WSP01542

• File Number: 8220.131.A
• Description: Yellow Jacket Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 1/1/1973
• Title: Yellow Jacket Project: Summary of Alternative Plans
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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January 1973

Plan ()

S UNP.ARY S BEETS

Yellow Jac~et Project. Colorado

This plan would elimin.:i to all features of the project e:(cept Powell P.ll:l.
D~m, Reservoir, and Pumpinll Plant. 1be entire supply (71,500 acre-feet)
of municipal, dCl:lestic, .:ind industrial water would be supplied to the
Piceance Creek Basin by pu~p.

Rccreation facilities m>\lld be constructed at Powell Park Reservoir and
stream fishery releases would be released from tbe reservoir.

WATr.R SUPPLY (average acre-feet annually)

Project water supply at points of diversion
Industri.:il, municipal, and domestic use. . . . . . . . .
Irrigation .......................
Total .......................
Depletion of Colorado River ................

71.500
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71 .500
64,400

IRRIGATION SERVICE AREA (acres)

Full service
Supplemental
Total .

land (now cultivated) . . .

service land .......
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PROJECT FEATURES

Powell
Park

Re'lervoirs
Capacity (acre-feet)
Active
Dead and inactive
Total
Normal water surfaee
(acres)

65,000
5,000
70,000

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1,512

Dams
Heigh t (fee t)
Crest length (feet)

142
2.340

ESTIHATED COSTS

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Construction costs (Octobcrl 1972 prices) . . .
Interest during construction . . . . . . . . .
Annual operation, maintenance, and rep1ac~ent
costs (1968-70 prices) . . . . . . . . . . .

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$28.758.000
3,089,000

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798,800