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<br />I-~ <br />I <br /> <br />, <br />. . <br /> <br />OJ,!3~5 <br /> <br />l'.ay 1970 <br /> <br />PROJ2CT: Fruitland Mesa <br /> <br />STATUS: Authorized September 2. 1964. P.L. 88-568 ~ Definite Plan <br />Report completed Jun~ 1967 and awaiting funds for construction <br /> <br />LOCATIO~: In Delta. MJntrose. ~nd Gunnison Counties south of Crawford, <br />Colorado and the headwaters of Soap and Curecanti Creeks <br /> <br />SPO:\SORI~G AGENCY: Fruitland Mesa Water Conservancy District organized <br />8-18-60 <br /> <br />DESCRIPTION: <br /> <br />/. <br /> <br />~~tcr will be dcvclop~d from Soap Creek with the construction of Soa? <br />P~rk D~m and Reservoir. Water fro~ the reservoir would be conveyed <br />by the Black ~~sa Conduit to the Crystal ~rcek Drainage. Flows of <br />Curccant! Creek \Jould be diverted to the conduit by the Curccant! <br />Creek Diversion Dam. The water would be diverted into the Fruitland <br />Nes.3 Canal for conveY3r.cc to project lands and .ta the Gould Feeder <br />Can~l for conveyance to the existing Could Reservoir. The latter <br />reservoir will provide regulation of project water. Existing ditches <br />will also help distribute irrigation water. Recreation and fishery <br />facilities will be provided at Soap Perk Reservoir and fishery <br />opportunities will be made available in tbe existing Gould Reservoir. <br />~nimuc flows would be provided in"Soap and Curecanti Creeks speci. <br />fically for fish. I <br /> <br />PROJECT PURPOSES: I <br /> <br />Irrip,3tion .. Supplemental service land <br />Full service land <br />Total <br /> <br />7,010 acres <br />15,870 acres <br />22,830 acres <br /> <br />Recreation: Est:f.t:.atcd visitations of 100,800 will create $151,200 <br />of benefits annually <br /> <br />Fish and wildlife: Est~ated visitations of 8,400 for fisbing <br />and 200 for small game will create benefits <br />of $13,000 annually <br /> <br />PROJECT FEATURES: <br /> <br />RC!lervo!r <br />SO,J? P.:1rk <br /> <br />Total <br />cOJp3city <br />(ac ..ft.) <br />48,235 . <br /> <br />Diversion dams <br />CrystOJl Creel; <br />Curecanti Creek <br /> <br />(cfs) <br />.600. <br />250 <br /> <br />Canals <br />BI>Jd~. z.:esa C:mduit <br />Fruitland <br />Gould Feeder <br /> <br />Length C.::paclty <br />(mile6) (cis) <br />.11.2 275. <br />21.0 600 <br />1.8 120 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />.- <br /> <br />-.: <br /> <br />-,-.;. <br /> <br />~.., ., .- <br />