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<br />" <br /> <br />f <br /> <br />oonOi <br /> <br />Hay 1970 <br /> <br />PROJECT: P~onia . 1 <br />! <br />STATUS: Operating project - con::truction complctc.d in 1961 <br /> <br />LOCATIOS: Delta and Gunnison Counties near Pacnia. Colorado <br /> <br />SPONSORING AGE~CY: North Fork Water Conservancy District organized 3.17-47 <br /> <br />DESCRIPTIO~: I' <br /> <br />Paoni~ Reservoir was constructed on Muddy Creek to regulate runoff and <br />release storage water to the stream for later diversion into the enlarged <br />Fire Mountain Canal for conveyance to project lands. The canal ~kes <br />Leroux Creek water once used belo.... the canal available to users upstxcsm <br />by exchange. The reservoir in addition to helping control spring floods <br />provides recreation and fisb and wildlife opportunities. <br /> <br />PROJEGT PURPOSES: <br /> <br />IrriR3tion - Supplemental service land <br />Full service land <br />Total <br /> <br />13,070 acres <br />2,230 acres <br />15,300 acres <br /> <br />Recreation: Benefits of $2,800 projectcd--1969 visitations totaled <br />:3,520. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />F1.,:)d control: <br /> <br />Benefits of $4,200 projccted--l969 visitations <br />totOlled! 4,800.. <br />i <br />Benefits 01 $2,000 Olnnually attributed to tbe project <br /> <br /> <br />Total <br />capacity <br />(ac.-ft.) <br />21.000 I <br />I <br /> <br />Fire <br />Fire <br /> <br />Canal <br />Mountain <br />Mountain Extension <br /> <br />Length Capacity <br />(miles) (cis) <br />,30.0 200 <br />3.5 6 <br /> <br />Fish and wildlife: <br /> <br />PROJECT FEATURES: <br /> <br />Reservoir <br />paonia <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />23 <br /> <br />, ~ <br /> <br />':';:..~3.!".L--V;."",."" <br /> <br />-~~}-..;,.". <br /> <br />- <br />&--._-~ <br /> <br />::..';'~";""4- <br />