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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />00.2 u 0 <br /> <br />CUrecanti Unit - Cr,yutal Damo--Cr,yutal Dam will be 1.ocated <br />on the Gwm1son River in the ~ sec. 11, T. 49 N., R. 7 w., <br />N.M.P.M., Col.orado, \l;Pstream f'ram the Bl.ack Canyon of' the <br />G.mnillOD l'latioDa1. NoI1ument 8.Dd the East Portal. of' the Gunnison <br />Tunnel.. Pre1.1m1!I8rY work is in progress but actua1. construction <br />work on the dam is not expected to start unti1. sometime during <br />1.969. It will be an earthf'ill strIIc'ture which will create a <br />reservoir with a surf'ace area ot 31.0 acres and approximate capac- <br />ity of' 38,1.90 acre-f'eet at the notma1. maximum water surf'ace <br />elevation of' ~,730 f'eet. The reservoir will be contained in a <br />1IlU'1'0W canyon and will extend about 7.5 mi1.es upstream to the <br />toe of' Morrow Point Dam. A powerplant having one generating <br />unit with an installed capacity of 20,000 kUowatts will be <br />constructed at the toe ot the dam. <br /> <br />Operation of CUrecanti Unit.--F1.ows of' the G\mIl1son River <br />will be largely controlled by the Blue Mesa Reservoir which will <br />provide the greatest part of' the active storage of' the project. <br />'DIe Cr,yutal and Morrow Point Reservoirs will provide short term <br />regulation of' water re1.eased tram the Blue Mesa Reservoir. Re- <br />1.eases f'ram Morrow Point Reservoir p1.us small tributary- inf'1.ows <br />f'ram the C:Imarron 8.Dd Cr,yutal Creeke will provide the water <br />sl.\PPly tor the Cry-stal teature. Continuous re1.eases will be <br />maintained f'ran Cr,yutal Reservoir to preserve scenic 8.Dd recre- <br />ationaJ. vaJ.ues in the Black Canyon of' the Gunnison National. <br />Monument 8.Dd to preserve f'ish 1.ite in the river. <br /> <br />The power output of' the Blue Mesa and Morrow Point Power- <br />plants will normally f1.uctuate to meet variations in 1.oad re- <br />quirements . ~e Cr,yutal Powerplant will be operated DBin1.y tor <br />base 1.oad production throughout the year. <br /> <br />Switchyard.s will be constructed at a1.1. three powerplants <br />8.Dd transmission 1.1nes will be constructed, interconnecting all <br />three powerplants at the Curecanti Substation near CiDiarron. <br /> <br />Uncom;pahgre ProJect.--Tb1s project is for the irriaation of' <br />about 76,000 acres ot land in the UncOJl!P8hgre Valley. The project <br />consists of the ~y1.or Park Dam and Reservoir on the Tay1.or River, <br />Gunnison Tunne1., 7 diversion dams, 143 mi1.es of main canals, 425 <br />miles of 1.atera1.s, and 21.5 miles of drains. The system diverts <br />water tram the Uncoll\P8hgre 8.Dd Gunnison Rivers. The Tay1.or Park <br />Dam 8.Dd Reservoir, and the Gunnison Tunne1. are the on1.y features <br />that are within the area covered by this review. <br /> <br />12 <br />