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<br />"., <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />oon41~ <br /> <br />. <br />," <br /> <br />PROJEC7: Unco~pahgre <br /> <br />l-'.ay 1970 <br /> <br />STATUS: E~sic construction completed in 1912 - Taylor Park Dam co~pleted in 1937 <br /> <br />LOCATIO~: Hostly in Montrose and Delta Counties in the vicinity of the towns <br />of Montrose Dnd Delta, Colorado <br /> <br />i <br />. <br /> <br />SPO~SO~ING AGENCY: Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association <br /> <br />Storage of Taylor River water iniTaylor P.:lrk Re'servoir above Cunnison, Cobrado <br />prividcs water for the project. fRescrvoir releases are made to the river for <br />lat~r diversion into the Gunnison Tunnel and Southside Canal. Diversion from <br />the Uncomaphgre River adds to the project supply. The South, West. Loutzenhizer, <br />, ' <br />~~ntrose and Delta, Selig, Ironstone, East and Garnet. Canals distribute the <br />water to irrigation surface arcds. About 425 miles of laterals distribute the <br />water to project lands. Subsurface dr.:1ins, totaling 215 mlle~ have been con- <br />structed to maintain the land in an arable class. <br />I <br />, <br />, <br />; <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION: <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />--.... <br /> <br />PROJECT PURPOSES: <br /> <br />i <br />, <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />.;.!\<' <br /> <br />Irri~ation - Full service land 76,300 acres <br /> <br />Although recreation. fish and! wildlife. and. flood control were not part <br />of the original project purpdses. each benefit from the project. Recre- <br />ation and fish and wildlife facilities have been installed around Taylor <br />I P::Jrk Reservoir and the reseryoir is used to control floods in the Upper <br />Gunnison Valley. Visitations to Taylor Park Reservoir totaled 32.458 in. <br />1969. I w <br />PROJECT FEATURES: ,,' <br />:;' <br /> <br />Reservoir <br />Taylor Park <br /> <br />Total <br />capacity <br />(ac.-ft.) <br />106,200 <br /> <br />. <br />Canals <br />Gunnison Tunnel <br />South <br />West <br />Montrose & Delta <br />LoutzcnhizQr <br />Selig <br />Irons tone <br />East <br />Garnet <br /> <br />Length <br />(miles) <br />5.8 <br />11.4 <br />21.2 <br />40.0 <br />14.5 <br />20.0 <br />14.0 <br />10.6 <br />10.7 <br /> <br />26 <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />Capacicy <br />(cfs) <br />1,000 <br />1,010 <br />172 <br />563 <br />120 <br />320 <br />40D <br />165 <br />75 <br /> <br />- _ ~.;~ .1" <br /> <br />'~..L.;.L '. <br /> <br />.-- <br /> <br />, <br />~." <br /> <br />""'-"..__c" ...,;ir..- ~;:i __.:<-:=--. :;::_~..~_.-,,-_~. <br /> <br />'- <br />