WSP01689

• File Number: 8141.400
• Description: Fryingpan-Arkansas Project - Reports
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 12/1/1962
• Author: US DoI BoR
• Title: Ruedi-Western Slope Investigations Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Chapter I General discussions
Physical geography (Continued)
Location and physical features . . . 50
Project service areas . . . . . . . 50
Climate . . . . . . . . . . 51
Present development . . . . . 51
Industrial development . . . . 51
Irrigation development . 51
Transportation and other public facilities . 52
Need for additional irrigation development 52
Investigations and reports . . . . 52
Previous investigations . . . . . . 52
Present investigations . . . . . . . . 53
Chapter II Project plan, features, and costs . . . . . 54
Project plan . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Constructj.on considerations '. . . . . . 56
Project features . . . . . . . . . 56
Sharrard Park Pumping Plants and Canal . . . 56
Una diversion dam and power canal . 56
Una Powerplant . . . . . . . . . . 57
Una Pumping Plant and pump canal . 57
~ Mt. Logan Reservoir . . . . . . 58
Farm laterals . . . . . . . 58
Drains . . . . . . . . . 58
Estimated project costs 58
Construction costs 58
Operation, maintenance, and replacement costs 59
Chapter III Project lands . . . . . 60
Soils . . . . . . . . 60
Drainage . . . . . . . . . 60
Alkalinity and salinity . . 60
Land classification 60
Irrigable acreage . . . . . 62
Chapter IV Water supply . . . . . 63
Water for power production 63
Project irrigation . . . . . . . . 63
Available water supplies . . . 63
Quality of water . . . . . . . 65
Diversion requirements . . . . 65
Usable return flow . . . . . 66
Irrigation operation . 66
Stream depletion . . 67
Chapter V Power . . . . . . . . . 68
Production and use of' power . . . . 68
Power benefits . . . . . . 68
Power revenues . . . . . . . . . 70
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