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<br />(;:l <br /><::) <br />N <br />t::.) <br />C) <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Horsetooth Reservoir <br /> <br />Completed in 1949, with four dams. Horsetooth Reservoir has a total constrUcted capacity of <br />156,700 acre-feet. Inflow of C-BT water comes from Flatiron Reservoir via the Charles Hansen <br />Feeder Canal. <br /> <br />Horsetooth began the Water Year 2002with an estimated storage of3.500 acre-feet. Since calendar <br />year 2000, ongoing Safety of Dams work has limited the reservoir elevation to a maximum of <br />5360.00 feet. This restriction is expected to be lifted in Fall 2003 when construction work is <br />completed. <br /> <br />The reservoir reached its highest elevation on May 3 at 5359.23, a storage volume of 46.296 acre- <br />feet. Water deliveries made through the Charles Hansen Supply Canal totaled 89,100 acre-feet for <br />the year, with the highest deliveries in July of 24.400 acre-feet. Flows through the canal were <br />typically 200 ft3/S in May and June, and increased to 500 ft3/s in July. Horsetooth ended the Water <br />Year with a storage volume of 10,900 acre-feet. <br /> <br />13 <br />