WSP02824

• File Number: 8141.700
• Description: Fryingpan-Arkansas Project - Annual Operating Plans and Reports
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 11/1/1982
• Author: US DoI BoR
• Title: Annual Operating Plan Fryingpan-Arkansas Project Colorado 1982 - 1983
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Annual Report

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If water is sold to entities downstream, the outflow fran the reservoir
will be adjusted to the situation at the time of delivery and will be
included in the overall operation.

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Table 10 and Exhibit 11 sl'cw the anticipated operation of Ruedi Reservoir
during water year 1983.

C. Western Slope Collection Systlfrn

In water year 1983 all 16 diversion points on the Western Slope Collec-
tion Systen will be in operation. The exchange of up to 3,000 acre-feet
of water into the Ibaring Fork River with the Twin Lakes Reservoir and
Canal Company systen is planned to be ffii!lde again this year. Under the
terms of the exchange the water is to !?'f furnished to the ccmpany at
Twin Lakes through and by means of project diversions and storage in
exchange for the cx:rrq:xmy making equival'lmt releases fran the headwaters
of the Roaring Fork River which would oj:hawise be diverted through the
Canal Company's collection and diversion systen. The exchange will be
operated according to a plan to be developed pursuant to an agreement
with the Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company.

D. Turquoise lake

1. Inflow

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Inflow to Turquoise Lake for water year: 1983 will be fran four sources:
Busk-Ivanh:le imports, Fryir\gpeln-Arkansas Project imports, Hanestake
Project imports, and native flow of Lake Fork Creek. Estimates of .
inflow fran Busk-Ivanhoe and native Lake Fork Creek were made using
historical records and probability analysis. Hanestake Project plans to
import about 23, 000 acre-feet of water 'OCM stored in Hanestake Reservoir.
Fryi.n:Jpan-Arkansas Project water import$ are estimated to equal the
estimated long term average of 67,900 ac;:re-feet.

2. Minimum Release

The minimum release is 15 ft3js, or natural infl=, whichever is less.

3. Reservoir Operations

The planned operation of Turquoise Lake i for water year 1983 will be to
draw the reservoir down to all= storag~ of project imports, Busk-
Ivanhoe imports, and Hanestake imparts. I The release rate will be set at
approximately 325 ft3js fran Novanber Ij; through March 15, which should
provide sufficient space for the required storage.

The ll,730 acre-feet of Hanestake water stored in Turquoise Lake
(Septenber 30, 19821 plus the water year 1983 imports will be released
at the request of the lIcrnestake Project;

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