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<br />OOLORADO_BIG THOMPSON PROJEOT
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<br />footbills reservon., stores ixrigation water for release
<br />during the crop season.
<br />&. Vra!n Supply OaMI delivers ixrigation water to
<br />St. V rain Creek.
<br />Flatiron Dam and Re8ervoir, one of the three foothlils
<br />reservoirs, stores irrigation water for release during the
<br />crop season.
<br />H01'setooth Feeder Oanal carries water from Flatiron
<br />; Reservoix across the Big Thompson River to the
<br />'Hofsetooth Reservoir.
<br />Big Thompson POwer Plant is on the Big Thompson
<br />.River.
<br />lIorsewoth Datn8 and Reservoir, One of the three foot-
<br />hills reservoirs, stores irrigation Ivater for release during
<br />the crop season.
<br />~ POudre SuPply Canal delivers water from toe Horse_
<br />t90th Reservoir to the Poudre River:
<br />. North POudr. SUPply OaMI aud Pumping Plant
<br />delivers water pumped from a diversion dam on the'
<br />P{>ndre River to a point twelve miles northwest of Fort
<br />OOllins,
<br />{['he POwer Dl8tMbutwn System inclUdes lines o{
<br />v.tiouscapacitiss which interconnect with plants of
<br />th~ North Platte, Riverton, ll.endrick, Shoshone and
<br />Mi~ouri Basin projects, Power generated on till,
<br />project will Serve an urgent demand in Oolorado,
<br />Neqraska, and WYOnling.
<br />The irrigation water wW be delivered at certain
<br />speci6ed points .in the distribution syst~ of the
<br />Nor~hern Oolorado Water Oonservancy District, From
<br />thes,; points, further distribution will be the responsi_
<br />billt";'of the District, About 615,000 acres of irrigable
<br />land in the District will receive a supplemental water
<br />suppl; from the project.
<br />W ATJJlR SUPPLY
<br />Sourco~~~.."_h"~____~~_,_ :Blue River, four miles downstream
<br />from Green Mountain Dam and
<br />ten miles Southeast of Kremm.
<br />ling.
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<br />POWER PLANTS
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<br />Plant Lotallon
<br />Gro.n Mouotala____,____ B.Jow Groen M,"n,,"n nam________
<br />Marys Lake l_~~.~__~~._ Above ,Marys Lake__.___~~~____~.__
<br />Estes I~_;~-~~~..._.~.__ Estes Park____~._h.___~~h___~___
<br />Quillan '_c_____________ Quillau GUI.h______________________
<br />CottonwoOd '------_____ Above Cottonwood TuuneL_________
<br />llattl....". '--_________ Below R.ttl..u.", P.,,,_____________
<br />Flatuou '-c______h_____ Above FJatl,ou R.."voi,_,__________
<br />Big Thomp,on___h_____ Big Thompsoo Rlv,,_______________
<br />1 Within the Estes Park Aqueduct and Power System,
<br />J Wltll~ the Estes-Foothills Aqueduct and Power System.
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<br />548
<br />788
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<br />858
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<br />WATER SUPPLY-Continued
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<br />Period of :record_ -_~____~_ 1987 to 1947.
<br />Drainage area.~______~__~ 628 square miles.
<br />Average annual run.off_.~__ 850,000 acre.foot,
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<br />Source__._____h_____~~__ Colorado Rlverabove Granby Dam.
<br />Drainage area_~~~~__~__~_ 822 square m.iJes.
<br />Average annual run-olf__~__ 285,000 aCJ'e.feet.'
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<br />The project plan also provides for diversions from WilIow
<br />O".k, "'buta,y to the OOlo,sdo Riv", aud Walden Holiow,
<br />StraWberry, and Meadow Creeks, tributaries to the Fraser River.
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<br />ENGINEERING FEATURES
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<br />STORAGE WORKS
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<br />1M, 600
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<br />Surftl4 High
<br />area in fOater
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<br />2, IOO 7, 950
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<br />Colorado River_.___~~ 546,000 7,256 8,280
<br />North Fork ofthe Col_ 15.000 1,856 8,867
<br />orado River Above
<br />Granby ReserVOir.
<br />P'ool merges With
<br />Grand Lake,
<br />MarysLakel2~ Offstream, near the
<br />BIg Thompson
<br />River.
<br />Es~ 1 3~~__~ Big Thompson River~
<br />Carter Lake__ Offsttea.m, 8 miles West
<br />of Berthoud.
<br />Flatil'On__.~~ NIne miles southwest
<br />of LOVeland, Colo.
<br />Horsetooth~._ Olfstrea.m, near CaChe 147,322 1,873 5,480
<br />la Poudre River,
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<br />t Reregulating reservoirs.
<br />2 Within the Estes Park Aqueduct and POWill' System,
<br />3 Within .the Estes Foothills Aqueduct and Power Sysklm.
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<br />700
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<br />46 8.045
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<br />2, 850 168 7, 475
<br />110,000 1, 141 5,160
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<br />19,000
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<br />Plant
<br />Number of units.
<br />Type______~__~~
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<br />PUMPING PLANTS
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<br />Ugal PUlllps.
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<br />Vertioal shaft, motor
<br />driven centrifugal
<br />PUInps,
<br />2 to 12 second-feet.
<br />7,5 to 20.
<br />Ilto 18 feet. .
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<br />Capacity.. ~___~
<br />Horsepower___~_
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<br />Hp KVAratinv KWcapadl/l KWH
<br />29, 000 24,000 21,600 72, 894, 000
<br />11, 200 9,000 8,100 -----~~~---
<br />63,000 50,000 45,000 -----~~~--.
<br />89, 000 81,000 28, 500 ----.~----~
<br />16,000 12,800 II, 520 ---~--~--~~
<br />19,000 15,000 18,000 ._-~.~---~-
<br />57,000 45. 000 41,000
<br />9,500 7,.500 6,700
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