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<br />SUMMARY SHEETS (Continued) <br /> <br />The water users will be responsible for any required treatment and dis- <br />tribution facilities. <br /> <br />Powerplants will be located on McPhee Da~ and the Towaoc Carta 1 to gen- <br />erate power that will enter the Colorado River Storage Project power <br />transmission system. The McPhee Dam facility will operate year-round <br />on fishery releases from McPhee Reservoir, while the Towaoc Canal Power- <br />plant will operate from April to October on the irrigation water supply <br />conveyed through the canal. <br /> <br />Recreation faeilities will be provided at McPhee 'Reservoi,r and ',dong, the <br />Dolores River downstream of McPhee Dam. Project water will be released <br />from McPhee Reservoir to provide a stream fishery, and easemeiii:~ 'have <br />been acquired'along'the river for public access. With the ahanaonment <br />. of" the Rocky FOid Ditch, Totten Reservoir will 'no longer" serie an irri- <br />gation purpose for the MVIC. To maintain the fishery in the reservoir, <br />Reclamation would make available up to 800 acre-feet of. projec~ ,):later <br />reserved for fish and wildlife purpose&-. Money for ope,rat1on' and <br />maintenance' of Totten Reservoir would come ~rom appropriated' saHnity <br />. , " '. " , ~':' ,': ,;; \ '.' , - 1'_' <br />control funds payable to the MVIC for operation and maiptena~ce. of' the <br />reservoir. Releases will also be avail~ble for white-water bOating, but <br />boating opportu':',~t;ies will decrease ,(exp,e~ted to occur at I!qll!~,t!m", in <br />the future) when demand for water supplies from McPhee Reservoir'is at <br />a maximum.' Land around'McPhee Reservoir will be acqufred and riianag'ed as <br />a deer and "elk winter r~nge to compensate for losses of big game'habitat <br />in" the' reservoir basin;' A wili1rife ~nligement area will :~i8~' be <br />developed around Dawson Draw Reservoir. <br />" . ~ . . <br /> <br />PROJECT FEATURES <br /> <br />;....:., <br /> <br />McPhee <br />Reservbir <br /> <br />Great Cut <br />Dik~ 11 <br /> <br />Dawson Draw <br />'Resli'r\;6ir <br /> <br />Dams: , <br />Height above. streambed (feet) <br />Crest length (feet) <br />Reservoirs: <br />'Capacity (acre-feet): <br />Active <br />InactiVe' <br />Dead <br />Total <br />Surcharge <br />Wa;er surface area (acres): <br />Total pool <br />Inactive pool <br />If Part of McPhee Reservoir. <br /> <br />, 270 <br />.1,3'70 <br /> <br />64 <br />1,900 <br /> <br />. 56 <br />1,085 <br /> <br />229,000 <br />152,000 <br />100 <br />381,10Q <br />18,200 <br /> <br />o <br />3,210 <br />100 <br />3,310 <br />2,360 <br /> <br />4,470 <br />2,160 <br /> <br />294 <br />294 <br /> <br />S-2 <br /> <br />:i <br />, <br /> <br />I <br />