WSP00908

• File Number: 8200.765
• Description: White River General
• State: CO
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 11/12/1986
• Author: Morrison-Knudsen
• Title: Summary of Water Resources Development Investigations - 1966 through 1986 - White River Basin
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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YELLOW JACKET PROJECT

April, 1972
Bureau of Reclamation

OBJECTIVE:

Update the Bureau's 1968 feasibility report on the Yellow
Jacket Project and formulate a feasible plan for the
util i zati on of the basi n' s water supp1 i es for new
allocations of demand for Irrigation, Industrial,
Municipal, and Domestic water purposes.

SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS:

COMPARISON OF PROJECT PLANS

1968 1972
REPORT REPORT
61,700 30,100
55,500 71,500
117,200 101,600
46,700 80,300
19,900 11 10,500
3,700 3,700
23,600 14, 000

Project Water Supply (acre-feet/year)
Irrigation
Industrial, Municipal & Domestic
TOTAL
Depletion of Colorado River

Irrigation Service Area (acres)
Full Service Land
Supplemental Service Land
TOTAL

Project Features
Reservoirs and Capacity (acre-feet)
Ri pp1 e
Lost Park
Thornburgh
TOTAL CAPACITY

20,000
24,500
22,500
67,000

20,000
24,500
22,500
67,000

LENGTH
(miles)

INITIAL CAPACITY
(Second Feet)

Canal s
Yellow Jacket
Josephine Basin
Milk Creek

31
36
12

360
185
90

235
135
60

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS:

That the General P1 an be approved, that the Yellow Jacket Project be
authori zed for constructi on and operati on under Rec1 amati on Law, that the
potential water users make the necessary commitments for the water supply,
that the Fi sh and Wil d1 He and Recreati on functi ons be authori zed, and
that the Big Game Management Plan from the 1968 report be deleted.