WSP03030

• File Number: 8102.400
• Description: Arkansas River Basin Basic Hydrology - Transmountain Diversions
• State: CO
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 1/1/1955
• Author: R.M. Gildersleeve
• Title: Effect of Fryingpan-Arkansas Depletions - Together with Committed Colorado Uses
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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~ feature'Gf the project in li4~ thsColorado waier ~n Board
took 8lI a:t.1tI8 part. vas With Z'e8peCt to tbe sdd1tlonal vater 101h1ch could be dLverte4
.from the RoariJlgFark tmoau~the EIIt:1st.1ng Mn Lakeatunnel 88 a I:'e8Ult of the- cOD-
~lPted JrO~ enlarg&llllll1t or the ez:I..st.UJg Mn I.akea l'e88I:"V01r in the he..m..Atere
of tbe .IrkanIlu.,' DleBe 8d.d1t.1onAl d1vel"81ans cou1dbe put thrwgh 6OlIJ9 at the pro.. ..

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.1ect power pJ",~ to 1ncrallllEl tb8.. pqtent1al generat.1an b3 the proJect. alt.hcmgb.. the
.. water lts1ef wold act~ be e~ for the omers of the tmmel ar&d Ol'1giDal ...;
"S'_ .air, and the ciivere10118 wOuld be JIl8da' undeI' the1r e:d.st1ng prl.orit.y rights. .
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!be ;Colarado' Water ConserIrat.1on BDa:rd staft IlIIlde a d1eck study or the. 1loreaI esti-
IIIIltea of eu.d1 poeaib1e 8dd1t:1Glla1 4ivars1onll. 1h1B.study vas adopted by the Bureau
1n :uSu Gf 1 te cr~ est.1maf.es, as a pert. of the proJect repart..

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1!1e englneer1llg aollllD1ttee -OIti"'ned IIlxmt was ass1gned the task of cSeter- .
",..... "1g the .placem&llt. C&p"("1:ty in J.spen l"88al"lO:lrs lIb1ah would be i-equ1red 111 th&
. aperat10n or 1I1e vest s10pe d1vera1on f'eaf;ures of the project.. Criteria tm- the
~ WI'8 set up 1:v. t.be CClIlIlIittee8lil a liIo1e, and: the actual WZ'k 111&8 perfar'lllBd bi .
the CoJl:aoaib Water CorE_t1on Board Btaf:l'. !be criteria used 8Dd the resu1.ts of.
the stud,y are conbinArl 1n 'a lllSlIO!"andum by the COIIIll1ttee dated ~ 16. 1949. 1be
rep1aaeme~ 1'8q111reIla1ts WllIN based 0IDda1].y f1lJW COIIl1t1one wh1d1 ell1sted 1n the
lownmatt e.,aaoos 1934-35, 1939-J&o imd J9hn4,'l. It vas fOllIld that. the largest. n-
p1ac_nt. ~ far the J.SI~ per1Dd would be for the 19)k-JS",I1~ and
wu1d beS'.JOO GCI'e feet far rep~-.lt. of u1t1mate d:I.~1IS by the Ind8pemIence
Pass (Mn tBIIBs) turmRl. am 3.200 acre teet tot' replacement or diverst.OD8' by the
Fry1 PlgpRn-Ar'k~ s,yst.em. or a total or B,Soo llm'e f~ The Rarage reqU1:rement
'1If11ch wuld 1Un41!1b a fUll.supply, regIIi1"dleIrs or Datul'al shortagee in IItzoeam f'low"
to 8115tiJJg ........lA 1n tbe vicin1ty of A8perl. .........4.ed to 5.800 ID"8 feet. for U1e 1931;-
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