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<br />~-g <br /> <br />oonj~) <br /> <br />CollhranJ-+ojpcl <br /> <br /> <br />f"..QUh..... 1'f'Ujr(-1 rUmland~ <br /> <br />water i~ rut'n carriffi by tht' !Otrt'am channel lor apprOlt. <br />imatt'ly 60(1 f('('t. wht'rt' it i~ n-dirl.'CtN into !ht' ft'ffit'r <br />canal. Tht' ....att'r is tht'n carril"d by tht' ft'l"der canal to i~ <br />tt'nninal drop structure. locatN at tht' t'aM end of <br />Bonham Dam. for stora/H' in Bnnham Hl'~n.oir. <br /> <br />llonham.CoUun"l.od J'jJll"lin.. <br /> <br />Tht' Bonham.Cotton....ood pipt'lint' collt'Cts ....ater from <br />~mall stream~ and re~n.'nirs in the ....att'rshed.. of Hie and <br />Cottonwood Cro>t>h and d..li\it"r.. il I.. tht' up"."r ,\Iolina <br />p..n<ltock7 Tht' pipt'line_ consistinp- of t....o main brancht"s <br />and st'\"eral smaller f.'t,<lt'r lint'~. ddi\ers II maximum of <br />50 cubit' fo>t>( rl('r ,,"-'ond to (ht' Cpfl('r :'\Iolillll f>t'nstock. <br /> <br />Tht' Bonham <;f'c(ion. about 3.4 milt'~ long. t'xtt'nds from <br />Bonham Ht'N't\oir to the uprt"r -'Iolina rt"nslllck. II !'On- <br />sist.~ of a 33-inch prett'nsiont'd !'OncrNt' pipt', wilh a ma.,- <br />imum capaci1y of 30 cubic ft't'1 pt>r M"('f)fld. A ff>t'dt'r lint' <br />dt'li\er" watt'r into (hi~ se-ction lrom an unnamt'fl Mrt'am <br />inlt't ....t'Sl of Bonham Ht"!'o{'t\-oir. <br /> <br />Extt'ndinp- aboul 3. -: miles irom Cotlon\nlOli HHenoir <br />1\0. I to tht' L'pr>er :'\Iolinll fl('nstocl is the Cottonwood <br />se-ction ollht' pipeline. II rf't.t'iw." ....a1t'r directly from <br />Colton....ood :\0. 1. DeCamp. and Hi/.! .\Ieadows Rt'!>er- <br />\'Qin. as ....t'1I a" lrom thrf"f' lInl'Ontrollt>d stream inlt'!." <br />....hich aL"I' talt" rt'lt'a!'<"~ lrom si.\ olht'r rt'''f't\-'oir!>. Thi.. <br />se-ction has a maximum capacit~ of ~B.3 cubic ft't't f>er <br />~nd. Tht' pirt" rangt's from a minimum of IS-inch in- <br />sidl' dianlt'tt"r to a 31...inch maximum. <br /> <br />L"pper .'Iolina J','n..t!.cl.. and I'tl...t>rplanl <br /> <br />Thf' rpper -'Iolina pen"locl eXlt'nd.. fwm thl' junction of <br />rut' Bonham and COllonwood pipl'linl"S. th('n continlll''' <br />approximatel~ :::..; milt'~ dowll the north "lop,' of Grand <br /> <br /> <br />.\It'''lI, and terminal~ at thl" lipfWr J\1olina i'owl'rpJant. <br />Thf' f)('nstllck I'Onsi!its of wt'ldt>d sll't'1 piPl' wi1h a capa- <br />ci1~ of ,",(1 cubic- ff'1"( ,>er __'Ond. ran5!'inj: in dianlf'tt'r from <br />3(. incht'.. at !hI' junc1ion ....ith !hI' Bonham-Cottonwood <br />colJectinn ~~'!it{'m to 33 incht"s at thf' lower St'Ction. <br /> <br />Bonham lh'<;t>n-oir acts as a lort"ba~ lor thf' LipPI'r <br />!