> <br />Fish and wildlife: Visitations for these purposes totaled' 225,500 <br />in 1969 <br /> <br />Po",-er: When completed the unit powerplants will have the capacity <br />to produce 208,000 kilowatts of electricity. <br /> <br />Flood control: Controlling ranging spring floods is another <br />important purpose of the project. <br /> <br />PROJEGT FEATURES: <br /> <br />Reservoirs <br />Bluc }o'.esa <br />Morrow Point <br />Crystal <br /> <br />Total <br />capacity <br />(ae .-it.) <br />940,000 <br />117,000 <br />27,240 <br /> <br />Po~_oerplants <br />Blue Mesa <br />Morrow Point <br />Crystal <br /> <br />Kilowatts <br />60,000 <br />120,000 <br />28,000 <br /> <br />20 <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />'P";' <br /> <br />~i:"-::'- <br /> <br />, <br />"--'--'- <br /> <br />'.. .. <br /> <br />. ~ . <br /> <br />-, <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />____J <br />