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00257 TWO FOP~ FACT SELET P~esently ~o :o"ks is a United States Bu=eau ot Reclamation Study Project. Location - On tbe main stem ot tbe Soutb Platte River, aPP"oximately ODe mile downst=e~ trom tbe confluence ot tbe Nortb Fork and the Soutb Platte River. Tbe first filing OD a ~eser- voir in t~is area was made in 1898. Type of Dam Double curVatu~e t~~ arcb CODc~ete Eeigbt ot Dam 539 feet Capacity 860,000 ac=e feet Lengtb 0: Dam St~ctu=e 1,635 feet Su:f~ce p:ea at tbe Conservation Pool 6,215 ac~es Sboreline 93 miles Electrical Power Gene=ation 168,000,000 kilowatt bours (providing electricity tor 30,000 to 35,000 bomes). . Cost (197~ dolla=s) $262.6 million ?rojected Effects 1. Tbrougb tbe regulatioD of municipal and indust=ial water supp~les and the provision of outdoor recreational opportunities and clean electrical power, the Two Forks project ~ill assist iD serving the projected future Deeds of tbe Denver metropolitan area. 2. The recreational potential of the Two Forks project will tar exceed the existing recreational use. 3. Increased stabilization of stream flows will enhance fisheries above and below Cbeesman, Eleven Mile Cariyon and Antero Rese"voirs. 4. Two Forks will provide complete management of the South Platte River in tbe Denver met~opolitan area, assuring year round flows and leveling off damaging higb spring runoffs. 5. Two Forks will provide storage of municipal and industrial water for tbe Denver a=ea. 6. Potential storage capacit; assigned to agricultural water for dOWD- s:ream .i~~igazors, whic~ would p~ovicie re~~latory releases 0: wa:er. in tbe Soutb Platte River during periods of subnormal water yield. Tbis bas beeo discussed between tbe Bureau of Reclamation and tbe State Engineer, witb tbe State Engineer endorSing tbe concept.