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<br /><, -0",,-' ......_ :-",.,_ _.-,,,,~+,.,_ ,,,--;-~._::-,.;:~ ,<;;\,;;,":'-:::< ;,' <br /> <br />'", <br />o:::t' <br />....... <br /> <br />2,000 acre-feet of storage would probably be sufficient to <br /> <br />defray 25 percent of the construction and maintenance costs <br /> <br />of Rifle Gap Reservoir. <br /> <br />Silt Storage at Rifle Gap <br /> <br />A considerable portion of the area drained by West and <br /> <br />Middle Rifle Creek is composed of soft formations and studies <br /> <br />indicate that 1,000 acre-feet of capacity should be provided to <br /> <br />offset silt accumulation over the repayment period of 40 years. <br /> <br />Flood Control <br /> <br />Ditch company heads, officials of the State Engineer's <br /> <br />office and the HighwRY Department, ranchers and city officials <br /> <br />were interviewed regarding floods and flood dan~ge on Rifle <br /> <br />Creek below Rifle Gap. A detailed examination was made of Rifle <br /> <br />Valley for evidence of flood damage and search was made of the <br /> <br />files of the Rifle Telegram for mention of floods. Costs of re- <br /> <br />pairing ditch headings were secured from the records of ditch <br /> <br />companies and estimates of crop damage from the ranchers along <br /> <br />the stream. <br /> <br />55 <br />