WSP01434

• File Number: 8221.103
• Description: Middle Park Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 3/2/1964
• Title: CWCB: Agenda Item #5 Priority Schedule - Colorado River Storage Project Board Meeting March 11 1964
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Board Memo

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NO. 6

EAGLE DIVIDE PROJECT

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I. Location and water source: In the general area bounded by
Eagle, IJolcott, McCoy, Burns and
Gypsum, (Eagle County). Piney
River, Eagle River and tributaries.

2. Estimated cost:
Eagle Divide Unit
Gypsum Unit
Total cost
Cost allocated to
irrigation
3. Irrigated acreage:
Eagle Divide unit
Gypsum Unit
Total irrigated
acreage
4. Average cost per acre:
5. Average annual additional stream depletion:
Eagle Divide Unit
Gypsum Unit
Total

6. Average annual stream depletion per acre
of irrigated land:

7. Benefit-cost ratio:
Eagle Divide unit
Gypsum Unit

Average benefit-cost
ratio

$ 4,000,000
6,200,000

$IO,200,OOO

9,000,000

IO,875
11,465

23,340 acres

$386.

12,000 a.f.
7,300 a.f.

19,300 a.f.

.83 a.f.

1. I to I
.7 to I

.9 to I

The foregoing summary of the Eagle Divide Project is based
upon the status report of IS54. The information is therefore some-
what out of date. We have included the Gypsum unit as part of the
Eagle Divide Project, although it was treated separately in the
original status report.