WSP00089

• File Number: 8200.766
• Description: Gunnison River General
• State: CO
• Basin: Gunnison
• Water Division: 4
• Date: 4/1/1940
• Author: USDA
• Title: Water Facilities Area Plan for North Fork of Gunnison River and Tributaries together with Surface and Tongue Creeks and Tributaries - Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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basis :)f unit ]j.81ds 21r~d, .f.~.r th.,) SUD2..rC8.3, tr,(; esti~-:::'..t(;s arc

ciivon below:

Cl. Unit ylr.:ld of 1,1:2 ullpcr North F.)rk .::.oovc P2.':El3.

is osti.-'[~_tcd as 680 .J.cro-f88t t'J th.J squt:'l.rc nile

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for a drcJ..no.ge 2.1\Sl 01" 70}2 sqllC:.re ;.liJC:3, }iOYf-

overJ the unit run-off Ir'.xl s,-"vel'al of tho CO::l-

puncmt drD..in2.20 :.:.reas in the: l:xtrc~:-:.c: upp,::;r rco.chc:s

of the bcsifl ':,TO C.st~.I.1<.ltCG. to h::; as high as 1,200

c.cn:_~-f(:ct l)c:r SqU~....rL; !".~.i~c.

b. It is cC'tiC.1C.tOo. t'l,.t t'lC unit ;.-iold of the Leroux

CrC'clr: dr..~in,'"..sc. :,;,~'.:-:a ,."b:)vG t.hc c'J!'l.flll(:ncc 0f Leroux

and C':'";'a cr(:cks v.rj_~l (:VC1'2~C. 2.~J~n")}:i:..::~ t.....:ly 990 e.crc-

feet to tl:c squfl.ro :"1110.

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13 C'S 1"-,2 CO

as 2.~')"8r')xi: c:tl.~ly 9SD c.crc-i\:.c;t p0r

sqU.:lr(; ;:lilc.

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,c..;.'prcx:'..::;tec]y 950 ,"lcrc-f""t

pCI' squ:J.l'C Lllc.

7. Ri~hts to the djve:rsi0n ;:cd storc::;?,c. .:)f Vvc~t(:r in the :'lcrth Fork

c..rea h<:'V0 bc~-:n ':'.cjudic.::.t0d by th8 CI_~'ll~ts in fi vc sC}k~.r;].t8 d(Jcroo

s:ystc;:~s inv,:"'11 vilJ.g the b:::sin.s oJ.' tJ18 U~pC,l" ~k\rth F!Jrl< of the

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Gunnisc'n River, Curr.:lnt Cn2,:.;k, Lor::.;.ux Gr(~ck, SurfC!.ce Cr.::;ck, 2.nd

TonGue Cr\-:-:I~k. ).. c'JrrtpilE'.tio!1. of 2..J.1 ?:so.tCl' ri~hts, t.:>tal1ing ;.l'JrC

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tnan 1,0'JO, is zj.vlJn in 1\f':-::::r.clix I.:-::f thj.s rel)"rt.