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<br />... <br /> <br />:-'.ay 1970 <br /> <br />, <br />.'. <br /> <br />OilJ..J8 <br /> <br />PROJECT: S 11 t <br /> <br />STATUS: Operating prDjcct ~ construction co~pleted in 1967 <br /> <br />LOCATION: Garfield County nDrth of 511;. Colorado <br /> <br />SPO~SORING AGE~CY; Silt W~ter Conservancy District organized 10-7-57 <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION: <br /> <br />Rifle G~p Rcser~ir on Rifle Cre~k regulates the flow of the stream <br />so stOr3ge release ~an replace natural flows used on downstream lands. <br />The replaced natural flows arc diverted from East Rifle Creek into <br />the existing Grass Valley Canal for conveyance to project lands in <br />Dry Elk Valley and on Harvey l-".eS3. The Silt Pu:nping Plant pumps <br />\,,'atcr for the Colorado River to supplement the Rifle Creek supply during <br />periods of lowfbw. Water from the reservoir is also released to the Davie <br />Ditch for irrigation of lands on Davie Mesa above Rifle. Recreation <br />and fish and wildlife facilities have been constructed at Rifl~ Cap <br />Reservoir. <br /> <br />PROJECT PURPOSES: <br /> <br />. <br />Irri~ation - Supplemental scrvic~ land <br />Full service land <br />Totnl <br /> <br />4,479 acres <br />2;118 acres <br />6,597 acres <br /> <br />I <br />Rccre.:lcion: Benefits of $16,000 annually projected based on <br />10,000 visications--l969 recreation visitations totaled 30,045. <br /> <br />Fish and wildlife: Visitations of 1,950 m~n-day projected ~nnually-- <br />1969 fish and wildlife visitations totaled 14,917. <br /> <br />PROJEGT FEATllRES: <br /> Total / <br /> capac icy Length Capac icy <br />R~servoir (ac .-ft.) C~nals (miles) (CFS) <br />Rifle Gap 12.650 Silt Pu:np 8,1 32 <br /> Davie Dir.ch 6.0 18 <br /> Dry Elk Valley <br /> Lateral 1.8 20 <br />Silt Pu::nping Plant--capacicy 32 second-feet--1ifc 210 feac <br /> <br />24 <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />"'.~~~ <br /> <br />i-1.t..r":'_~ "" .:;"i:i~l:-' _b~~'; , -,-,-. -.., .:, _____........: _~-..:!7' <br /> <br />'-.:... <br /> <br />~. - ,-~- <br /> <br />, <br />-.-....:....>-. <br /> <br />J <br />