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<br />'''--- ~ <br /> <br />\ <br />\ <br />\' <br />L <br /> <br />3(4" <br />'- (.) <br /> <br />.', <br /> <br /> <br />yield $1,4J.0,000 direct benefits and $222,000 indirect aud public <br /> <br />benefits, for total irri.gation benefits of $1,632,000 annually. <br /> <br />The South Platte River Basin i.s subjected to deluge-type rain- <br /> <br />storms that are erratic and incredibly violent. DuriJ~g the period 18!.4 to <br /> <br />1965 nine such storms occurred, resulting in major floods. Numerous <br /> <br />smaller, though severe, floods also have occu~red. .The impact on <br /> <br />the area is substantial, causing major losses to property, t~ansporta- <br /> <br />tion facilities, irrigation systems, crops, and 1ivestoek, with <br /> <br />resultant devastating effects on the economy. Operation of Narrows <br /> <br />Dam and Resel~oir will afford downstream flood. protection. The Corps <br /> <br />of Engineers estimates flood control benefits will amount to $1,600,000 <br /> <br />.; <br /> <br />annually. <br /> <br />fublic outdoor recreation opportunities and fish and wildlife <br />, <br /> <br />.enhancement associated with large bodies of water are very limited in <br /> <br />the area. The Narrows Unit would provide a much-needed water-oriented <br /> <br />recreation resource not only to the residents of the immediate area but <br /> <br />to those of the Denver metropolitan area as well as tourists, since <br /> <br />Interstate High,.my 80-~ passes ,~ithin a few miles of the proposed dam <br /> <br />and resel~oir. <br /> <br />Both the construction of Narro\(Ts Dam and Reservoir and the <br /> <br />rehabilitation of Jackson Lake Reservoir ~lOuld provide recreation <br /> <br />'-, and fish and wildlife benefits. In addition, specific lands and <br /> <br />fncilities would be required for recreation and fish and wildlife <br />