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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1,:; ~~ .--', <br />\)...;'"' <br /> <br />8. That access off State Highway 39 south of Goodrich, be <br />assured into the south shore public use area, presumably <br />through the s$wt Sec. 1, T. 4 N., R. 60 W. <br /> <br />9. That adequate access off State Highway 144 relocation be <br />assured in the north shore public use area. <br /> <br />10. That all county roads into the reservoir remain open for <br />interior access purposes. <br /> <br />11. That consideration be given to the development of an overlook <br />near the left dam abutment at time of dam construction. <br /> <br />12. That Jackson Reservoir be retained and become a public use <br />area as part of the overall recreation program for Narrows <br />Reservoir. <br /> <br />13. That additional recreation development should be justified <br />when increased visitation requires more facilities. <br /> <br />III. <br /> <br />THE PROPOSAL <br /> <br />Narrows Reservoir is proposed for construction on the South Platte <br />River about seven miles upstream from Fort Morgan in central, north- <br />eastern Colorado. State Highway 144 would be relocated along the <br />north shore and junction with U. S. Highway 34 above the upper end <br />of the reservoir. Interstate 80S passes within a few miles south <br />of the damsite. Denver is about 75 miles to the southwest and <br />Sterling is 50 miles northeast of the site, and all are connected <br />by the Interstate. Greeley is situated on U. S. Highway 34, 45 <br />miles wes t of the si te. <br /> <br />The reservoir would be a multi-purpose type, with the primary <br />function being storage to provide supplemental irrigation water <br />for about 166,000 acres. Other purposes would be flood control, <br />recreation, fish and wildlife, and incidental water quality control. <br /> <br />The dam would be a compacted earthfilled embankment with a height <br />of 146 feet. The crest elevation would be 4,453 feet, and the <br />length about 22,120 feet, with an additional 12,735 feet of dike. <br />The impoundment would generally be bow-shaped with uniform shore- <br />line and a varying width of one to two miles. At top of joint <br />use pool, the reservoir would have a length of about 13.5 miles, <br />at top of conservation pool and at inactive pool the reservoir <br />lengths would be 12.5 and 6 miles respectively. <br /> <br />5 <br />