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<br />Twin Lakes reservoir--Tv/in Lakes reservoir on Lake:.: Cre<2k is oHn<:::d by the THin I;:
<br />Lakes Reccrvoir and Cunal Comp<my and holds 04,000 aCre-re8t or "uter. By con-
<br />structing 2 n0W 0arth d~m 105 f2Ct hifh, J.ccated clownstr03m from th~ present
<br />dam, tIle resGrvoir will b~ inCf'0aSed to 260,000 ~cre-f~~t and inundate 4,160
<br />acres at a water surface e12v3tion of ~,256 feet. This r~scrvoir will r~sulat0
<br />Hater imported L,y tl12 T'..Jin L2k<:::s Comp:}ny, flo~'!s of Lake: Crc'-.:k, water diversion
<br />frcm th8 ;rka~sQs River by tile Sl10wd0TI Can~!, lnd Jischar'~cs from the Elbert
<br />i-'m'J0r'f'llant,
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<br />PU'2ulo Rcser'loip...-To captu:'"'l.:, store, ,w.(j d .i.:':t-:'ibut~~ ','I2lter fr'om the.: river a.nd
<br />SUbS2<"}UCIlt pGh'Sl~ re1..~as.:-;::; EI'or.; rl'".:; Ur'pl']~ r,,-;'::'~'~:TvGiJ.~.s iocr irrj;::, ;;tion 2nd munici-
<br />PQl use. T~12 res~rvoi~ wiJ.l be C()l-lstruct~(~ 01' the Ark]nS~5 Kiver G mil~s w~st
<br />of Pueblo. /;11 ,.:::r:;.rthfiJ.l dam 130 J"l....',~l h:it~h c:nd lO,SIJ0 fi;C:t long initially Hill
<br />impound 400,000 dcr~-.f2t.-;t of 1,oJ,:...fX: :?9CI~ortU [C'l~ C(JlJSel~v'ltion; l.JO,OOO f01"
<br />flood control; a.r,d .10,000 for' cic::~J stet']':'l':. Ti1':~ :'L:..--;,:::-['vni(, Ci,902 feet abol.'l2
<br />s,~a lev<2l, will (;ov.:;r' G,800 ,c:l.Cl'~s. 1'. ~.:.lr'l ,'_,T tL..,:, l~(:ll'asc-; is to be m3.dl.: throu::;h
<br />2. powd'plenl: c:.t ~.::Ik d~rnl.s bF1~e.
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<br />The total G.3st02rn SlOf'c:: stora::>':": (':-J~::!c..ily 1f'. th(~ Turquoise, TI.Jin LaK02s, and
<br />Pueblo ~0servoirs .....,ill be 790 ,OUO .::l.cr02-f8(~t.
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<br />FOHer System
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<br />The Ark2nsas !~iver power systQnl will illclude S2 miles of lqLleduct between
<br />Tupquois..:.: Lake and the St!lic1a l'oHc:rp1clnt:, dl'oPVLn',~ ,] 1l1tal r:lr 2,rjSO ft2c:t. Can.:]l
<br />capRcity will range from 300 to 1,000 cubic-f0et pEr 3(:~ond \:itll 5 pcwcrplants
<br />1cc2ted '210ftg its rout(:, 1\ sl2vcnth PO\.Jcl"pla.nt is to be located at Pueblo Dam.
<br />The totQl installed c2p~city Hill b~ 123,900 l(ilow~tts, producing 0 gross ~nnu2l
<br />output of uDOllt 500 million kiloVlatt-h0urs, V1hich Vlill be firm en,~rgy on 3D
<br />interchunge system.
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<br />^s~ociated facilities \1ith this power systern will include switc~lyards, sub-
<br />st3tions, and tr~11smission line~ n2cessary to mQrket the power to the various
<br />load ce71ters.
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<br />Recreation - Fis]l anJ Wildlif2
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<br />Rccr022tion, inclL!dinV ~-h(~ tou~"i~.~t jnd1..istr:i, js ,1 top source of business in-
<br />come. Maj~~tic sC2n'~ry, winter s11or-~s, fi3hin~, anJ ath~l" olltdoar sports bring
<br />thous3.nds of visitc::'s to thl2 sL-:r'? c:.!1;1ual.ly, Ti:.-:: minimum rIGId 0f '.'later need.~d
<br />for th~ rres~rv~ti~n ~f fi~llin~ j~ ~ssur~.d.
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<br />Projc:ct pl;ln~; i;lc.:luc-l,~ Pl"ot(:cti:iij '~)f Color ldo'~; '/.::lu,]t.i\'~ ,1SS\~tS in scen21'y
<br />a.nd l'l:::creationCll oppot't1_:ni t.i_es, inclt:Jin[', f i:;h ,~nd ::;a:n'2 r'.;:sc,urces. ~:,
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<br />Control or Floods
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<br />Disc1stl"OUS fluo,Js ha.ve (",:cUl."re:l in thL: f\ut::l;lo Cll.'l.:;~l. Th~ vlOrst kil112d LIt
<br />1€3st 78 persons ,1nc1 cnu:::"":cd S19,noo,oC'o d':ITl,-:i~'2.\...' Ln 1':J21. /\ b.-1tTic'r uum vlest elf
<br />Pueblo and a floodway ct!3nncl new rrotect th0 CLty. JOhIl i~Jrtin ~~3ervoir, ne~r
<br />Lam,::.p, .::ff'.)rds flooJ control .in th-::!t are.]. [,lL:,od ,-J..:3.rnc.'.:I.:~ bett.JCen Puetl8 Jamsi t(.
<br />2rld John Martin ReServoir is pr'cs~'ltly ~stimClteJ to) ~~~rag~ ov~r $1,000,000
<br />annually. Pu~blo Resc;;:rvr..:,ir V10ulcJ 121 irr.inFltc about 66 percent cf .this d:::mV:lgc~.
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