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<br />,', <br /> <br />03jOS. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />l'..>y 1970 <br /> <br />PROJECT: Grand Valley <br /> <br />STATUS: <br /> <br />Operating project. <br />in 1919 except the <br /> <br />Construction began in 1912 and ~as completed <br />poW'crplant which was constructed in 1932"33 <br /> <br />LOCATION: MCs<l County in the vicinity of Grand Junction, Colorado <br /> <br />SPONSORING AGENCY: Grand Valley Water Users Association <br />Orchard Mesa Irrigation District <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION: <br /> <br />Water from the Colorado River is diverted into the Government Highline <br />Canal by the Grand Valley Diversion Dacabout 23 miles northeast of <br />Grilnd Junction. About 4.6 miles below the 'diversion dam-, p'art of the <br />water is siphoned under the Colorado River to the Orchard Mesa Power <br />Canal for conveyance to the powerplant and then pumped to the Orchard <br />l~sa Canal for delivery to project -lands. Tbe remaining water in the <br />Government Highline Canal continues westward to serve lands in the <br />Grand Valley between palisade and nearby state line. .' . <br /> <br />e, <br /> <br />>e <br /> <br />PROJEGT PURPOSES: <br /> <br />Irri~ation - Supplemental serv1c~ land <br />Full service land <br />Tot:a1 <br /> <br />7)730 acres <br />34.686 acres <br />42,416 acres <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />PROJECT FEATURES: <br /> <br />i~ <br /> <br />,> <br /> <br />Power-plant <br />Grand Valley <br /> <br />Capacity <br />(kilowatts) <br />3,000 <br /> <br />Divers i:m. Dam <br />Grand Valley <br /> <br />(cts) <br />75,000 <br /> <br />Length <br />Canal (miles) <br />Government Highline..........- .55.0 <br />Orchard Mesa Power 3.5 <br />Orchard Mesa No.1 15.5 <br />Orchard Mesa No.2 16.1 <br /> <br />Capacity <br />(ctD) <br />1,675 <br />800 <br />85 <br />65 <br /> <br />,~~--.- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />---'---..;:..'i;~: <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />.3r..~.',J,:z:r:.l.;r_~_.az~ .'~ :..-.~-';~:,; ::;;.;...:,-- <br /> <br />'''~>.~' . <br /> <br />,..,~.J <br /> <br />22 <br /> <br />it..;. <br />