\.Iolina Powt'rplant. which conlrol!i rl"lf'aSt's up to a max. <br />imum capacit~ of 511 cubic ft't't pt'r "'t'C'Ond lrom tht' re>'!'r- <br />\'oir. Vpp'er :'\Iolina I'o...('rplant consist.-. of a sin~dt' <br />8.h40.lilowatt J:t'nerating unit constructed on the easl <br />bank 01 COllonwooo Crf'1"k, oPl.ratinc at a dt'!'iJm hl'ad of <br />2,4Ql.t It'l't'with powt'r taiJwaler di!iCharJ:t'.. up tu 5u cubic <br />fl'('t fl('r ~('Ond into tht' -'Iolina l::qualizinJ: ne~n'oir. <br /> <br />Lo....er 'Iulina Pen..to("k and J'u"'f'rplant <br /> <br />Thf' u)Wt'r !\.Iolina penslock t'xtend" 4. -: miles Irom tht" <br />.\Io[ina Equalizinl; Re>'!'t\-'oir to the Lo...'er .\Iolina <br />Po....t'rplant. Thl' pen.'ltock consists of stt't'1 pi,.... ran~n~ <br />in diamett"r from 36 inchl'll at its Upr>er t'nd to 30 incht's <br />a1 tht' 10....t'r sl"('tion. It has a maximum capacit~. of 50 <br />cubic feel pt'r I't'("Ond. <br /> <br />Thl' sinJ!lf'-unit Lower ;\lolina I'owf'rplan( i.. locatt>d on <br />tht' south bank of Plateau Crl't'l nt'ar !\totina, Colo. It <br />has an inslnllf'd capllcit~ of 4.&"" kilowall.'l at a dt'SipJ <br />ht!all of l.4ttu ff'1"l and 11 Oluimum wat,.r di.'lcharlZt' of 50 <br />cubit. 1M'1 f)t'r M'Cond. Both planl" arl' 01't"r1l1ro in !'On- <br />jUllction ....ith Coloradu Hinr Storap-t" I'rojt"ct p!)\-'er <br />operation". <br /> <br />SUh..tlllion.. and Tran.'lJlli".'Iion Lint".. <br /> <br />POWt'r ~t'nt'ratt'd al Ih,. flO"erplants is transformed to II <br />transmission \'ollnJ!'l' of 115 kilowl!t... at twn sub..l.Btiolls <br />constructt'flll.djaC'f'nt to the plants. A 5.S-milt' transmi..- <br />!lion lint' lead.. from th{' ~ubstation at 1ht' lippt'r Molina <br />f'owerplant, deli\ers t'nerg)' producffi at rue plant to rut' <br />sUhstation at Lower .\folina Powt'rplant. and rut"n con. <br />nt'Ct.. to tht' Coloradc...Utt' Electrical A!O!iOCiatiofl sY!itt'm <br />lor distribution. <br /> <br />DE'-ELOI"IE,"liT <br /> <br />Earlr llistory <br /> <br />:\utllf'rnus small pri\ate rt'!ie't\'oirs were !'Onstructro on <br />Grand Mf'1>.S 10 rt'/.!Ulatt' tlit' runoff of B4:. Cottonwood. <br />~tesa. and Bull Crt't"ls. The"", rt'<4I't\oin. art' fillro with <br />wattr during Iht' sprin" runoff. and (ht' storro watt'r is <br />relea"t'd on dt'mand 01 th{' irriJ!atnr~ in Pla1t'au \'allf'Y to <br />!iupplement the low natural !llrt'amflow~ or latl" summt'r. <br />Individual water U"f'rs or "mall ('ouflt'rati\-'r" a!l"O("illtions <br />built most of the re!>t'n-um. in basin~ lurmed by J!lacilll <br />llction. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />