WSP01660

• File Number: 8221.110.A
• Description: Juniper-Cross Mountain Project
• State: CO
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 6/25/1963
• Title: Statement on Juniper Project for Presentation to the Colorado Water Conservation Board--June 25 1963 at Craig Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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, be served from the Pinyon canal south of Elk Springs and from

the Deadman Bench canal to such areas as Wolf Creek seen here along

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I1.S. 40. (3) The 16,000-acre Artesia canal area served from

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Artesia Reservoir located northwest of Artesia in Colorado and

Utah and north of the Deadman Bench area. (4) The 48,000-acre

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Deadman Bench area located southwest of Artesia mainly in
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Utah, as illustrated by both ground and aerial

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Savannah Butte areas totaling 8,000 acres located at the
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extreme southwest portion of the project and north of White

River and east cf Green River. The Wonsits area of 5,800 acres

would be served from return flows from the Deadman Bench area

that would collect in Red Wash and the Savannah Butte area of

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2,200 acres would be irrigated directly from White River.

Artesia Reservoir site as seen from U.S. 40 east of Artesia,

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Colorado, would provide offstream storage supplied by rE:h,ases

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