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" 000555 .c April 1971 SUMMARY SHEETS West Divide Project, Colorado LOCATION West-central Colorado, Upper Colorado River Basin ~ The West Divide Project will provide water for irrigation and for municipal and industrial uses. It also will provide benefits to recreation, fish and wildlife, and flood control. Project water will be obtained from a series of Colorado River tribu- taries south of the river. Crystal River flows will be regulated at Placita Reservoir. Some reservoir releases will be made directly to the river for downstream uses. Most of the releases, however, will be diverted into the Huntsman Canal and conveyed westward to West Divide Creek for subsequent distribution in the western portion of the project area by the East and West Divide Canals. The diverted flows will be supplemented by water stored in Haystack Reservoir on small tributaries of West Divide Creek. Natural flows at Haystack Reservoir will be augmented by flows of nearby streams diverted by feeder canal. Yank Creek Reservoir will be constructed on North Thompson Creek to meet project needs in the eastern portion of the project area. Releases from this reservoir will be distributed by the Fourmile Canal. Irrigation laterals will be constructed from the main project canal, and drains will be provided as needed. Muni- cipal and industrial water will be made available for sale in the Colorado River and in the West Divide and Fourmile Canals. ACREAGE Full service lands (acres) Supplemental service land (acres) Total 18,890 21. 030 39,920 r WATER SUPPLY' (Average annual) Increased water supply to irrigation (ac.-ft.) Increased water supply to municipal and industrial (ac.-ft.) Total 115,600 Depletion of Colorado River (ac.-ft.) 77 . 500 193,100 76,400 SPONSORING AGENCY West Divide Water Conservancy District