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<br />l'I:".!:~~;I: :':111.:;1 Cru~;I~ <br /> <br />00;)387 <br /> <br />''''of .... ,,,, <br /> <br />S'l'.\'.i:U!;: ..\uthori:::.cd Scptcc;lbcr ;>0, <br />:;ch~Jullld for initii3tion <br />LC:::ATIO:-:: Nostly in Ouray County <br /> <br />1968, P.L. 90-537 --Prcconctruction studies <br />July I, 1970 <br />in the vicinity of Ridgw.:y, Colorado <br /> <br />SPO~:SO:1!.:\G AGEKCY: <br /> <br />Tri-County Water Conscrv3ncy District org.:lOized Sept. 1957 <br />I <br />! <br /> <br />DESCRlPTIOX: <br /> <br />Th~ project vill develop flows of the UGcomp~hgre River .:lnd its tribut3rics by <br />providing stor~gc in Ridgw~y Rcsbrvoir on the Unco:p3here River ~nd D31las . <br />Creek, D~ll.:ls Divide Reservoir on Pleasant Valley Creek. .:lnd Sncv.:l Reservoir <br />, <br />offstrc~c from Cow Creek, A feeder cenal from Cow Creek will supplc~cnt flows <br />to RiclSt.:ay Rescrvoir .:lnd a.n existing Cow Creel, Ditch will provide """tcr for <br />Sncva ~cscrvoir. Feeder canals from E3st .:led ~est Forks of Dallas Crcek will <br />supplct::c,,1t ffows to D.:lllas Divide Reservoir. Chief distribution facility for <br />irrigation releases from Ridgw~y Reservoir trJould be the :-:CKenzie Canal which <br />would receive lo:at.er p~pcd by Ridg:w.JY Pumping Plant. Water frOm the D311as <br />Divide Reservoir will be delivered to, the project lands by t.he Plco:l::;.tmt Volley <br />and LoS Hill Y~sa Canals. Recreation facilities will be provided at all proj- <br />ec t re~ervoirs. The enviro~cnt will benefit from the urbanization of the <br />are~. flood control, the irrigatioo of abandoned fields on Log Hill Y.csa, and <br />maintenance of minimum flows in streams below project reservoirs. <br /> <br />Y.lOJECT PURPOSES: <br /> <br />Irri~ation - Supplemental service land <br />Full service land <br />Total <br />, <br /> <br />/ <br />, <br />; <br />, <br /> <br />8.720 acres <br />14,900 acres <br />23.620 acres <br /> <br />Punicipat D:id dOMestic water: <br />water ~ill be made available <br /> <br />15,000 acre-feet of municipal and <br />below Ridg....ay O.Jrn and Reser\O ir, <br /> <br />industrial <br /> <br />Recreation: National Po:lrk Service estimates 246.500 visitors will visit <br />the project reservoirs annually with bencfl~ of $324,200 annually. <br /> <br />Fi~h ~nd wildlife: Benefite estimated at $80,700 annually based on 43,600 <br />visitations. Mitigation costs of $90,000 for big game and $33.000 for <br />fishery purposes nre also projected. <br /> <br />Flood control: Beocfits est~ted at $17.000 annually by the Corps of <br />Engineers. <br /> <br />Others: <br /> <br />PROJECT FEATURES: <br /> <br />Reservoirs <br />Ridg\-;.:lY <br />Dall.::s Divide <br />Snev:J, <br /> <br />Total <br />cap3c ity <br />(ec .-ft .) <br />146,500 <br />17,600 <br />825 <br /> <br />C.3nals <br />Cow Creek <br />D.311as Creek <br />Sneva <br />Y..:Kcnzie <br />Log Hill Y~sa <br />Pleas:J,ot Valley <br /> <br />Length <br />(miles) <br />.- 8.5 <br />13.5 <br />1.2 <br />15.7 <br />8.6 <br />4.8 <br /> <br />Capacity <br />(cfs) <br />325 <br />135 <br />25 <br />205 <br />110 <br />25 <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />- ----..--: <br />- .~. <br />