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<br />damsite is looated about 4 miles northeast of the town of Granby, 0010.,~
<br />114 of seo. 11, T. 2 N., R.' 76 w., in Grand Oounty, 0010. It is
<br />t the head of a short oanyon whi,oh the river has, o.ut through pre-
<br />rooks t'orming a spur ot' the main Rooky Mountain mass. ' At the dam'1ite
<br />n at river-bottom level is ,200 feet wide, while at ele~tion 8~275 it
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<br />The dam is to be ll. oOlllbination earth and ro<ikfillstruoture with aAnaxilnwn
<br />height 0 223 t'eet. TI,e outlet oapaoity is 300 oubio feet per seoond alld the
<br />spillway oapaoity is 12,000 oubic feet per seoond.
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<br />Wit the high-water line at elevation 8.275 feet ,the reservoir hils a. oa.pa-
<br />oity ot' 82.860 aore-feet, and will flood an area. of 6,943 aore,s.
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<br />reservoir will not only interoept the flow of the Ooloradoa1;,;!:hIlt
<br />the flow of Willow Oreek will be interoepted near Dextilr. Colp~.and
<br />o the reservoir throughaoanal 'of 1,000 Dubio, feet per seo~ oapa-
<br />low Oreek enters the Oolorado about 2 miles below Granby, Dem. .
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<br />estimlltedthe.t Willow oreek will supply an average of about 69;000
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<br />The torage in Granby Reservoir will also be augmented by the flow!>f
<br />Meadow. all Strawberry Oreeks, tributaries of Fraser River whioh enters the
<br />Oolorado bout 5 miles below the dam., The oanal interoepting these two creeks
<br />will have a capaoity of 500 oubic feet per seoond. and it isestimllted they
<br />will prod oe an average ot' 12,000 aore-feet a year. The total estimatedoost
<br />ct' this d version is ~133.600. "
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<br />In or er to divert the water of the North Fork of the Colorado into Grand
<br />Lake a~ t noe to the ohannel extending from It to the west portal of th,
<br />Oontinenta Divide tunnel. it is ,planned to construot aconorete overflow dam
<br />,,35 feet in height. above streamed, aoross the North Fork about cne-half mUe '
<br />below its unction with the Grand Lake outlet.
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<br />The site proper is looated in ,the MY 114 of sec. 19. T. 3 N., R.'75W.,
<br />and is a g acid mora in out through by the river.
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<br />ken out of it just below the mouth of St. Louis Creek near t he. toWn
<br />0010.. and extend t'rolll there to Grll.nby Reservoir, interoeptin& '
<br />ow. and Strawberry Oreeks on the way. "A small regulating rese'Moil'
<br />uilt on Ranch Oreek above where the Oanal intercepts it~
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<br />on of this lake will be the same as Grll.nd Lake and, oO!llle,oted w!Jt;h
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