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<br />! ' <br />" <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />^ <br />(3) SOUTHERN UTE INLET CANAL SITE <br /> <br />This canal would convey water from the La Plata River to SOUTHERN UTE <br />RESERVOIR. <br /> <br />Inlet Canal: 3.3 ~iles long <br />375 cubic feet per seccr.~ capacity <br />Water would be 4.5 feet deep and 24 feet wide at full <br />capacity <br />Concrete lining <br />Fenced to exclude livestock <br />Escape structures for wildlife would be provided <br /> <br />SOUTHERN UTE nAIl AND RESERVOIR SITE <br /> <br />The reservoir site is about 3 miles to the southeast, principally <br />on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation. There is no public road to the <br />site at this time. The reservoir would store'water for irrigation of project <br />land along the La Plata River in New Mexico and for industrial use on the <br />Southern Ute, Indian Reservation. SOUTHERN UTE DAM would be located just over <br />the State line, in New Mexico. <br /> <br />Reservoir: Capacity of 70,000 acre-feet <br />2.6 miles long <br />~!aximum surface area 1,386 acres <br />Average annual drawdowll of 9 feet <br />Would be stocked with trout <br /> <br />Dam: Earth-fill <br />DO feet high <br />2,900 feet long at crest <br /> <br />Recreation facilities: Designed to accommodate 920 people at one time <br />76 camping units <br />16 picnicking units <br />4-lane boat ramp and a boat dock <br />Beach area <br />Entrance station and parking areas <br /> <br />1". <br />G <br /> <br />NEW MEXICO IRRIGATION CANAL <br /> <br />,. <br />" <br /> <br />This canal would carry water from the outlet works of SOUTHERN UTE <br />DAM to project land to be irrigated in New Mexico. <br /> <br />Canal capacity: <br /> <br />140 cubic feet per second <br />Water would be 4 feet deep and f8 feet'wide <br />3.1 miles, all earth lined <br />Livestock fence along entire length <br /> <br />.....;: <br /> <br />Length: <br /> <br />A total of 8,2A4 <br />through 31,1 miles of <br /> <br />acres would be sprinkler irrigated in New Mexico <br />buried laterals. <br /> <br />More detailed information about the project is available in the Draft <br />Environmental Statement for the Animas-La Plata Project. <br />