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<br />Curecanti Unit-Crystal Dam and Reservoir <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />r- :(' <br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />1978 marked the first complete year of <br />operation of Crystal Reservoir since the <br />completion of Crystal Dam, The primary <br />function of this Reservoir is to regulate <br />variable releases from Morrow Point to an <br />even flow in the Gunnison River down- <br />stream, On September 30, 1978, Crystal <br />Reservoir had an active content of 14,000 <br />acre-feet at elevation 6753 feet. Maximum <br />elevation for the Reservoir is elevation <br />6755 feet. Crystal Reservoir is expected to <br />be operated at or near full capacity regard- <br />less of the snowmelt runoff. (Chart 5,) <br /> <br />i <br />Chart 5/Crystal Reservoir <br /> <br />STATISTICS <br />ACTIVE STORAGE' <br />RESERVOIR <br /> <br />(ACRE, elEVATION <br />FEET) (FEET) <br />17,573 6755 <br />11.1386 67.2 <br />10,619 6729 <br />301 ACRES <br />1 MILE'S <br /> <br />MAXIMUM STORAGE <br />RATED HE.AD <br />MINIMUM POWER <br />SURFACE AREA (FULL) <br />RESERVOIR LENGTH (FULL~ <br />POWER PLANT <br />NUMBEROFUNITS 1 <br />TOTAL CAPACITY OF UNITS 28,000 KilOWATTS <br />'dOBS nor mclude 8.200 acre It!!f!)1 o/dead slOrage below 5510 leer. <br /> <br />OUTFLOW <br /> <br />... . d <br /> <br />"/,-. <br />". ,.,:"?)t <br /> <br /> <br />ai ~ :f ~ Z ::; <br />~ ~ <( ::l; ;: =: <br />W"er Yur 1919 <br /> <br />0: <br />::<1 <br /> <br />v _, <br /> <br /><ii a:: c::: )- <br />L:.l <! "- <C <br />u.. ::i; <( ::i: <br />Wile. Yea, 1978 <br /> <br />w > Q .' " > u z <br />z " <br />~ ~ ~ :;;, u 0 w ~ <br />~ 0 z 0 <br />